2. Police have described the man as a violent and dangerous c_________.

1. Despite the language b__________ they soon became good friends.

11.a large number of后接可数名词复数形式。

a lot of或lots of后接不可数名词或可数名词复数形式。

a great many =a good many意思是“很多”，用作定语，后面接复数可数名词。

a large quantity of后接不可数名词或可数名词复数形式。

a great deal of/a great amount of后只能接不可数名词。例如：

plenty of 后面可跟复数形式的可数名词或不可数名词，其含义是“需要多少有多少”或“比实际需要的还要多”，有些象汉语“还多着呢”。

10. took a deep breath　　 taking an interest　　 takes advantage of

take a chance　　　 take my place　　 took no notice of

take charge　　 take for granted　　 take it easy　　 take a seat

taken action　　 took effect　　 take…into consideration

别紧张，放松　 碰碰运气，冒……风险　 坐下　　 采取行动或措施　 对……感兴趣

深吸口气　 (对……)采取行动　 起作用，生效　 利用　　 加以考虑　　 注意

认为是理所当然的　 负责，接管　　 代替某人的工作

9. c　 e　 a　 b　 d　

8. keep out　　 Keep an eye　　 to keep off/to keep away from

keep up with　　 kept up　　 keep away from　　 keep…in mind

保持，维持　　 　 瞧着点儿，照看　 跟上，了解(最新发展)　 继续做某事　 记住

和……保持联系　 使避开，使不要　　 使进不去，抵挡　 避开，不接近

7.Answer：

灰心，丧气　　 爱上　　 丢脸　　 发脾气　 迷路　 看不见；忘记，忽略

减轻体重　 和……失去联系　 迷上，陷入　 陷入沉思

lost sight　　 lose face　　 lost his heart　　 lost touch with

should lose his weight　　 lose himself in

6.Keys: make him drink　 make me happy

　　　 make himself heard/make the listeners hear him

　　　 makes his brother cry; was made to cry by his brother

5.Keys:　 The car is hard to park.

　　　 The chair is comfortable to sit on.

　　　 The water here is unfit to drink.

4.Keys：my meaning didn’t get across

　　　 it difficult to get his Chinese humour across to an English audience