高考英语固定短语练习

高考英语固定短语练习

1. --- It's a good idea. But who's going to carry out the plan?

---I think Tom and Greg will.

2. Happily for John's mother, he is working harder to make up for his lost time.

3. If you had gone over your test paper carefully before handing it in, you would have made fewer mistakes.

4. Would you slow down a bit, please? I can't keep up with you.

5. You'd better set aside some money for special use.

6. In order to catch up with the advanced countries, we must keep learning.

7. We didn't plan our art exhibition like that but it worked out very well.

8. I'm planning to hold a party in the open air, but I can make no guarantees because it depends on the weather.

9. --- Smoking is bad for your health.

---Yes, I know. But I simply can't give it up.

10. If you run into any problems when you arrive at the airport, give me a ring.

11. We thought of selling this old furniture, but we've decided to hold on to it. It might be valuable.

12. His mother had thought it would be good for his character to get away from home and earn some money on his own.

13. Can you make a sentence to bring out the meaning of the phrase?

14. News reports say peace talks between the two countries have broken down with no agreement reached.

15. Don't mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may give away the shocking ending.

16. The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to make it out.

17. He picked up some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.

18. The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather added to the helplessness of the crew at sea.

19. We're going to get together with some friends for a picnic. Would you like to join us?

20. He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was cut off from the outside world.

21. It was foolish of him to refer to his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished.

22. The sports meet will be put off next week because of the bad weather.

23. Look through this book and tell me what you think of it.

24. After all the students had taken their seats, the teacher handed out the examination paper.

25. I really don't want to go to the party, but I don't see how I can get out of it.

26. Readers can get along quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.

27. I can hardly hear the radio. Would you please turn it on?

28. It is wise to have some money put away for old age.

29. We are all going to the games. Why don't you come along?

30. She looked up his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.

31. Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to go out.

32. The Internet has brought about big changes in the way we work.

33. I don't go in for rock'n'roll. It's much too noisy for my taste.

34. It was not a serious illness, and she soon got over it.

35. The forest guards often find campfires that have not been put out completely.

36. In some western countries, demand for graduates from MBA courses has fallen down.

37. You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please put back the books when you've finished with them.

38. We wanted to get home before dark, but it didn't quite turn out as planned.

39. It is certain that he will hand over his business to his son when he gets old.

40. He accidentally let out he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn't been home for a couple of weeks.

41. We have to get in the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.

42. Once a decision has been made, all of us should stick to it.

43. Before the war broke out, many people put away in safe places possessions they could not take with them.

44. It's ten years since the scientist set out on his life's work of discovering the valuable chemical.

45. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson took up cycling as regular form of exercise after he retired.

46. Helen always helps her mother even though going to school takes up most of her day.

47. The final examination is coming up soon. It's time for us to get down to our studies.

48. After a long way she was tired and her legs gave out.

49. Failure is the mother of success. Keep up your courage.

50. The picture of the park came up memories of our class trip last year.

51. If Mary carries on working like this, she'll break down sooner or later.

52. I'll look into the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little patience.

53. I can put up with some noise while I'm studying, but I can't stand loud noise.

. My cousin doesn't know what to take up at the university; he can't make up his mind about his future.

55. People in the far-away mountain village cannot pick up this program.

56. Thank you, but I'll have to turn down your offer.

57. Restaurants in every corner of Chengdu not only provide job opportunities but bring about lots of taxes as well.

58. The continuous rain set back the harvesting of the wheat by two weeks.

59. It was a bad idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it went off as well as we had hoped.

60. Under good treatment, Linda is beginning to pick up and will soon recover.

61. I simply couldn't understand how it came about that you did so much work in such a short time.

62. I kept asking Mr. Smith to stay for lunch and he finally gave in.

63. Difficulties and hardships have brought out the best character of the young geologist.

. Without proper lessons, you could pick up a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.

65. Peter sets aside a little money every month so that he can buy a car of his own in the near future.

66. ---- Are you ready to leave?

---- Almost. I'll be ready to leave just as soon as I get through my work.

67. ---- How is Dennis getting along with his work?

---- Well, he can always come up with a new idea for increasing sales.

68. All the children on the playground stared up into the sky until the noise of the plane died away.

69. Do be careful while crossing the street. If not you may get run over by a passing car.

70. I tried to work on, but I got so tired that I could no longer hold out.

71. John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to let out all his trousers to his measure.

72. The hotel porter turned away anybody who wasn't wearing a collar and tie.

73. --- Will somebody go and get Dr. White?

--- He's already been sent for.

74. Some of the students had learned enough English to carry on a conversation with a native speaker of English.

75. It was getting dark. We decided to put up for the night at a farmhouse.

76. How I wish I could set out my ideas in simple and wonderful English chatting on the Internet.

77. The photographer needs to charge up the digital camera every day as the battery runs out quickly.

78. If you lack experience, you can make up for it through practice.

79. I could see a car in the distance, but couldn't make out what color it was.

80. Many foreigners look on the Great Wall of China as the World's Seventh Wonder.

81. --- Not getting that job was a big disappointment.

--- Don't worry. Something better will come along.

82. Eating too much fat can contribute to heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

83. I don't feel well. I think I'm coming down with the flu.

84. In Britain today, women make up 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.

85. Our city is no longer what it used to be. It has taken on a new look.

86. The school bus was held up by thick fog.

87. We had an anxious moment, but everything turned out all right in the end.

88. In Disneyland, every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to put up signs asking his \"guests\" not to step on them.

. When a fire broke out at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.

90. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally called off because of the bad weather.

91. The store had to lay off a number of clerks because sales were down.

92. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man made for the exit as quickly as possible.

93. Joe is not good at sports, but when it comes to mathematics, he is the best in the class.

94. The bed has been handed down in the family. It was my great grandmother's originally.

95. This article calls for more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.

96. None of us expected the chairman to turn up at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.

97. The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally pulled through.

98. Whenever a big company takes over a small one, the product almost always gets worse.

99. As the applause died down, the curtain on the stage dropped slowly.

100. After you have learned something new, it is important that you try to put it into practice.