5. The shops are ____ from where we live.
127. create/ invent/ discover
1. The idea that God ____ the world is wrong.
2. Thomas Edison ____ the first small electric lamp.
3. They never ___ how to open the box.
4. Do you ever ___ who sent you the box?
5. Our aim is to ____ the new socialist person.
128. once in a while/ in a short while
1. We go out for a walk ____.
2. ____ there was a noise outdoors.
3. I’ll come back ____.
4. ____ he would cry with pain, but usually he remained in silence.
5. ____ he ate up all the food on the table.
129. wide/ widely
1. He stared at her with ___ eyes.
2. He was _____ awake.
3. English is ____ used.
4. He opened his eyes very ____.
5. He is ____ known.
130. in a word/ in word/ in words/ in so many words/ in other words
1. I don’t want you simply to promise me ___ that you’ll be good.
2. – Did she say she liked you? – Not ___.
3. Lily is clever, polite and well –behaved __ she is worth praising.
4. The little boy can describe the beauty of the scene _____.
5. He told lies, ____ he cheated us.
131. have a word with sb/ have word/ have words with
1. Can I ___ you, Mr Smith? I have sth important.
2. He ___ his neighbours for some trifles.
3. Did you ___ from him since he left.
4. Tom is waiting to ____ you.
5. There’s no need to ___ him about the housework.
132. work on/ work at/ work out
1. He is ____ a new novel now.
2. They have ___ this subject for many years.
3. They ___ the old car late into the night.
4. The problem is too difficult for me to __.
5. They will ___ till midnight.
133. steal/ rob
1. The big man ____ me of my gold watch.
2. The thief broke into my house and __ the TV set.
3. They ___ the bank of a big sum of money.
4. The girl was caught ____ apples.
5. He ____ her a gold ring.
134. look down on/ look back upon/ look forward to
1. The children are ___ the holidays.
2. It is a pleasant to ____ our children.
3. In the old days, the working people were ___.
4. The aged people like to ___ the old days
5. The film we have been ___ will be shown tomorrow.
135. as well/ as well as
1. He is a professor, and a writer ____.
2. The girl is lively ____ healthy.
3. Your brother ___ you is very kind to me.
4. You might just ___ tell me the truth.
5. We expect her to do the house work __ look after the children.
136. act/ action
1. It was your ___ and you must accept the consequences.
2. We should go into ____ at once, if we are to fulfill the task.
3. ____ speak louder than words.
4. We caught him in the very ____ of stealing.
5. Let’s see how they take ___ next.
137. be careful with/ be careful of/ be careful about
1. You’d better be careful ___ your pronunciation.
2. The public was warned to be careful ___ rats.
3. Be more careful ___ the vase; it’s valuable.
4. Be more careful ___ your work.
5. We should be careful ___ public property.
138. insist/ insist on/ stick to
1. I ___ that she should come with us.
2. I ought to have ___ your taking a thorough rest before you left Beijing.
3. The old man ___ that the police had done wrong to his son.
4. We always ___ a high standard when the students do fast reading.