3. Taking extra vitamins may_________(减少) your liability to colds.　 多吃一些维生素会减少你得感冒的可能性。 4.The government will be looking to _________(减少)inflation by a further two per cent this year.政府力求今年把通货膨胀率再减低百分之二.

2.The fire _________(减少) the forest to a few trees.大伙把森林烧得仅剩下几棵树了。

18. He is wearing a black _________(适合).他穿着一套黑西装。 19. I've found a job that _________(适合) me down to the ground.我找到了一份工作，对我再合适不过了。

注意：keep fit：保持健康(注意以上几个“适合”的区别)

(15)1.They were _________(迫使)to begging or starving.他们穷得不行乞便挨饿。

11. He will just_________(适合) the post. 他很适合这个职位。 12. This dress doesn't _________(适合) me.这件衣服不适合我。 13. I had to _________(安排)ten appointments into one morning. 我要在一个上午里安排十个约会。 14. He's so angry that he's in no _________(适合)state to see anyone. 他气成那个样子，简直无法见人。 15. All the facts certainly_________(适合) your theory. 所有的事实都和你的说法相符。 16. He's been ill and isn't_________(适合)for work yet. 他一直在生病，尚不能工作。 17. I felt as _________(健康) as a fiddle after my walking holiday. 我经过假期徒步旅行，身体极好。

10. He runs 3 miles every morning; that's why he is so _________(健康). 他每天早晨跑三哩路，因此才那么健康。

9. He thought he could beat anyone at tennis, but he's met his _________(对手) in her. 他以为他打网球所向无敌，但遇到她却是旗鼓相当。

6. The hat and shoes are a perfect _________(配套). 这顶帽子和鞋子完全相配。 7. The curtains don't _________(相配) the paint.窗帘和油漆不相配。 8. She lit a cigar with a _________(火柴).她用一根火柴点燃了雪茄。

5. All the students are assigned to _________(合适)　 jobs.所有的学生都分到了合适的工作。

3. Metals_________(膨胀) when they are heated. 金属遇热则膨胀。

(13) 1. The room_________________(配备)air conditioning.这个房间装有空调设备。 2. He_________________(具有，装备) much experience in teaching.他具有丰富的教学经验。 3. They______________________(没有准备好)deal with the situation. 他们没有准备好应付这种局面。 4. Please _____________(准备) yourself with a sharp pencil and a rubber for the exam.请准备一枝尖的铅笔和一块橡皮参加考试。

注意：equipment为不可数名次 如：a piece of equipment.

(14) 1. What time is _________(合适) for us to meet?我们什么时候会面合适？ 2. She is _________(合适) for the job.她适合做这项工作。 3. In my estimation, he is a more _________(合适) candidate.我认为他是更合适的人选。 4. Occurring at a _________(合适) or opportune time; well-timed.及时的在一个适当或适宜的时间发生的；适时的

2. Our foreign trade _______________(已经扩大) during recent years. 近年来我们的对外贸易有所扩大。