I hate to be a _,but could you help me.

—Go and say sorry to your Mom, Dave. —I’d like to, but I’m afraid she won’t be happy with my ______ .

If a diesel engine driving a generator turns over freely but fails to fire properly, the cause could be （）

5.If you received an English invitation to a formal western banquet but could not attend it, what would be an appropriate action?

A warranty provided to accompany a physical good could be described as ________.

I could have ______ such a situation but I didn’t.

I don’t mind ___by bus, but I hate ___ in queues

I would be very grateful if you could ____ 15 minutes to fill in this form.

I _____ a pretty woman I met yesterday to be about forty, but she said the day before yesterday was her fifty- third birthday.

Joy hated to have to choose between retirement and continuing working. She wanted to do both so she could live in _____ .

She ___________ (hate) school, but now she has a new teacher, and has fallen in love of going to school.

5.If you received an English invitation to a formal western banquet but could not attend it, what would be an appropriate action?

I’d love to go to the English evening. But I’m a little _______, because I will be asked to sing an English song in the front of the whole school.

But ________ if I lived on the border to Mexico, I would be able to speak English and Spanish, too.

I don't know the school, but it's ______ to be quite a good one.

Don't be late.I hate______waiting for a long time.

I don't know the park, but it's _________ to be quite beautiful.

I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be________to it

Last week, we had a meetingI told the chairman that I couldn' t attend it for I had something important to do, but he insisted_____my being present.

I would be very much________if you could arrange for a radio technician to come on board for my radar repair.

听力原文： The package containing the records appeared to be in perfect condition. But when we unpacked it with great care, we found that one record was completely smashed. Could you send us a new one？ I'll return the broken one at once.

Tom: What was your worst subject？ Ron: Mm ... that would be chemistry. I never could learn to like it very much, and my marks weren't ever very good. The chemical formulas were hard for me to understand, and in chemistry class there are a lot of chemical formulas! Tom: ______ Ron: I've wanted to be involved in computer engineering ever since I was little. If I pass this interview and am offered a position with this company, I want to contribute to improving technology and developing better computers. I want to be a professional in this field.

If I lived on a desert island, I wouldn’t be bored or lonely. I prefer being on my own, and I think I’d enjoy that. I’d make my own entertainment. If I had a pen and some paper, I’d write a novel. I’ve always wanted to do that, but I’ve never had time. If I didn have to go to work, I抎 have lots of time, wouldn I？ I be happy to leave my job as I don like my bossshe always complaining. If I had some tools, I have a garden and grow my own food. I quite good at gardening and really enjoy working outside. I grow lots of vegetables and fruit. I eat fish if I could catch them. I haven抰 been fishing since I was a child, but I抦 sure I could remember how to do it. I wouldn抰 miss watching television or driving my car. The programmes are all boring, and the roads are too busy these days. I’d miss my family and friends, but I think I’d be happier than I am now!

I can’t ____you that I’ll be able to come, but I’ll do my best. （）

It was soon clear I couldn't stay in China forever. To become a world-class musician, I had to play ______ the world's big stages. So in 1997, my father and I moved again, this time to Philadelphia, ______ I could attend the Curtis Institute of Music. ______ our money worries were easing. The school paid for an apartment and even lent me a Steinway (斯坦威钢琴). At night, I would _____ into the living room just to touch the keys. Now that I was in America, I wanted to become famous, but my new teachers reminded me that I had a lot to learn. I spent two years ______, and by 1999 I had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. The Chicago Symphony orchestra heard me play and liked me, but orchestra schedules were set far in advance. I thought I might join them in a few years.