______ about the bookkeeper’s honesty, the company asked him

为了不让父母为他担心，他有时不得不说些谎话。

You are given a series of numbers. Your task is to see how they form a relationship with each other. You have to choose the number that would go next in the series.　　2371739

The nursing staff are exhausted; they’ve been _______ all weekend.

Britain’s car industry may be showing down but British engineers can still build the world’s fastest car. (1)____(construct) work begins today on a car that engineers hope will break the land speed record (2)____ more than 200 mph.　　The car, Bloodhound, is designed to travel faster than 1,000 mph(1,600km/h)—far in (3) ex____ of the speed of sound and the equivalent of crossing four football pitches every second. The record of 763 mph was (4) s____ in 1997 by the Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green, who will also drive Bloodhound.　　The time trial is (5) sch____ for 2011 and will take place in desert in the Northern Cape of South Africa.　　The car’s pencil-shape shell is made from (6)____(forge) aerospace-grade aluminum.　　Three engines lie under the bonnet: a 400 kg Euro-fighter Typhoon jet engine, a rocket and a third engine to pump fuel through to the rocket. This combination should produce 135,000 horsepower—(7) eq____ to the power of 180 Formula One cars.　　Wing Commander Green, 46, will lie feet—first in Bloodhound. As the car (8)____ (acceleration) to 1,050 mph in 40 seconds he will experience a force of 2.5 G, or about twice his body weight, As he decelerates and experiences forces of up to 3G, the blood will drain from his head to his feet and he could black out. He will prepare (9)____ the trial by flying upside down in a stunt aircraft. “A huge advantage is (10)____ I’ve got 20 years’ experience of flying fast jets,” he said.

自产业革命以来，主要能源变成像石油、煤、天然气等矿物燃料，而不光是人的体力和手工劳动了。(other than)

Here is a puzzle.　　My first is in ACT but not in PLAY.　　MY second is in APRIL but not in MAY.　　My third is in NOBLE and also in LORD.　　My fourth is in CARD but not in BOARD　　NY last is in STACK but not in HAY.　　You look at me every single day.　　What am I?

要想保持健美，没有比合理的饮食和运动更好的做法了。(substitute for)

The photo _____ memories of my early childhood.

Tom: Hi, Ken. How’s it going?　　Ken: OK. How are things with you?　　Tom: Not too bad. In fact, pretty good. Did I tell you that I got a new job?　　Ken: No. you didn’t.　　Tom: ______ I heard about a job opening in another company. I applied and had an interview. Three days later someone called to tell me that I got it.　　Ken: ______ How do you like the job?　　Tom: I like it. The salary’s a bit higher than on my last job and the benefits are very good.

—Tina, I hear you had a good journey to the Maldives last week. How was it?　　 —I enjoyed the beautiful scenery, but the hotel was ______ satisfactory.