Question

56. The accent, which                        (和…极相似）British English, can be heard on the East Coast of the US.

57. Yesterday Tom was late for school and he had to            （编造） an excuse in order not to be blamed by his teacher.

58. So we paddled over and climbed on to the steamboat,                              （像耗子一样悄无声息地）.

59. For Americans things are a little bit easier,            （由于） the work of Noah Webster.

60. Suddenly,                    （借助…的光）the lightening, we saw something in the middle of the river.

61. But often they just pass by,      the human traffic signal            （以…为然）.

62. It was quite dark, but I could see a man lying on the floor,                    .（用绳子捆着）.

63. The mother’s behavior                          （对…产生深刻的印象）the developing child.

64. He arrived in New Orleans without a penny in his pocket                （却发现） that there were no boats for South America.

65. And so every morning,          ，          （一周又一周）, from dawn to dusk, Timoteo takes up his place on the bend and directs the traffic.

Answer 1

56. is most similar to              57. make up                58. keeping as quiet as mice

59. thanks to                  60. by the light of            61. taking …for granted

62. tied up with rope               63. has a profound effect on          64. only to find

65. week in, week out