Question

1．与他的希望相反，这个工作需要出差和加班。（involve）
2．正是在20世纪60年代，袁隆平第一次想到了杂交水稻这个概念。( It)
3.他本打算参加皇家婚礼的，但他碰巧要出席另一个关于核污染的国际性会议。（mean）
4.随着医药科学和技术的发展，人类有可能在不久战胜癌症。（possibility）
5.虽然他之前表现很出挑，但由于对目前的国际形势一无所知，他未能通过面试。（Despite）

Answer 1

1. Contrary to his hope, the work involves travelling on business and working overtime.
2. It was in the 1960s that Yuan Longping came up with the idea of hybrid rice for the first time.
3. He had meant to attend the royal wedding, but he happened to have to attend an international meeting on nuclear pollution.
4. With the development of medical science and technology, there is a possibility that man can defeat cancer soon.
5. Despite his previous remarkable performance, he failed in the interview due to his ignorance of current/ present international situation.

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