5. Tom's interests include basketball, bowling, and surfing the Web as good as studying his favorable subjects.

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4. He has devoted his whole life to benefit mankind.

3. Eat too much fat can lead to heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

2. I suppose Robert is fit the job in case he can put his mind to it.

1. In generally, most teenagers now listen to rock music. However, Jonah prefers classical music.

10. 含介词 to 的短语

(1) according to 根据……所说

(2) adapt to 适应

(3) come to oneself 苏醒，恢复知觉

(4) devote...to 献身于……，专心于……

(5) get to 到达

(6) give birth to 生(孩子)

(7) lead to 通向，导致

(8) listen to 听

(9) make one's way to... 往……走

(10) make a contribution to 贡献给，捐赠

(11) on one's way to 在……途中

(12) owe...to...把……归功于……

(13) point to 指向……

(14) prefer...to... 喜欢……胜似……；宁愿干……而不愿

　 千……

(15) to one's surprise 令(某人)惊讶

(16) say goodbye to 告别，告辞

(17) thanks to 由于，多亏

(18) get down to 着手

(19) belong to 属于

(20) pay attention to 注意

(21) stick to 坚持

(22) object to 反对

(23) be opposed to 反对

(24) refer to 参阅，涉及

[例句]Everyone should make a contribution to a charity collection. 每个人都应该给慈善事业捐赠。/ At first I couldn't see anything when l stepped out of the room，but my eyes adapted to the dark bit by bit. 我刚走出房间时，起初什么也看不到，但是慢慢地我的眼睛适应了漆黑的环境。/ Thanks to the arrival of the police, the murderer was caught. 由于警察的赶到凶手才被捉住。/ We owe our great achievements to the correct leadership of the Party. 我们把取得的伟大成就归功于党的正确领导。/ After I graduated from university, l continued to devote myself to research. 我大学毕业后继续进行研究。/ Too much work and too little rest often leads to illness. 劳动量大且休息得很少经常导致疾病。

[考例](2004湖北) Once a decision has been made, all of us should ____ it.

　　 A. direct to　　 B. stick to　 C. lead to　 D. refer to

[考查目标]此题主要考查四个短语的用法。

[答案与解析]B　 direct to 指引，指导；stick to 坚持；lead to 通向，导致；refer to 提到，谈到，参考。本句话意思是“一旦做出决定，就应该坚持”。

[考例](2005浙江) The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ____ his notes.

　　 A. bringing up　　 B. referring to

　　 C. looking for　　 D. trying on

[考查目标]此题主要考查四个短语的意思及用法。

[答案与解析]B　 refer to 意为“参照，提到”；bring up意为“抚养，养育”；look for 意为“寻找”；try on 意为“试穿”。题意“主席在商务会议上做了将近一小时的发言没有看稿。”

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句子改错，每句仅一处错误。

9. take measures

　 (1) measure ① 名词“措施，办法”，take measures to do something 采取措施做某事；②名词“最度，尺寸” make clothes to one's own measure 根据某人的尺寸做衣服；名词“计量单位”。We must take necessary measures to solve these problems one by one.我们必须采取必要的措施逐个解决这些问题。/ I went to the tailor's to make a suit to my own measure last week. 上周我去裁缝店量体做一套衣服。/ A meter is a measure of length. 米是长度单位。

　 (2) measure 既可以用作及物动词也可以用作不及物动词，意思是“量，测量”。 My mother is measuring me for clothes. 我妈妈在给我量尺寸做衣服。/ It measures easily if spread on the table. 要是把它铺在桌子上，量起来可更容易些。

　[注意]表示“采取措施做某事”还可以用do something / things to do something。We must do something to prevent SARS. 我们必须采取措施预防非典型性肺炎。/Have you done anything to deal with that problem? 你采取措施解决那个问题了吗?

8. stay in touch with = keep in touch with 与……保持联系(状态) The salesman stays / keeps in touch with the office by phone. 推销员通过电话与办公室保持联系。

　[短语]be in touch with 和…有联系(状态)；get in touch with 和…取得联系(动作) ；lose touch with 和…失去联系(动作)；be out of touch with 和…失去联系(状态)

7. make a difference 造成差别，有影响

　 make a big difference = make much difference 造成很大差别

　 make no / little difference 没有差别

　 make some / any difference 有些差别

　 Who will win makes no difference to me.谁将获胜对于我来说没什么两样。= It makes no difference to me who will win. / Does it make any difference whether he will come? 他来不来会有差别吗?

6. in danger在危险中

　 [短语]in danger of有……的危险

　 out of danger 脱离危险

　 full of danger 充满危险的

　 a danger to society 社会的危险人物／事物

　 [拓展]dangerous 危险的，指给别人造成危险

　 The boy is seriously iIl and his life is in danger.那个男孩病得很重，生命垂危。He has been very ill. The doctor says that he is now out of danger.他一直病得很厉害，医生说他现在已脱离了危险。