5. Since we can't find a bigger apartment, we'll have to ____ what we have.

A. hope for the best　　　 B. make room for

C. make the best of　　　 D. lay our hope on

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4. -- I am sorry I didn't do a good job.

-- Never mind. ____, you have tried your best.

　 A. Above all　　　　　 B. In all

　 C. At all　　　　　　 D. After all

3. In order to continue to learn by ourselves when we have left school, we must ____ learn how to study in the school now.

A. in all　 B. after all　　 C. above all　　 D. at all

2. Her son, ____ whom she was so ____, went abroad 10 years ago.

A. of; loved　　　　　 B. for; cared

C. to; devoted　　　　 D. on; affected

1. If you are ____ about Australian cities, just read the book written by Dr. Johnson.

A. interested　 B. anxious　　 C. upset　 D. curious

10. treat … as … 把…看做… The kind lady treated me as her own daughter.

　 [比较] 表示“认为”的短语还有：

　 regard…as…　　 consider…(as)…　　 think of…as…

look on / upon…as…　　　　　　　　 take…for…

　 [注意] 在consider…as…短语中as可省略，其他短语中不可。

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9. the majority of... 大多数的……

　 (1) a / the majority of + 名词复数，作主语时，谓语动词多用复数。the majority 单独作主语，谓语动词用单数或复数形式均可。The majority of people seem to prefer watching games to playing games./ The majority were (was) in favour of the proposal.

　 (2) by a majority of + 数字，以超过……票的多数She won the election by a majority of 900 votes.

8. make yourself at home 别拘束

　 (1) make yourself at home 别拘束(主人对客人说的委婉语) -- Good evening, Jim. -- Good evening, Mary. Come in and make yourself at home.

　 (2) (all) by oneself 独自(没有别人帮助) You can't possibly do it all by yourself.

　 (3) enjoy oneself = have a good time 玩得高兴 Please enjoy yourself while you're spending your holiday in Hawaii.

　 (4) for oneself 亲自; 为自己The student wants to think it for himself. / One should not live for oneself alone.

　 (5) of oneself 自动地The door closed of itself suddenly.

　 (6) be oneself 身体或情绪好 I am not myself today.

　 (7) help oneself to + n. / pron. 随便…… Please help yourself to the fish．

　 (8) in oneself 本身 This is not a bad idea in itself.

　 (9) come to oneself 苏醒The injured man came to him- self in five minutes.

　 (10) between ourselves 私下说的话 All this is between ourselves.

7. a great / good many许多

(1) a great / good many + 名词复数，中间无“of”。A great many people have seen the film.

(2) a great / good many + of + the / these / those / one's + 名词复数 A great many of the people have seen the film.

6. make fire点火

　 有以下fire (n.) 短语: be on fire 着火了(表示状态) / catch fire 燃着；着火(表示动作) / play with fire 玩火；干冒险的事 / Set sth. on fire = set fire to sth. 放火烧…… / make (a) fire 点火；生火 /　 start (cause) a fire引起火灾

　 [注意] fire作“火灾”“一堆火”解时，为可数名词。