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在下列句子的空格處填上一個恰當的英語單詞。
1. The two parties represent ___ end of the political spectrum.這兩個政黨代表了政治上的兩端。
2. They arranged the tables ___ to end.他們将桌子排成一行。
3. The injury brought her ___ to an early end.受傷使他的職業生涯提早結束。
4. I’ll never ___ to the end of this book!我永遠也看不完這本書了。
5. As the evening drawing to an end, the firework ___ took place.晚會接近尾聲，煙花表演開始了。
6. Talks were in ___ to bring an end to the fighting.停戰談判正在進行中。
7. There’s no end in ___ to the present crisis.看不到目前危機消弭的迹象。
8. The film’s backers were delighted with the end ___.影片的投資者對最終的成片很滿意。
9. The proceedings are ___ to be at an end by 6 p.m.會議預計下午6點結束。
10. They ___ married at the end of the movie.電影結尾處他們結婚了。
11. He ___ the reports by the end of the month.他要在月底前見到報告。
12. I just ___ the tail end of the movie.我隻看到了電影的結尾。
13. That’s his wife sitting at the ___ end of the table.坐在桌子遠端的是他的妻子。
14. They are house-buyers at the ___ end of the market.他們是低檔房屋的購買者。
15. We tried cutting through a back road but it was a ___ end.我們試圖抄小路，不料原來是個死胡同。
16. The company believes in ___ new employees in at the deep end with no training.該公司認為, 應該不經教育訓練就讓新員工從困難的部分做起。
17. Take the ___ end of the rope and pass it through the hole.拿着繩子沒打結的一端穿過這個洞。
18. The author ___ up all the loose ends of the story in the final chapter.作者在最後一章對故事中未了結之處作了交代。
19. Continue until you ___ the end of the road.一直走到路的盡頭。
20. The two teams changed ___ at half time.兩隊在中場時交換了場地。
21. Turn ___ Hope Street and our house is right at the end.拐進希望大街，我們的房子就在盡頭。
22. Stand it ___ end.把它豎起來。
23. Costs are expected to ___ by the end of 2017.預計到2017年底成本将翻倍。
24. What would she ___ at the end of her journey?她在旅行結束時會有些什麼發現呢?
25. Hooker’s death ___ the end of an era.胡克的逝世标志着一個時代的結束。
26. I played the mp4 from ___ to end.我把mp4從頭到尾播放了一遍。
27. It is hoped that talks may ___ an end to the violence.希望會談可以結束暴力。
28. The EU is demanding an end to the ___ trade.歐盟要求停止象牙貿易。
29. At least it seemed the war might be ___ to an end.終于戰争似乎即将結束。
30. The spacecraft is nearing the end of its ___ life.該航天器的使用壽命快要終結。
31. He rose to ___ that the conversation was at an end.他站起身來，示意談話結束。
32. Well, I hope that’s the end of the ___.好啦，我希望事情就到此為止。
33. Another year has passed, with no end in sight to the ___.又過了一年，痛苦還是看不到盡頭。
34. We sat at opposite ___ of the table.我們分别坐在桌子兩頭。
35. He wore spectacles ___ on the very end of his nose.他的眼鏡架在鼻尖上。
36. The end of the pencil ___.鉛筆的筆尖啪的一聲斷了。
37. Jo ___ the end of the line.喬排到了隊尾。
38. There is a big piano at the ___ end of the room.房間的另一頭有一台大鋼琴。
39. The channel ___ 20 feet from end to end.這條管道全長為20英尺。
40. He ___ the box on end to open it.他把箱子豎起來好打開。
41. The pavement is made of bricks ___ end to end.人行道是由首尾連接配接鋪成一行的磚頭組成。
42. The pricing drops to the ___ end of the price range.定價已降到價格範圍内的最低點。
43. At the opposite end of the economic ___ are the Keynesianism.在經濟領域與之截然相反的是凱恩斯主義。
44. Some teenagers are just a ___, but at the other end of the scale there are kids who pose a real threat.有些少年隻不過是讨人嫌，而有些孩子則相反，他們根本就是個威脅。
45. Sometimes, all you need is a ___ voice on the end of the phone.有時候你隻需要電話另一端，有一個平靜的聲音和你說話。
46. We’ll get a bus ___ at the other end.我們到了那邊終點站會轉乘公共汽車的。
47. Any problems ___ your end?你那邊有什麼問題嗎？
48. 40% of all research is ___ for military ends.正在進行的所有項目研究中，40%用于軍事目的。
49. She’ll do anything to ___ her own ends.她為了實作自己的目标，什麼都會去做。
50. Every task has a clear end in ___.每一項任務都要有明确的目标。
51. He wants to cut costs, and to that end is looking at ways of ___ the company’s operations.他想降低成本，并在為此設法削減公司的經營項目。
52. IT is a tool for ___, not merely an end in itself.資訊技術本身不是目的，而是一種學習工具。
53. The end ___ the means.隻要能達到目的，可以不擇手段。
54. She works in the ___ end of things.她做銷售方面的工作。
55. He ___ his end in a car accident.他在一次車禍中喪身。
56. At the end of the ___, it’s his decision.不管怎麼說，這是他的決定。
57. He was ___ for days on end.他連續好幾天飽受煎熬。
58. What did you ___ in the end?最終你做了什麼決定？
59. I’m not going – end of the ___.我不去，就這樣。
60. Frustrated and bitter, Hogan had reached the end of his ___ with politics.霍根遭受了挫折和痛苦，在政治上已走到了窮途末路。
61. Our marriage had reached the end of the ___.我們的婚姻走到了盡頭。
62. When Mike lost his job, we could barely make ends ___.邁克失業以後，我們幾乎難以維持生計。
63. Your letter ___ me up to no end.你的來信讓我非常高興。
64. This will cause ___ end of trouble.這會引起無窮無盡的麻煩。
65. What will he do next? He’s the ___ end.他下一步要幹什麼？他這混蛋！
66. I’d go to the ends of the ___ to be with him.哪怕走到天涯海角，我也要和他在一起。
67. World War II ___ in 1945.第二次世界大戰于1945年結束。
68. The festival will end with a ___ laser show.慶祝活動将以壯觀的雷射表演結束。
69. The talks are ___ at ending the conflict.談判旨在結束沖突。
70. I think we’ll end there ___ today.我看我們今天就到這兒吧。
71. I’d like to end by ___ questions from the audience.我最後想請觀衆提問。
72. This is ___ the line ends.這條線就到此為止。
73. They ended the game ___ a score of 63-42.他們以63比42 結束了比賽。
74. The company ended the year with record ___.到年底時公司獲得了創紀錄的收益。
75. He ended his ___ in prison.他在監獄裡度過了餘生。
76. This is the movie with the car ___ to end all car chases.這是一部極具刺激的汽車追逐場面的影片。
77. We have audited the financial results for the year ___ 31 Dec 2020.我們審計了截至2020年12月31日的年度财務報告。
78. One in three marriages ends ___ divorce.三分之一的婚姻以離婚告終。
79. He came round for a coffee and we ended up ___ a meal together.他是來喝咖啡的，到後來我們卻一起吃了頓飯。
80. I wondered where the pictures would end up after the ___.我想知道那些畫拍賣後的最終去處。
81. Most slimmers end up ___ weight back on.大多數減肥的人最後又發胖了。
82. Anyone who swims in the river could end up with a nasty stomach ___.在河裡遊泳的人可能會出現嚴重的腸胃不适。
83. He could end up ___ President.他沒準兒哪天會當上總統。
84. I don’t want to end ___ like my parents.我不想到最後和我父母一樣。
85. This is a story with a ___ ending.這是一個結局美滿的故事。
86. Coffee is the perfect ending ___ a meal.咖啡是餐後的最佳飲品。
87. This is one of the first elections since the ending of the ___.這是獨裁統治結束後的首次選舉之一。
88. ___ nouns have the ending –ing. 動名詞以-ing結尾。
89. The beautiful village attracts an endless ___ of visitors.美麗的鄉村吸引了川流不息的遊客。
90. The possibilities are ___.有無限的可能性。
91. He’s been in a lot of trouble – drugs, guns, blackmail – the ___ is endless.他麻煩太多了 – 毒品、槍支、敲詐 – 說都說不完。
92. There will be an endless ___ of boring meetings this week.這個星期将有一輪沒完沒了的無聊會議。
93. This city is endlessly ___.這座城市充滿了無窮的魅力。
94. The meet will ___ at 5.30.會議将于5點半結束。
95. ___ time does your Spanish class finish?你的西班牙語課幾點結束？
96. I can’t wait for our exams to be ___.我迫不及待地希望考試快點結束。
97. The long summer ___ was almost over.漫長的暑假就快結束了。
98. The war finally ___ to an end six years later.六年後戰争終于結束。
99. The problem remained as the century ___ to an end.本世紀接近尾聲，這個問題依然存在。
100. I wasn’t able to finish the test before the time was ___.我還沒來得及做完測驗題目，時間就到了。
101. The desperate search for survivors continues, but time is ___ out.不惜一切搜尋幸存者的工作仍在繼續，但是時間所剩無幾。
102. I’m afraid we can’t accept this credit card – it ___ last week.恐怕我們不能接受這張信用卡 – 它上星期到期了。
103. We both knew that our marriage was ___ an end.我倆都知道我們的婚姻走到了盡頭。
參考文獻：
朗文當代進階英語詞典[M]. 北京：外語教學與研究出版社， PEARSON. 2014
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