文/季益广
在下列句子的空格处填上一个恰当的英语单词。
1. The two parties represent ___ end of the political spectrum.这两个政党代表了政治上的两端。
2. They arranged the tables ___ to end.他们将桌子排成一行。
3. The injury brought her ___ to an early end.受伤使他的职业生涯提早结束。
4. I’ll never ___ to the end of this book!我永远也看不完这本书了。
5. As the evening drawing to an end, the firework ___ took place.晚会接近尾声，烟花表演开始了。
6. Talks were in ___ to bring an end to the fighting.停战谈判正在进行中。
7. There’s no end in ___ to the present crisis.看不到目前危机消弭的迹象。
8. The film’s backers were delighted with the end ___.影片的投资者对最终的成片很满意。
9. The proceedings are ___ to be at an end by 6 p.m.会议预计下午6点结束。
10. They ___ married at the end of the movie.电影结尾处他们结婚了。
11. He ___ the reports by the end of the month.他要在月底前见到报告。
12. I just ___ the tail end of the movie.我只看到了电影的结尾。
13. That’s his wife sitting at the ___ end of the table.坐在桌子远端的是他的妻子。
14. They are house-buyers at the ___ end of the market.他们是低档房屋的购买者。
15. We tried cutting through a back road but it was a ___ end.我们试图抄小路，不料原来是个死胡同。
16. The company believes in ___ new employees in at the deep end with no training.该公司认为, 应该不经培训就让新员工从困难的部分做起。
17. Take the ___ end of the rope and pass it through the hole.拿着绳子没打结的一端穿过这个洞。
18. The author ___ up all the loose ends of the story in the final chapter.作者在最后一章对故事中未了结之处作了交代。
19. Continue until you ___ the end of the road.一直走到路的尽头。
20. The two teams changed ___ at half time.两队在中场时交换了场地。
21. Turn ___ Hope Street and our house is right at the end.拐进希望大街，我们的房子就在尽头。
22. Stand it ___ end.把它竖起来。
23. Costs are expected to ___ by the end of 2017.预计到2017年底成本将翻倍。
24. What would she ___ at the end of her journey?她在旅行结束时会有些什么发现呢?
25. Hooker’s death ___ the end of an era.胡克的逝世标志着一个时代的结束。
26. I played the mp4 from ___ to end.我把mp4从头到尾播放了一遍。
27. It is hoped that talks may ___ an end to the violence.希望会谈可以结束暴力。
28. The EU is demanding an end to the ___ trade.欧盟要求停止象牙贸易。
29. At least it seemed the war might be ___ to an end.终于战争似乎即将结束。
30. The spacecraft is nearing the end of its ___ life.该航天器的使用寿命快要终结。
31. He rose to ___ that the conversation was at an end.他站起身来，示意谈话结束。
32. Well, I hope that’s the end of the ___.好啦，我希望事情就到此为止。
33. Another year has passed, with no end in sight to the ___.又过了一年，痛苦还是看不到尽头。
34. We sat at opposite ___ of the table.我们分别坐在桌子两头。
35. He wore spectacles ___ on the very end of his nose.他的眼镜架在鼻尖上。
36. The end of the pencil ___.铅笔的笔尖啪的一声断了。
37. Jo ___ the end of the line.乔排到了队尾。
38. There is a big piano at the ___ end of the room.房间的另一头有一台大钢琴。
39. The channel ___ 20 feet from end to end.这条管道全长为20英尺。
40. He ___ the box on end to open it.他把箱子竖起来好打开。
41. The pavement is made of bricks ___ end to end.人行道是由首尾连接铺成一行的砖头组成。
42. The pricing drops to the ___ end of the price range.定价已降到价格范围内的最低点。
43. At the opposite end of the economic ___ are the Keynesianism.在经济领域与之截然相反的是凯恩斯主义。
44. Some teenagers are just a ___, but at the other end of the scale there are kids who pose a real threat.有些少年只不过是讨人嫌，而有些孩子则相反，他们根本就是个威胁。
45. Sometimes, all you need is a ___ voice on the end of the phone.有时候你只需要电话另一端，有一个平静的声音和你说话。
46. We’ll get a bus ___ at the other end.我们到了那边终点站会转乘公共汽车的。
47. Any problems ___ your end?你那边有什么问题吗？
48. 40% of all research is ___ for military ends.正在进行的所有项目研究中，40%用于军事目的。
49. She’ll do anything to ___ her own ends.她为了实现自己的目标，什么都会去做。
50. Every task has a clear end in ___.每一项任务都要有明确的目标。
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，并在为此设法削减公司的经营项目。
52. IT is a tool for ___, not merely an end in itself.信息技术本身不是目的，而是一种学习工具。
53. The end ___ the means.只要能达到目的，可以不择手段。
54. She works in the ___ end of things.她做销售方面的工作。
55. He ___ his end in a car accident.他在一次车祸中丧身。
56. At the end of the ___, it’s his decision.不管怎么说，这是他的决定。
57. He was ___ for days on end.他连续好几天饱受煎熬。
58. What did you ___ in the end?最终你做了什么决定？
59. I’m not going – end of the ___.我不去，就这样。
60. Frustrated and bitter, Hogan had reached the end of his ___ with politics.霍根遭受了挫折和痛苦，在政治上已走到了穷途末路。
61. Our marriage had reached the end of the ___.我们的婚姻走到了尽头。
62. When Mike lost his job, we could barely make ends ___.迈克失业以后，我们几乎难以维持生计。
63. Your letter ___ me up to no end.你的来信让我非常高兴。
64. This will cause ___ end of trouble.这会引起无穷无尽的麻烦。
65. What will he do next? He’s the ___ end.他下一步要干什么？他这混蛋！
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.第二次世界大战于1945年结束。
68. The festival will end with a ___ laser show.庆祝活动将以壮观的激光表演结束。
69. The talks are ___ at ending the conflict.谈判旨在结束冲突。
70. I think we’ll end there ___ today.我看我们今天就到这儿吧。
71. I’d like to end by ___ questions from the audience.我最后想请观众提问。
72. This is ___ the line ends.这条线就到此为止。
73. They ended the game ___ a score of 63-42.他们以63比42 结束了比赛。
74. The company ended the year with record ___.到年底时公司获得了创纪录的收益。
75. He ended his ___ in prison.他在监狱里度过了余生。
76. This is the movie with the car ___ to end all car chases.这是一部极具刺激的汽车追逐场面的影片。
77. We have audited the financial results for the year ___ 31 Dec 2020.我们审计了截至2020年12月31日的年度财务报告。
78. One in three marriages ends ___ divorce.三分之一的婚姻以离婚告终。
79. He came round for a coffee and we ended up ___ a meal together.他是来喝咖啡的，到后来我们却一起吃了顿饭。
80. I wondered where the pictures would end up after the ___.我想知道那些画拍卖后的最终去处。
81. Most slimmers end up ___ weight back on.大多数减肥的人最后又发胖了。
82. Anyone who swims in the river could end up with a nasty stomach ___.在河里游泳的人可能会出现严重的肠胃不适。
83. He could end up ___ President.他没准儿哪天会当上总统。
84. I don’t want to end ___ like my parents.我不想到最后和我父母一样。
85. This is a story with a ___ ending.这是一个结局美满的故事。
86. Coffee is the perfect ending ___ a meal.咖啡是餐后的最佳饮品。
87. This is one of the first elections since the ending of the ___.这是独裁统治结束后的首次选举之一。
88. ___ nouns have the ending –ing. 动名词以-ing结尾。
89. The beautiful village attracts an endless ___ of visitors.美丽的乡村吸引了川流不息的游客。
90. The possibilities are ___.有无限的可能性。
91. He’s been in a lot of trouble – drugs, guns, blackmail – the ___ is endless.他麻烦太多了 – 毒品、枪支、敲诈 – 说都说不完。
92. There will be an endless ___ of boring meetings this week.这个星期将有一轮没完没了的无聊会议。
93. This city is endlessly ___.这座城市充满了无穷的魅力。
94. The meet will ___ at 5.30.会议将于5点半结束。
95. ___ time does your Spanish class finish?你的西班牙语课几点结束？
96. I can’t wait for our exams to be ___.我迫不及待地希望考试快点结束。
97. The long summer ___ was almost over.漫长的暑假就快结束了。
98. The war finally ___ to an end six years later.六年后战争终于结束。
99. The problem remained as the century ___ to an end.本世纪接近尾声，这个问题依然存在。
100. I wasn’t able to finish the test before the time was ___.我还没来得及做完测验题目，时间就到了。
101. The desperate search for survivors continues, but time is ___ out.不惜一切搜寻幸存者的工作仍在继续，但是时间所剩无几。
102. I’m afraid we can’t accept this credit card – it ___ last week.恐怕我们不能接受这张信用卡 – 它上星期到期了。
103. We both knew that our marriage was ___ an end.我俩都知道我们的婚姻走到了尽头。
参考文献：
朗文当代高级英语词典[M]. 北京：外语教学与研究出版社， PEARSON. 2014
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