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在下列句子的空格处填上一个恰当的英语单词。

1. The discount ___ only to children under the age of ten.打折只面向十岁以下的孩子。

2. If you get under 50%, you’ve ___ the exam.如果你考分低于50%，你就不及格。

3. These toys would be ___ for kids of five and under.这些玩具适合于5岁以下的孩子。

4. The work was completed ___ very difficult conditions.这工作是在很困难的条件下完成的。

5. I hate ___ under anesthetic. 我讨厌被麻醉。

6. Now that the ___ is approaching we all feel under pressure.截止日期就要到了，我们都感觉到了压力。

7. The chair broke under his ___.椅子在他重压之下断裂了。

8. The global ecosystem is ___ down under the demands imposed on it by human beings.由于人类过分的攫取，全球生态系统正面临崩溃。

9. Peace talks began last year under the ___ of the United Nations.在联合国的支持下，和平谈判自去年开始。

10. Under the present ___, you can buy ten liters of wine.在目前的规定下，你可以买十升酒。

11. The town is under ___ from the air.城镇正受到空袭。

12. The proposals are now under consideration by the ___ of Governors.这些建议董事会正在考虑之中。

13. The police deny it, but I’m sure she’s under ___.警方否认此事，但我确信她正受到怀疑。

14. The situation is still not under ___.局势仍未得到控制。

15. He was under the mistaken ___ that I was in charge.他错误地认为是我在负责。

16. Once in the courthouse, they were too frightened to lie under ___, so the whole story came out.一旦站在法庭上，他们就害怕得不敢立誓说谎，事情真相就暴露出来了。

17. They were under strict ___ not to talk about their salaries or working conditions.他们奉行严格的命令不得谈及他们的薪资和工作条件。

18. He’s under doctor’s orders to ___ down on fatty food.他遵照医生之嘱少吃高脂食品。

19. He ___ under the name of John Carre.他用约翰·卡雷这个名字发表作品。

20. For his own safety, he has to ___ under a false name.为了自身安全，他不得不用假名。

21. Economic recovery is already under ___.经济已经开始复苏。

22. The film festival ___ under way on 11th July.电影节于7月11日开始。

23. We’re all ___ and underpaid.我们都超时工作而且工资很低。

24. His boss says he’s ___-performing at work.他的老板说他上班时表现不好。

25. In ___ operations, a patient can be under for six hour or more.在大手术中，病人可失去知觉达六个小时或更长时间。

26. The main fields are ___ wheat.主要农田种麦子。

27. What percentage of the land is under ___?已耕地所占百分比是多少？

28. I wonder what Britain was ___ under the Romans.我想知道罗马统治下的英国是什么样子。

29. He’s a Colonel, with hundreds of soldiers under ___.他是个上校，手下有成百上千的士兵。

30. She fell under his ___ when he was her tutor at university.大学时他是她的导师并深受他的影响。

31. ‘Are you ill?’ ‘Yes, I’ve got a ___ and I’ve been under the doctor.’“你病了吗？”“是的，我感染了病毒，已经看过医生了。”

32. Because I’m a bad swimmer, I often go under and ___ a lot of water.由于我不会游泳，经常沉到水里，喝了很多水。

33. Thousands of companies ___ under during the recession.经济衰退期间，成千上万的公司倒闭了。

34. Remember to put an under-balance on the bed before you put the ___ on.记住铺床单前先铺上毛毯垫子。

35. All ___ cost under a pound.所有的物品价钱不到一英镑。

36. I’ll ___ the key under the mat for you, okay?我把钥匙放在门垫下，好吗？

37. In AD 79 the city of Pompei was ___ under a layer of ash seven meters deep.公元79年，庞贝城被湮没在七米深的火山灰下。

38. She put the thermometer under my ___.她把温度计放在我的舌头下面。

39. She was ___ a file under her arm.她腋下夹着一个文件夹。

40. If I don’t get at least seven hours sleep, I get ___ under my eyes.如果我得不到至少七小时的睡眠，我眼下就会浮肿发黑。

41. If you’ve ___ your finger, put it under the cold tap.如果你烫伤了手指，把它放在冷水龙头下面冲。

42. They stood under a tree to avoid ___ wet.他们站在树下以免淋湿。

43. The pedestrian subway ___ under the main road.人行地道在交通干道底下穿过。

44. People born under the star sign Pisces are ___ to be dreamy and artistic.出生于双鱼座时段的人被认为富有幻想力和艺术才能。

45. Under a microscope, a human hair seems to be the ___ of a piece of string.在显微镜下人的毛发显得像绳子一样粗细。

46. The company’s accounts were under the ___ by the tax investigators.公司的账目被税务检察官仔细检查。

47. Wendy had ___ the box under her bed.温迪把盒子藏在了自己的床底下。

48. We ___ under the Golden Gate Bridge.我们在金门大桥下航行。

49. Write you name ___ your picture.在你的照片下面写上名字。

50. I could see something ___ under the water.我看到水下有东西在闪闪发光。

51. He was ___ a jacket under his coat.他在大衣里面穿了件夹克。

52. Under her arm, she carried a large ___.她腋下夹了个大公文包。

53. In summer, we often slept under the ___.夏天，我们经常露宿在星空之下。

54. I’d scare my mom by diving in and ___ under for as long as I could.我会跳进水里，在水里待到憋不住为止，以此来吓唬我妈妈。

55. The bench ___ under the weight of so many people.长椅承受不住这么多人的重量塌了。

56. These toys are not suitable ___ children under five.这些玩具不适合五岁以下的儿童玩。

57. Most of the ___ listed cost under $60.所列项目活动的花费大都低于60美元。

58. I spent just under four hours a day ___ customers.我一天接待客户所花的时间将近四小时。

59. Children aged 12 or under must be ___ by an adult.12及12岁以下的儿童必须由成人陪同。

60. The ___ of employing more staff is still under discussion.关于是否可以招聘更多员工的问题仍在讨论之中。

61. All categories of expenditure are under ___.各项开支正在审查中。

62. Four new ___ stations are currently under construction.有四座新的发电站目前正在建设中。

63. The port was ___ under attack from enemy warships.那个港口正遭到敌舰的攻击。

64. She’s been under a lot of pressure ___ work.她工作压力很大。

65. He was accused of driving while under the ___ of alcohol.他被控酒后驾车。

66. The operation was carried out while she was under ___ anesthetic.手术在她全身麻醉的状态下进行。

67. I’m glad to see that you ___ everything under control.很高兴看到一切都在你的控制之中。

68. Two of our national parks are currently under ___ from road schemes.目前筑路计划可能使我们的两个国家公园遭到破坏。

69. The doctor injected something into my arm and I immediately felt myself ___ under.医生往我的手臂里注射了一种东西，我便立即失去了知觉。

70. I wish I’d met him under ___ circumstances.我真希望不是在这种情况下遇见他的。

71. The system ___ well under normal conditions.正常情况下这个系统运转良好。

72. Now the question is whether the trade is ___ under international law.现在的问题是根据国际法那笔生意是否违法。

73. Under the terms of the agreement, the debt will be ___ over a 20-year period.根据这项协议的条款，这笔债务将在20年内还清。

74. This program was ___ under President Clinton and continued under President Bush.这一计划是在克林顿总统时期启动，布什总统时期继续实施的。

75. Under her leadership, the magazine’s ___ doubled in less than a year.在她的领导下，这份杂志的发行量不到一年就翻了一倍。

76. ___ it have been different under a Labor government?如果是工党执政，会有改变吗？

77. She had a ___ staff of ten working under her.一共有十名员工在她手下工作。

78. From 1847 to 1851 he ___ under Captain John Randolph Stokes.1847年至1851年，他在约翰·伦道夫·斯托克斯上校手下服役。

79. At Cambridge he ___ under F. R. Leavis.他在剑桥大学期间师从F.R.利维斯。

80. The baby’s records are ___ under the mother’s last name.宝宝的记录归档在母亲的姓氏下。

81. He made a few ___ under the name of Joe Ritche.他用乔·里奇的名字录制了几张唱片。

82. These photographs ___ the underbelly of the United States – its poverty, its injustice, and its alienated underclass.这些照片捕捉了美国社会中贫穷、不公正以及被孤立的底层阶级的阴暗面。

83. They needed to find the ___ underbelly of their opponents.他们需要找到对手的软肋。

84. The city is grossly ___ companies to use the land.那座城市对公司用地收取很少的费用。

85. We should pay more attention to the urban underclass, who have little ___ to health care.我们应该更多地关注不能充分享受医疗服务的城市贫困阶层。

86. The teacher said Paul was ___, because he was getting Bs and Cs when he should be getting As.老师说鲍尔未达到水平，他测试总是得些B和C，而他本应得些A的。

87. What is that kid doing in the bar? He’s clearly ___.那小家伙在酒吧里干什么？很明显他还未到法定年龄。

88. The film ___ the sordid underbelly of modern urban society.这部电影揭露了现代城市社会乌七八糟的底层。

89. They don’t like the proposed agreement, and are clearly ___ on undercutting it.他们不喜欢提出的协议，很明显着意暗中破坏它。

90. One shouldn’t ___ the difficulties of getting all the political parties to the conference table.不应低估试图让所有党派都坐下来谈判的困难。

91. From the ___ we could barely see the people on the beach below us.我们在峭壁上几乎看不到下面海滩上的人。

92. His apartment is ___ ours on the left.他的公寓在我们的左下方。

93. The girls wear ___ underneath their cheerleading skirts.女孩们在啦啦队短裙下面穿了短裤。

94. I found the book ___ the sofa.我在沙发底下找到了那本书。

95. They ___ hand in hand beneath the summer moon.他们手拉手在夏夜的月光下散步。

96. The water ___ just beneath the surface of the earth.水就在地表之下。

97. He worked under ___ in Germany and Northern Ireland.他在德国和北爱尔兰做地下工作。

98. He sensed an undercurrent of ___ among the crowd.他察觉出人群中有一股潜在的不满情绪。

99. Online bookstores can ___ retailers by up to 30%.网上书店最多能以低于零售店30%的价格销售。

100. Is a lack of self-confidence undercutting your ___ at work? 是不是缺乏信心影响你的工作表现？

101. Crowds often feel sympathy for the ___.观众经常会同情弱者。

102. We underestimated how long it would ___ to get there.我们低估了到那里所需要的时间。

103. Never underestimate the ___ of the press.绝不要低估新闻的力量。

104. Our education system is seriously ___.我们的教育系统资金严重不足。

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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