8．-Can you lend me some money？

　　-I am __worse__ (bad) off than you.You know I live from hand to mouth.

　　解析：badly off"穷的，境况不好"，比较级形式worse off"情况更糟"。句意：--你能借给我点钱吗？--我比你情况还糟，你知道我现在仅够糊口。

　　9．-Is he really content __with__ the low pay？

　　-Of course not. He wants to get some extra pay.

　　解析：be content with"对......满意"。句意：--他真对这份低工资满意吗？--当然不。他想得到额外报酬。

　　10．It's easy to pick __out__ the boy who will meet you at the airport because he is rather tall.

　　解析：pick out"挑出，辨别出"。句意为"你很容易认出在车站接你的男孩，因为他相当高"。

　　Ⅱ.完成句子

　　1．He usually __contents himself with__ a film every weekend to relax himself.

　　为了放松，每个周末他通常用一部电影来满足自己。

　　2．I __am astonished to meet__ you here.

　　在这儿遇见你，我感到惊讶。

　　3．We __are convinced that__ we will win the game.

　　我们相信我们会赢得比赛。

　　4．__As he knows__，he will get the chance to work in that company.

　　正如他知道的，他会得到一个在那家公司工作的机会。

　　5．__With a lot to do__，she is busy every day.

　　有很多事要做，她终日忙碌。

　　6．__A small round pink table__ stands against the wall of the room.

　　一张粉色的小圆桌子靠墙放着。

　　7．But fortunately，his blind uncle，who __was badly off__，adopted him.

　　但是幸运的是，他被贫穷且看不见的叔叔收养了。

8．He often goes to the countryside for fishing in his spare time __to