2.His love of language made him towards a career as a __translator__(translate).

　　解析：translator"译员，翻译"。句意为"他对语言的热爱使他从事翻译工作"。

　　3.The necklace that she lost is very expensive.It's of great __value__(valuable).

　　解析：value n."价值"。be of后应加名词。句意为"她掉的那个项链很贵。它非常有价值"。

　　4.The employees haven't been paid __regularly__(regular)since the new manager took over this company last month.

　　解析：regularly"有规律地，定期地"。句意为"自上个月新经理掌管公司以来，这些雇员没有定期地拿到工资"。

　　5.She told an __amusing__(amuse)joke to us，wearing on her face an __amused__(amuse)look after dinner.

　　解析：考查非谓语动词的用法。amused"开心的，好笑的"，表明某物/人所处的一种状态；amusing"令人发笑的，令人愉快的"，表明某事物的性质。句意为"饭后她面带笑容给我们讲了一个令人捧腹大笑的笑话"。

　　6.To his surprise，he found a lot of __passers－by__(passer－by)were __grown－ups__(grown－up).

　　解析：考查名词复数形式。passer－by的复数形式是passers－by；而grown－up的复数形式是grown－ups。句意为"让他吃惊的是，他发现很多过路人是成年人"。

　　7.The three－__legged__(leg)chair isn't suitable for a young child.He may fall off.

　　解析：考查形容词的用法。合成形容词"三条腿的"用three－legged表示。句意为"那三条腿的椅子对小孩不合适。他有可能摔下来"。

　　8.The policy produced far－__reaching__(reach)effects.

　　解析：far－reaching"深远的"。句意为"这政策产生了深远的影响"。

　　Ⅲ.结合构词法完成句子

1.Look out！ It's a __five－meter－deep__(5米深) hole.