1．For them, playing well and winning are often life－and－death affairs.

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　　2．Down－to－earth spirit is a necessity. Sharp words from a teacher can usually bring a day－dreaming student down－to－earth.

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　　3．For a time we wrote, and her letters were the highlight of those terrible endless years.

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　　4．The computer also counts the loads and gives a signal by phone when the box is full. And a special piece of equipment breaks up the nonrecyclables.

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　　5．Another myth about eyes is that they can be transplanted. It is quite difficult to connect an eyeball to a new brain.

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　　答案：1.生死攸关的

　　2．实事求是的；做白日梦的；现实的

　　3．最精彩的部分

　　4．不可循环使用的东西

　　5．移植

　　Ⅳ.语法填空

　　W: What do you do in the __1__， Peter?

　　M: I __2__ (usual) read newspapers and magazines or watch TV every evening. What do you like to do, Jane?

　　W: I enjoy __3__ (listen) to the radio to know what's going on in the world. I also like reading newspapers.

　　M: Do you read everything __4__ the newspaper?

W: No. I hate the __5__ (advertisement) in it.