__________________

Everyone knows that the sun rises in the east. __________________

The farmer raises a lot of sheep on his farm. _________________

2）The number of people invited ________ fifty, but a number of them ________ absent for different reasons.

　 A. were; was B. was; was

C. was; were D. were; were

2. ［原句回放］If you drive after you have consumed alcoholic drinks or are drunk , you are violating the law and risking your own life as well as the lives of others.

句中consume是______（vt./vi.），consumed alcoholic drinks意思是 __________ ，

consume也有消费，耗尽的意思，常用的搭配有：consume sth 消耗... ；

be consumed with 心中充满了...。

另外，risk one's life 的意思是 冒生命危险，

risk是______（vt./vi.），常接 _____ 或______ （词性） 做宾语，它也可以做 名词（词性），

常用的搭配有：at risk 冒风险；at the risk of doing冒可能（做某事）的危险；

at any risk 无论冒什么风险；take/run a risk/ risks 冒险；

take/run the risk of doing 冒...的危险。

小试牛刀

1）It was clear that the small grocer was ______ people he owed money to.（C级）

　A. at the expense of B. at the mercy of C. in the way of