My family _______ on my father's unemployment benefit after he lost his job.

A. got by
B. passed by
C. got through
D. passed through

Experts say our company is amazing in that sales have been increasing steadily ________ .

A. all in all
B. over time
C. all over
D. all the time

Yellow flowers in the field always ________ me ________ my childhood in the countryside.

A. remind ... of
B. make … of
C. remain … from
D. keep … from

Every one of you has made a contribution and I ________ acknowledging what each of you has done to make this academic convention such a success.

A. take pleasure in
B. take advantage of
C. get away from
D. get rid of

Research on genes will ________ exciting new medical treatments.

A. close the door to
B. open the door to
C. shut the window to
D. open up to

当在学习上遇到困难时，你决不可以放弃。（yield）

以如此低微的工资，他如何度日？ (get by on)

Now complete the sentences by using one of the idioms above.（在答案处填A, B, C, D, E or F）A. waiting in the wingsB. the show must go onC. in the spotlightD. upstagedE. break a legF. curtain call1) Before you perform Shakespeare’s Macbeth, I’d just like to say that I hope you ________.2) --- We are having problems with our staff at the moment. Nearly half of them are off work with the flu.--- Well, I know it’s difficult but ________. We can’t just give up.3) My boss is very angry with me, because I ________ him at the meeting. My ideas were much better received than his.4) You should always do your best in your job, because there are always people _________ to take your job if you don’t do it well.5) Go up and take a ________; your performance was fabulous.6) I really like being ________; I find all the attention flattering.

Directions:Please write down the correspondingEnglish or Chinese versionsfor the listed expressions.1.发表演讲 2.营销策略3.a sense of confidence 4. be familiar with...5.做报告，做陈述 6.读出，宣读7.write down8.feelnervousabout.......9.对......感到困惑 10.对......有信心11.satisfytheneedof12.scaresb. away13.为......熟知 14.以......开始15.make a survey about... 16. potential market17.目标客户

Directions:There are 10 incomplete statements here. Fill in each blank with the proper form of the words given in the brackets.