1．congratulations　2.on　3.exploded；explosion　4.from

　　5．to　6.up　7.fixed　8.running　9.to explain

　　Ⅱ.用方框内短语的适当形式填空

　　earn one's living，come to power，be known for，in case，to be brief

　　1．I'll be out for some time.__________anything important happens，call me up immediately.

　　2．__________，the best­seller is well worth buying.

　　3．After graduation，she's going to__________by working on her father's farm.

　　4．The new government will__________next month.

　　5．The region__________its beautiful scenery.

　　答案

　　1．In case　2.To be brief　3.earn her living　

　　4．come to power　5.is known for

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　Two old beggars (乞丐) were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city.They watched __1__ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them.Sometimes, a kindhearted woman or a small child would __2__ a few coins in the hats in front of them.

Today was not a __3__ day for begging.The men were able to __4__enough for a big meal.As it was getting dark, they started to __5__ their things.