答案：stay

(6)Very little of the house ________ after the fire.

答案：remained

2. figure　n．& v.

(回归课本P42)Every woman wants a slim figure these days，especially here in Canada.

现在，每个女子都想拥有苗条的身材，尤其是在加拿大。

归纳拓展

figure in 把......列入计算

figure out 算出，解决；领会到

figure up 合计，计算

例句探源

①(朗文P758)I'm just figuring my expenses.

我正在计算我的开支．

②(朗文P759)If I have a map，I can figure it out.

如果我有张地图，我就能解决这事．

③(牛津P750)I can't figure out how to do this.

我弄不懂怎样做这件事．

④I saw a figure in the darkness.我看到暗处有一个人影。

⑤She does exercise every morning to keep her figure.

她每天早上锻炼以保持体形。

⑥I bought a handkerchief printed interesting figures for my daughter.我为女儿买了一块印有有趣的图形的手帕。

⑦The stone figures in the temple look frightening.

寺庙里的石像看起来很吓人。

2．The present situation is very complex，so I think it will take me some time to ________its reality.

A．make up　　　　　　　　B．figure out

C．look through D．put off

解析：选B。句意：现在的情况非常复杂，因此我想过一段时间我才能够弄清楚它的实际情况。make up 编造；figure out弄清楚，弄明白；look through浏览，快速查看；put off 推迟。由句意可知B项正确。

3．(2010年山东潍坊统考)Sam couldn't ________ how to print out the document until the teacher showed it to him.

A．go through B．figure out

C．come up D．get over

解析：选B。句意：老师告诉Sam 之后他才知道怎么打印这个文件。figure out弄明白，知道。

★4.(2010年福建厦门质检)However hard I tried to think about it，what he said didn't really ________ to me

A．figure out B．make out

C．turn out D．get across

解析：选D。figure out"查明，弄清楚"；make out"填写，声称，应付"；turn out"结果是，原来是"；get across"使被理解，使被接受。"句意：无论我多么努力地思考，我都不能理解他说的话。故选D。