1. Unit 18

2. Lesson 69

3. Offices cannot work properly…

4. It is better to ask for help at the beginning rather than to wait until busy period…
He would die rather than give in./
=He would rather die than give in.
I love swimming rather than skating.
She would prefer to come in May
rather than in June.
I decide to write rather than (to) phone.

5. be rushed off one’s feet (< rush sb. off his feet)
They are rushed off their feet with
so many exercises.

6. to send a fax to fax sth.

7. be careful what you send/ how to do sth
be careful what you send/ how to do sth of one’s health/money with one’s (home)work

8. record sth. onto a computer disk

9. spend maybe five hours typing

10. leave the machine on leave the window open leave sb. waiting

11. take (some/any/no) action

12. work the equipment/a machine
walk the roads/streets
walk a dog/horse
walk her home

13. Lesson 70

14. work on the repairs/a report

15. lay electrical and telephone wires

16. to progress faster/smoothly (go on/get along)

17. He too put it out.

18. run into the open

19. …many of them with their clothes on fire
The teacher came in, (with) a
book in his hand.

20. to escape (from) the flames/a place

21. be puzzled by

22. guestion sb. (on sth.)

23. The fittings did not match.

24. Lessons 71 & 72

25. The line became fixed to the (was/got fixed) oxygen supply.

26. All I could do was (to) call for help.

27. to make (both/two) ends meet

28. This job pays more.

29. I wouldn’t care to do it myself.

30. be free to try for better jobs “ 争取；谋求”

31. give sb. a message take a message (for sb.)

32. appreciate a visit/sb.’s help doing sth.

33. Please would you send me more information.