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在下列句子的空格处填上一个恰当的英语单词。
1. She ___ out to touch his arm.她伸手去碰他的胳膊。
2. If your house has been ___, you shouldn’t touch anything until the police arrive.如果家中被盗，在警察赶到之前不要动任何物品。
3. ‘Don’t ___ me!’ she yelled.“别碰我！”她大声叫道。
4. Don’t touch the iron – it’s ___.不要碰熨斗 – 很烫！
5. A hand touched her on ___ shoulder.有一只手碰了一下她的肩膀。
6. As our glasses touched, he said ‘___!’我们碰杯时，他说了声：“干杯！”
7. Her dress was so long that it was touching the ___.她的裙子很长，都拖到地上了。
8. She touched the handkerchief ___ her nose.她用手帕贴着鼻子。
9. He touched his ___ to her hair.他亲吻着她的头发。
10. Her ___ has touched the hearts of people around the world.她的苦难触动了全世界人的心弦。
11. She could ___ his concern and it touched her.她感到了他的关心，心里很感动。
12. He has touched the ___ of many people.他影响了很多人的生活。
13. Unemployment remains an ___ that touches the whole community.失业一直是影响整个社会的祸害。
14. He was often touched by ___.他经常疑神疑鬼。
15. The law doesn’t ___ him to touch any of the money.法律不允许他动用一分钱。
16. It’s a long time ___ I’ve touched a piano.我已经很长时间没有碰过钢琴了。
17. What’s wrong? You’ve ___ touched your food.怎么了？你都没怎么碰你的食物。
18. My grandfather was an ___ but I never touch the staff.我祖父是个酒鬼，但我滴酒不沾。
19. I bought home ___ of work, but I haven’t touched any of it yet.我带了一大堆工作回家，但到现在为止还一点没有碰。
20. The older boys ___ they hadn’t touched the child.那些大一点男孩子发誓说, 没有碰过那个小孩。
21. Parma had not ___ touched.帕马没有受到伤害。
22. He was the only lawyer who would ___ the case.他是唯一愿意接手此案的律师。
23. Everything he touches turns to ___.什么事一经他的手就变得糟糕。
24. No school would touch a teacher who had been ___ of assault.没有一所学校愿意雇佣翻过人身侵犯罪的教师。
25. At the time, the unemployment rate was touching 10 percent and ___.当时失业率达到了10%，而且还在上升。
26. Evans was just able to touch the ball ___ from Wilkinson.埃文斯刚好能够把球从威尔金森脚下踢开。
27. I wouldn’t touch him ___ a bargepole.我不想和他有任何牵连。
28. Financial analysts have warned investors not to touch these ___ with a ten-foot pole.财经分析家告诫投资者千万不要理会这些提议。
29. His voice was touched with the ___ of Italian accents.他说话略微带一点意大利口音。
30. Her nails had been manicured and ___ touched with color.她的指甲修剪得整整齐齐，还涂了淡淡的颜色。
31. A smile touched her ___.她的嘴边掠过一丝笑意。
32. Though the question touched a new ___, Nelson answered promptly.尽管这个问题涉及一个新的层面，纳尔逊还是迅速作了回答。
33. The discourse touches many of the topics which are currently ___.这篇论文涉及很多时下热门的话题。
34. The sun was just touching the ___ of the mountains.太阳刚刚照到山顶。
35. He describes the events with a ___ that no other writer can touch.他以一种其他作家无法比拟的热情描述了这些事件。
36. I just wanted to touch ___ and make sure you hadn’t changed your mind about seeing me.我只想问问，确认你没有改变主意不想见我。
37. He swam down but could not touch ___.他潜下水，但是碰不到底。
38. The ___ market has touched bottom.住宅市场已到最低谷。
39. The plane finally touched ___ at Heathrow airport around midday.中午左右，飞机终于在希斯罗机场降落。
40. He tried to touch me for the taxi ___ home.他试图问我要回家的出租车费。
41. It was these national ___ that eventually touched off the First World War.正是国家之间的敌对行为最终引发了第一次世界大战。
42. The report touches ___ the relationship between poverty and poor health.报告论及贫困和健康状况不良之间的关系。
43. These ___ were touched on in Chapter 2.这些问题在第二章中谈到了。
44. She quickly touched ___ her lipstick.她很快地补了补唇膏。
45. The photograph had obviously been touched ___.这张照片明显修饰过。
46. The speech he finally gave had been touched up by his ___.他最后所做的演讲经过了手下的润色。
47. He was ___ of touching up one of his students.他被控猥亵他的一名学生。
48. She felt a ___ touch on her shoulder.她感觉有人轻轻碰了一下她的肩膀。
49. He remembered the touch of her fingers ___ his face.他还记得她的手指抚摸他脸的感觉。
50. Visually impaired people ___ themselves by touch.视力受损的人通过触觉确定方位。
51. Bake the cake for 30 minutes until risen and ___ to the touch.蛋糕要烤三十分钟，直到膨起来并且摸上去变硬。
52. We’ll get in touch as soon as we know the ___ of the test.我们已得知测试结果就和你联系。
53. Can I have your phone number in ___ I need to get in touch with you?你能告诉我你的电话号码吗？万一我需要联系你呢。
54. Bye. I’ll be ___ touch.再见，我会和你联系的。
55. Are you still in touch ___ John?你和约翰还联系吗？
56. I’m in ___ touch with Anna.我和安娜联系密切。
57. Anyway, we must ___ in touch.无论如何，我们必须保持联系。
58. I met him when I worked in Madrid, and I’ve kept in touch with him ___ since.我是在马德里工作时认识他的，从那以后，我和他一直保持着联系。
59. I ___ touch with Julie after we moved.我们搬家后，我就和朱莉失去了联系。
60. I can ___ you in touch with a local photograph club.我可以让你联系当地的一家摄影俱乐部。
61. A regular newsletter keeps people in touch with local ___.定期的新闻简讯可以让人们了解当地的时事。
62. The speech was good and you felt he was in touch with people’s ___.这个演讲不错，能看出他了解人们的需求。
63. Rescuers were kept in touch through radio ___.通过无线电和营救人员保持联系。
64. A head-teacher needs to remain in touch with teachers’ everyday ___ .校长应该及时了解教师们平时关心的问题。
65. I’m ___ of touch with modern medicine.我不懂现代医学。
66. The party cannot ___ to lose touch with political reality.政党不能不了解政治现实。
67. Judges are often accused of ___ out of touch.法官们经常被人指责脱离时代。
68. The first stage is to get in touch with your perceptions and ___ responsibility for your relationships.首先要搞清自己的想法，对你们的恋情承担起责任。
69. Emma was putting the ___ touches to the cake.埃玛在对蛋糕进行最后的修饰。
70. There was a vase of flowers in the room, ___ was a nice touch.房间里有一瓶花，是个很好的点缀。
71. Brass pans added a decorative touch to the ___ brick wall.铜锅给单调的砖墙增加了些许装饰。
72. The room was ___ with very artistic touch.房间装饰的有艺术气息。
73. Our staff combine efficient service with ___ touch.我们的员工既有高效的服务，又有亲切的态度。
74. The feminine touch was ___ throughout the house.整座房子都透着女性气息。
75. His sure touch and ___ to detail are just as evident now.他现在还是那样从容自信，一丝不苟。
76. Barbara has a ___ touch in the garden.芭芭拉干园艺活的本领可谓神奇。
77. King obviously hasn’t lost his touch – his latest book ___ in the millions.金显然文采不减当年 – 他的新书销量数百万册。
78. Our furniture is guaranteed to add a touch of ___ to your bedroom.我们的家具肯定能为您的卧室增添一些品位。
79. Add a lace top for a touch of ___.再穿上一件蕾丝上衣会更加迷人.
80. ‘What?’ asked Hazel, with a touch of ___.“什么？”黑兹尔语带怒气地问道。
81. He sounded a touch ___ when I spoke to him on the phone.我和他通电话的时候，他听起来有点生气。
82. This card allows you to ___ your money at the touch of a button.这张卡可以让你轻触一个按钮就能取到钱。
83. You can get all the ___ information with the touch of a button.只要按一下按钮，你就可以得到所有最新信息。
84. The ball ___ into touch.球滚出了边线。
85. It was touch-and-___ whether the doctor would get there on time.医生能不能准时赶到那里很难说。
86. We were deeply touched by their ___.他们的礼物让我们深受感动。
87. Cathryn was touched that Sarah had come to see her ___.萨拉来送行，凯瑟琳很感动。
88. It is exciting to witness a touching ___ of father and son.见证一场感人的父子团聚，令人激动不已。
89. Light the blue touchpaper, then ___ to a safe distance.点燃蓝色的导火纸，然后退到安全距离。
90. Pupil behavior was seen as ‘___ quality’ of the school system.学生的行为被看着是学校制度的“质量试金石”。
91. Feel how soft this ___ is.摸摸看，这面料非常柔软。
92. I ___ his forehead. It was cold.我摸了一下他的额头，很凉。
93. Children should always wash their hands before ___ food.小孩一定要先洗手再拿食物。
94. The glass was very ___, and she handled it with great care.这玻璃杯很容易碎，她小心翼翼地拿着。
95. She ___ the heavy necklace around her neck.她拨弄着脖子上沉甸甸的项链。
96. Bob ___ his eyes and yawned.鲍勃揉揉眼睛，打了个哈欠。
97. The dog kept ___ its ear.那条狗不停地搔耳朵。
98. The baby giggled as I ___ him.我挠小宝宝痒痒，他咯咯直笑。
99. She ___ the child’s hair.她捋了捋那个小孩的头发。
100. Our cat won’t ___ people stroke him.我们家的猫不让人摸它。
101. He ___ down to pat the dog.他跪下来轻轻地拍拍那条狗。
102. She ___ the little boy’s head.她轻轻拍了拍小男孩的脑袋。
103. The goats, pigs, sheep, and cows here allow you to ___ them.这里的山羊、猪、绵羊和牛都可以让你亲密接触。
104. The mother was ___ her child.母亲抚摸着自己的孩子。
105. She caressed his ___.她抚摸着他的脸颊。
106. He tried to ___ her and she immediately pulled away from him.他试图摸她，她立即挣脱开来。
参考文献：
朗文当代高级英语词典[M]. 北京：外语教学与研究出版社， PEARSON. 2014
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