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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. Steve ___ the steering wheel tightly with both hands.史蒂夫双手紧握方向盘。
2. In her hand was a ___ old photograph.她手中拿着的是一张破旧的老照片。
3. Do you need a hand ___? 要我帮你收拾行李吗？
4. Can you give me a hand to ___ this?能否帮我把这个拎起来？
5. If you get stuck, Denise is always willing to ___ a hand.如果你有困难，丹尼斯总是乐于帮忙。
6. We could certainly ___ with a hand.我们肯定是需要帮忙的。
7. The President has strengthened the hand of the gun ___.总统给枪支游说团体撑了腰。
8. This matter is too important to be ___ in the hands of an inexperienced lawyer.这件事情事关重大，不能交给没有经验的律师来处理。
9. He is a manager with a ___ hand.他是一位管理严格的经理。
10. The demonstration was ___ out of hand.示威游行开始失控。
11. I’d like to eat out, but on the other hand I should be trying to ___ money.我想出去吃饭，但另一方面我又该省钱。
12. Hey! Hands ___ that CD! It’s mine!喂，别碰那张光盘！那是我的！
13. Tell your little brother to ___ his hand off my car.告诉你的小弟弟别碰我的汽车。
14. Plans are in hand to ___ ‘OZ’ next semester.目前正在筹划下学期演出《绿野仙踪》的事。
15. Lisa seemed to ___ things in hand by the time he returned.他回来的时候莉萨好像手头有事在忙。
16. Our officers have to concentrate 100 per cent on the ___ in hand.我们的官员必须将全部的注意力都集中在要处理的事情上。
17. I usually have a few days’ ___ in hand at the end of the year.年底的时候通常我手头会有几天假期。
18. The matter is in the ___ of the police.这件事现在由警方处理。
19. You can be sure your children are in ___ hands.你可以放心，你的孩子会被照顾得很好。
20. The fear is that nuclear secrets could fall into the ___ hands.令人担心的是核机密可能落入敌人之手。
21. Hands up! You’re ___ arrest!举起手来！你被捕了！
22. The men ___ from the building with their hands up.几名男子举着双手从楼里走了出来。
23. Hands ___ if you agree with what Eric was saying.同意埃里克说的举手。
24. Recent economic performance suggests that a ___ crisis is at hand.最近的经济状况预示着一场重大的危机可能即将到来。
25. Don’t worry, help is ___ hand!别担心, 随时有人可以帮你！
26. Peter ___ his attention to the task at hand.彼得将注意力转移到手头的工作上。
27. Our staff are always ___ hand to help.我们的员工会随时提供帮助。
28. We had to wash our clothes ___ hand.我只得手洗自己的衣服。
29. I‘ve got a chance to ___ at first hand the workings of the court.我得到了一个亲身经历法庭工作程序的机会。
30. Until now, information has been second or third ___, but this news comes from someone who was there.此前只有间接的消息，但这一消息却来自现场人员。
31. Anyone who suffered at the hands of care workers will be ___ to compensation.任何吃过护理员苦头的人都有资格获得赔偿。
32. This is their third ___ at the hands of the world champions.这是他们第三次败在世界冠军手下了。
33. She’s only marrying him to ___ her hands on his money.她嫁给他只是图他的钱财。
34. I would read any book I could ___ my hands on.凡是我能到手的书我都要看。
35. They ran, picking up whatever weapons ___ to hand.他们不管什么武器拿起来就跑。
36. Just wait till I ___ my hands on you!你就等着我收拾你吧！
37. He had a hand in both ___.两个进球都有他的功劳。
38. Wealth and power ___ hand in hand in most societies.在大多数社会里， 财富和权力都是密切相关的。
39. They say that genius often goes hand in hand with ___.他们说天才往往都是疯子。
40. They walked hand in hand in ___ up the path.他们手拉手，默默地沿着小路走去。
41. I’m afraid we have a ___ on our hands, Inspector.我们恐怕有一宗谋杀案要处理，督查。
42. Once this problem is ___ our hands we can relax for a while.这个问题一脱手，我们就可以放松一下了。
43. She wants someone to ___ the kids off her hands occasionally.她希望偶尔有人能替她带一下孩子。
44. John dreamed of being a writer and had ___ his hand at poetry.约翰梦想成为作家，也尝试过写诗。
45. Larry’s one of those men who can ___ their hand to anything.拉里是那种什么都拿得起来的人。
46. Aromatherapy was ___ out of hand by traditional doctors.传统的医生断然认为香熏疗法根本不值一提。
47. Nigel always won hands down in any argument.奈杰尔总是在任何辩论中毫不费劲地获胜。
48. Can’t it wait? I already have my hands ___.那件事不能等一下吗？我已经忙得团团转了。
49. ___ forests stood on either hand.两面都是茂密的森林。
50. It’s not that the jobs aren’t there, it’s just that she doesn’t want to get her hands ___.不是没有事做，只是她不想干脏活累活。
51. He never talked to the media or ___ his hands dirty in any way.他从来不和媒体打交道，也绝不去沾惹什么事情。
52. You should at least work part-time, just to ___ your hand in.你至少应该做一份兼职工作，免得生疏了。
53. Far from being independent, the government and the media work together in ___.政府和媒体相互勾结，也绝非各不相干。
54. Five years ago, the company was losing money hand over ___.五年前，这家公司一下子亏了很多钱。
55. Let’s all give the girls a ___ hand.我们大家都给女孩们热烈鼓掌加油吧。
56. With only half an hour to get everything ready, it was all hands on ___.只有半小时就要把一切准备好， 这得人人出力了。
57. The left hand does not know what the ___ hand is doing.各干各的，各自为政。
58. The bank claims its hands are ___ by the federal regulators.银行声称受到联邦监管机构的约束。
59. He asked for her ___ in marriage.他向她求婚。
60. She ___ the book in her right hand.她右手拿着书。
61. Marta ___ a hand to attract his attention.玛尔塔挥挥手想引起他的注意。
62. They were singing and ___ their hands.他们边唱歌边拍手。
63. Go ___ your hands before dinner.饭前要去洗手。
64. Joanne and Kevin ___ hands on the sofa.乔安妮和凯文手拉手坐在沙发上。
65. ‘Nice to meet you,’ he said, as they ___ hands.“很高兴见到你，”他们握手时他说。
66. He had a ___ in his hand.他手中拎着一只手提箱。
67. They got down on their hands and ___ to search.他们趴下来找。
68. The phone could ___ into the palm of his hand.这部电话他握着正合适。
69. He handed the teacher a ___ of paper.他交给老师一张纸条。
70. He ___ a cigarette and handed it to her.他点了一支烟递给她。
71. This form must be ___ to all employees.这份表格必须发到所有雇员手中。
72. You have to hand it to her. She’s really ___ a success of that company.你不得不佩服她，她的确把那家公司经营得很成功。
73. Willie helped hand the ___ around.威利帮忙分发啤酒。
74. Kurt ___ the document and handed it back to her.库尔特检查过文件后就交还给她。
75. She handed him the pen ___.她把钢笔交还给他。
76. The land was handed back to its ___ owner.那块土地被归还给了原来的主人。
77. The government has ___ to hand investors back their money.政府允许归还投资者钱款。
78. The ring was ___ down to her from her grandmother.这枚戒指是她祖母传给她的。
79. We should collect those stories handed down by ___ of mouth.我们应该收集那些口口相传的故事。
80. Tom has handed ___ his resignation.汤姆已提交辞职信。
81. Did you ___ your homework in on time?你家庭作业准时交了吗？
82. He was accused of handing ___ government secrets.他被指控泄露政府机密。
83. Could you start handing these books ___ please?请把这些书分发下去好吗？
84. He was handing out ___ to members of audience.他在给观众分发小册子。
85. The soldiers were ordered to hand ___ their guns.士兵们被命令交出枪支。
86. He handed the phone ___ to me.他把电话交给我。
87. On his ___, he handed the business over to his son.他退休时把生意移交给他儿子。
88. Political control has been handed over to ___ leaders.政治控制权已转至宗教领导人手中。
89. Now she feels the time has come to hand over ___ someone else.他觉得现在该是找人接手的时候了。
90. Dennis looked like he threw a ___, but it was just handbag.丹尼斯看似挥了一拳，其实只是装样子。
91. The referee gave a ___ kick for handball.因为手球犯规，裁判员判罚任意球。
92. Students ___ handbills calling for better funding for schools.学生们散发传单，要求增加学校经费。
93. They put handcuffs on the two men and ___ them away.他们给两名男子戴上手铐，把他们带走了。
94. He was brought into the court in ___.他戴着手铐被带入法庭。
95. The boy picked up a ___ of stones and started throwing them at us.那男孩捡了一把石子，开始朝我们扔过来。
96. There were only a ___ of people there.那里只有几个人。
97. She’s a lovely child, but she can be a ___ of a handful sometimes.她是个可爱的孩子，不过有时候会比较难管。
98. Not speaking the language is a real ___.不会讲这种语言的确是一个障碍。
99. He’s improved a lot, and his ___ has come down from 18 to 12.他的球技大大进步，被让杆数已从18降为12。
100. The explosion looks like the ___ of terrorists.这次爆炸看来像是恐怖分子所为。
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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