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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. There are some really ___ questions in the exam.在考试中确实有一些非常难做的题目。

2. He ___ onto the hard stone floor.他跌倒在坚硬的石地板上。

3. The clay gets harder as it ___.黏土干了就会变硬。

4. This is a hard ___ chair.这是一把硬木椅。

5. What is the hardest ___ known to man?什么是已知的最硬物质？

6. After months without rain, the ground was too hard to ___.数月无雨，土地坚硬难犁。

7. This year’s exam was much harder than last ___.今年的考试比去年难得多。

8. You’ll have to ___ some hard decisions.你们必须作出困难的决定。

9. They’re a hard team to ___.他们是一个很难打败的球队。

10. It was hard to see what else we could have ___.很难想出我们原本还可以做些什么。

11. It’s hard to believe that anyone would ___ something like that.很难相信有人会说出那样的话。

12. I was finding it hard to ___.我觉得很难集中精神。

13. ___ jobs are hard to come by.很难找到固定的工作。

14. It must be hard for her, ___ up three kids on her own.她一个人养育三个孩子，一定很不容易。

15. Telling my parents is going to be the ___ thing about it.最难办的将是如何告诉我的父母。

16. You’ll have a hard time ___ that.你要证明那一点很难。

17. I had a hard time ___ him to accept the offer.我费了很多功夫说服他接受那个提议。

18. Such criticism was hard to ___.很难接受这样的批评。

19. To be successful in sport ___ hard work and a great deal of determination.要在体育方面有所成就就需要艰辛的努力和百折不挠的决心。

20. After a hard day at work, I just want to come home and put my ___ up.辛苦工作一天之后，我只想回家休息。

21. There’s a sauna where you can ___ after a hard day’s skiing.有一个桑拿浴室，在辛苦地滑了一天雪之后，你可以在里面放松一下。

22. Becoming a doctor never interested him. It was too much ___ hard work.对于当医生他从不感兴趣，那要付出太多的艰辛。

23. She’s ___ a hard life.她一生艰辛。

24. ___ were hard and they were forced to sell their house.那时的日子很艰难，他们被迫卖掉了房子。

25. He had clearly ___ on hard times.他显然活得很拮据。

26. Perhaps I’m too hard ___ her.可能我对她太严厉了。

27. Divorce can be very ___ on children.离婚会对孩子产生不良影响。

28. Standing all day is very hard on the ___.整天站着脚很受罪。

29. He ___ the hard way about the harsh reality of the boxing world.他碰过壁后才了解拳击界的严酷现实。

30. Make sure you put the baby’s diaper before you start feeding her. I learned this lesson the hard ___.给宝宝喂奶之前一定要给她垫上尿布，这是我受过教训才懂的。

31. He ___ his promotion the hard way.他是好不容易才得到升职的。

32. Jane gave the door a ___ hard push.简使劲地推门。

33. She gave him a hard ___.她狠狠地给了他一记耳光。

34. There is no ___ evidence to support this theory.没有切实的证据支持这一理论。

35. Her voice was hard and ___.她的声音很冷酷。

36. You’re a hard ___, John.约翰，你是个无情的人。

37. A ___ wind made the race very hard going.因为刮大风，赛跑选手都跑得很吃力。

38. I find some of his friends pretty hard ___.我觉得他的有些朋友很难打交道。

39. Juventus were making hard work of what should have been an ___ game.尤文图斯队在本该轻松取胜的比赛中陷入苦战。

40. Sarah was hard ___ it on her computer.萨拉在计算机上忙着。

41. ‘I failed my driving test.’ ‘Oh, hard ___!’“我没通过驾照考试。”“唉，你真倒霉！”

42. You’ve had your ___ of hard luck.你已经走上背运了。

43. It was hard luck ___ you.你真不幸。

44. If you don’t like the idea ___ hard luck!如果你不喜欢这个主意，那抱歉啦！

45. Giving you a hard time, ___ she?她让你难堪了，是吗？

46. They reached the border where officials gave them a hard ___.他们到了边境，在那里受到边防官的刁难。

47. Hostile ___ have given Hartman a hard time.充满敌意的评论家严厉地批评了哈特曼。

48. I’m glad she’s happy at last – she’s ___ such a hard time.我高兴她终于得到了幸福，她曾饱受苦难。

49. Vegetarians still often have a hard time of it when it ___ to eating out.外出就餐对素食者来说依然是很头痛的事。

50. The company is believed to have ___ a hard bargain.据信该公司在谈判中态度强硬。

51. We’d known each other too long for hard ___.我们相识太久，彼此之间不会心生嫌隙。

52. I have no hard feelings ___ Steve.我没有生史蒂夫的气。

53. I’m sorry it didn’t ___ out, but no hard feelings, eh?很抱歉那不行，别生我的气，好吗？

54. You should take a long hard look at the issues before ___ yourself.你应该认真考虑这些问题在作出决定。

55. The president should ___ his hard line in the region.总统应该停止在该地区采取的强硬措施。

56. The school takes a very hard ___ on drugs.该学校在毒品问题上的态度非常强硬。

57. TV news programs seem to be more interested in ___ than in hard news.电视新闻节目似乎对小道消息比对重大新闻更感兴趣。

58. He thinks he’s really ___.他认为自己很厉害。

59. James was known as ___ hard man.琼斯被认为是足球场上的硬汉。

60. One of the concerns that people have is the re-___ of hard right in some areas.人们担心的问题之一是某些地区极右势力的复苏。

61. The hard brilliance of the ___ shines on his face.刺眼的月光照在他的脸上。

62. I never ___ the hard stuff.我从来不喝烈酒。

63. This material combines the ___ of rubber with the hardness of glass.这种材料既有橡胶的弹性又有玻璃的硬度。

64. She has worked ___ all her life.她一生辛勤工作。

65. He had thought long and hard before getting involved ___ the project.参与这个计划之前他曾思之再三。

66. She tried her hardest to ___ what he’d said.她竭力不去理会他说的话。

67. Ella was concentrating very ___.埃拉全神贯注。

68. I couldn’t ___ him no matter how hard I tried.不管我怎么努力，都说服不了他。

69. You need to ___ the ball hard.你要用力击球。

70. He ___ the door hard behind him.他使劲把身后的门砰地关上。

71. ___ was raining very hard.雨下得很大。

72. Sales were hard hit by high ___ rates.销售因高利率而受到严重影响。

73. You’d be hard ___ to find anyone better for the job.找一个更好的人来做这一工作很难。

74. As a child I felt hard ___ by, living so far away from my friends.我小时候觉得很不公平，住得离朋友那么远。

75. Alan ___ his mother’s death particularly hard.母亲的去世让艾伦特别伤心。

76. His second ___ contract followed hard upon the first.第一个大合同之后，他紧接着又签下了第二个。

77. It is impossible to give hard-and-___ rules, but here are some points to consider.给出明确的放之四海而皆准的准则是不可能的，但是下面几点可以考虑。

78. His first novel sold over 40,000 copies in ___ back.他的第一本小说卖出四万多册精装本。

79. He is a hard-___ cop.他是一位老练的警察。

80. He is a hard-___ marketing executive.他是一位强悍的营销主管。

81. The future and fate of China depends on the hard ___ of the Chinese Communist Party.中国的前途和命运依靠中国共产党的中坚力量。

82. There is still a small hard core of football supporters who ___ trouble whenever they can.仍然有一小撮顽固的足球迷，只要一有机会就制造事端。

83. Those who are hard-core drug ___ can never give up drug abuse easily.那些不可救药的吸毒者永远不可能轻易戒掉毒瘾。

84. Don’t be too quick to part with your hard-___ cash.不要太快花掉你辛苦挣来的钱。

85. We should ___ the hard-earned victory.我们应该珍惜来自不易的胜利。

86. It will take about 24 hours for the glue to ___.胶水干透大约需要24小时。

87. Attitudes towards the terrorists have hardened ___ more since the attack.自从那次袭击后，对待恐怖分子的态度更加强硬了。

88. His face hardened momentarily, then he ___ away.他的脸色一时阴沉下来，随即把头转向一边。

89. This is one of the most-___ games this season.这是本赛季最激烈的比赛之一。

90. He is a hard-___ business tycoon.他是一位头脑冷静的商业巨头。

91. I like to sleep on a ___ mattress.我喜欢睡硬床垫。

92. Regular exercises can make your stomach ___ nice and firm.有规律地运动可以使你的腹肌健美紧实。

93. The collar of his shirt felt ___ and uncomfortable.他的衬衫领子硬硬的，不舒服。

94. The floor felt strong and ___ beneath our feet.我们脚下的地板坚固而结实。

95. The tent is supported by a ___ frame.帐篷由坚硬的支架支撑。

96. Carry sandwiches in a rigid ___.三明治要放在硬质容器里携带。

97. Bake the cookies until they are ___ and golden.把小脆饼烤至酥脆并呈金黄色。

98. The carrots were still nice and ___.胡萝卜仍然爽脆可口。

99. The meat was ___ and flavorless.肉很老，淡而无味。

100. The chicken was all ___.鸡肉太老，跟橡皮似的。

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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