完成句子。
阅读下列各小题,根据每句后的汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子.
1．So far, ____________________do better than Charlie Chaplin in making people laugh. (able)
到目前为止,在逗人笑的能力上没有人能够比查理?卓别林做得更好.
2．Joseph came to borrow my skiing boards yesterday, but I happened ____________________my
cousin last week. (lend)
约瑟夫昨天来找我借滑雪板,不过碰巧我上周借给我的堂兄了.
3．My car was caught in a traffic jam, thus ______________the delay. (cause)
我开车遇到了交通堵塞,因此才迟到了.
4．By the time the letter reaches you, I ________________ the city for London. (leave)
等你收到信的时候,我已经离开这座城市去伦敦了.
5．You understand not only what the rule says but also what it means as if you yourself ___________
_________. (make)
你不仅要明白这条规定的内容,也要知道它意味着什么,就好像是你亲自制定了它一样.
6．He was uncertain whether the door was locked and ____________________. To his surprise, out
came barks of a dog. (try)
他不确定门锁了没有,于是试图推了推它.令他吃惊的是,里面传来一阵犬吠声.
7．____________________ it is to walk on the beach at sunset! (fun)
日落时分走在海滩上是多么快乐啊!
8．On an occasion, they were stuck in a small hut on the edge of a mountain during a snowstorm ______________________. (with)
有一次,在暴风雪中他们被困在山边的一个小屋里,什么吃的都没有.
9．At the magic performance, I found __________________that a pigeon appeared out of the
magician's empty hand. (astonish)
在魔术表演中,我发现一只鸽子出现在魔术师空着的手中,真令人惊讶.
10．Little ____________________ sing when he was a kid but he has become a worldfamous tenor.
(teach)
当他还是个孩子的时候很少有人教他唱歌,但是他已经成了一名举世闻名的男高音.