couldnothavedone意为“(过去)不可能做某事”IhadeatenChinesefoodoften,butIcouldnothaveimagined(不可能想像得到)howfabulousarealChinesebanquetcouldbe
thefirsttime引导时间状语从句,意为“第一次……时”ThefirsttimeIsawathree-year-oldkidcheerfullychewingachicken’shead(我第一次看到一个三岁的孩子欢快地嚼着一个鸡头时)Ihadbaddreamsforweeks
itisestimatedthat
据估计……Itisestimatedthat(据估计)1
3billionpeoplewilluseEnglishaseitherafirstorasecondlanguageby2050
主语+be+adj
+todo某事做起来……Englishhasahugenumberofcolourfulandsplendidexpressionswhichmaybedifficulttounderstand(理解起来可能困难)
notall部分否定,表示“并非所有的……都……”Notallidioms(并非所有的习语都)havebeencommonformanyyears
Thefirstsixorsevendishesseemedtofillthetable,withplatesdangerously______oneontopofanother
balancedB
balancingC
tobalancedD
balance【解析】选A
考查with复合结构中补足语的形式
balance是及物动词,意为“使平衡”,由于它与plates之间是动宾关系,所以要