(1) I don't know if I can come but I'll try.
(2) What are you trying to do?
(3) I tried hard not to laugh.

(1) The noise kept him awake...
(2) Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar...
(3) keep away from the doors while the train is moving...

(1) ‘Couldn't you have just said no? ’ ‘Well, hardly, (= of course not) she's my wife's sister. ’
(2) You can hardly expect her to do it for free.
(3) It's hardly the time to discuss it now.

(1) I met Wilma once, briefly...
(2) Since that evening I haven't once slept through the night...
(3) Lung cells die and are replaced about once a week...

(1) She died as a result of her injuries.
(2) The failure of the company was a direct result of bad management.
(3) He made one big mistake, and, as a result, lost his job.

(1) The scientists say images in computer games also expose children junk food.
(2) Molly: At least I am not fat like you, Mr. junk food junkie.
(3) Sodas and junk food are sharply limited in the schools.

(1) We have lived in the same house for twenty years.
(2) Our children go to the same school as theirs.
(3) She's still the same fun-loving person that I knew at college.

(1) a skateboard park/ramp
(2) [不可数名词]a skateboarding magazine
(3) Those two kids skateboard in the park to show some special technics.

(1) Can I have a drink ?
(2) soft drinks (= cold drinks without alcohol)
(3) a drink of water

(1) a bar/piece of chocolate
(2) a chocolate cake
(3) a chocolate factory

(1) grandpa was not yet back from the war.
(2) grandpa Zhang grows several pots of violets in the overhead terrace.
(3) The second day grandpa called me and asked about them.

(1) Oxford high school
(2) ...the high school football team.
(3) ...an 18-year-old inner-city kid who dropped out of high school.

(1) ...a two-week period of time...
(2) time passed, and still Ma did not appear...
(3) 'What time is it?' — 'Eight o'clock.'...

(1) ...a can of cola.
(2) Now , the cola is falling, too.
(3) Two pieces of fried chicken and a glass of cola.

(1) The fewer things in the room the better.
(2) The Irish love a party, the bigger the better...
(3) If you've got bags you're better off taking a taxi...

(1) I'm a creature of habit (= I have a fixed and regular way of doing things) .
(2) He began to finance his habit through burglary.
(3) She's tried to give up smoking but just can't kick the habit .

(1) a pint/litre of milk
(2) a bottle/carton of milk
(3) fresh/dried/powdered milk

(1) black/white coffee (= without/with milk)
(2) Tea or coffee?
(3) I'll just make the coffee.

(1) Nothing ever happens here.
(2) Don't you ever get tired?
(3) If you're ever in Miami, come and see us.

(1) interviewer: Nice to meet you!
(2) His brother is an interviewer.
(3) Finally, be sure to ask your interviewer when he anticipates making a decision.

(1) It's still not known how many died in the volleys of gunfire.
(2) Medical opinion varies on how many tablets it takes to overdose.
(3) It's impossible to assess how many officers are participating in the slowdown.

(1) the sound of surf breaking on the beach
(2) Sydney, surf capital of the world (= where the sport of surfing is very popular)
(3) I was surfing the Net looking for information on Indian music.

(1) a comfortable/healthy/lavish, etc. lifestyle
(2) It was a big change in lifestyle when we moved to the country.
(3) the lifestyle section of the newspaper (= the part which deals with clothes, furniture, hobbies, etc.)

(1) The center also tracked donations after katrina and the tsunami.
(2) But now that he's single, will he look katrina up?
(3) Experts said round - the - clock coverage cable news stations of the tsunami and katrina influenced charitable giving.

(1) Yeah, yuck it up, funny man.
(2) Gee, a slime bag like that in the same room with me! yuck!
(3) There's your coat, In the dog's basket, yuck!

(1) Who do you think will get (the) most votes?
(2) She had the most money of all of them.
(3) I spent most time on the first question.

(1) I don't know how often I heard the same awful jokes.
(2) No matter how often they turn up, their welcome never wears out.
(3) how often do you give your phone number out?

(1) maybe he'll come, maybe he won't.
(2) ‘Are you going to sell your house? ’ ‘maybe. ’
(3) It will cost two, maybe three hundred pounds.

(1) as for me, I'm taking no chance.
(2) as for other aspects, we will sporadically hand out questionnaires.
(3) as for the man, I know nothing him.

(1) the health of your marriage/finances
(2) health and safety regulations (= laws that protect the health of people at work)
(3) health insurance

(1) Swimming is good exercise.
(2) I don't get much exercise sitting in the office all day.
(3) The mind needs exercise as well as the body.

(1) Load the program into the computer.
(2) an intense training program
(3) the university's graduate programs

(1) Our small company has had 78,000 hits on its internet pages.
(2) The internet is the largest computer bulletin board in the world.
(3) Certainly, Andreessen didn't think up using hypertext to link internet documents.

(1) Just say yes or no.
(2) ‘Are you ready? ’ ‘no, I'm not. ’
(3) Sorry, the answer's no.

(1) The children were rushing about in the garden.
(2) Her books were lying about on the floor.
(3) People were standing about in the road.

(1) Pete and Anne chipped in with suggestions.
(2) (figurative)They chipped away at the power of the government (= gradually made it weaker) .
(3) He was chipping away at the stone.

(1) She was actively looking for a job.
(2) That child has a very active imagination.
(3) What is the active ingredient in aspirin?

(1) The programme was about customs in different parts of the country.
(2) They are sold in many different colours.
(3) I looked it up in three different dictionaries.

(1) The best students are graded A.
(2) I spent all weekend grading papers.
(3) Ten beaches were graded as acceptable.

(1) a shoe shop
(2) There's a little gift shop around the corner.
(3) (British English)a butcher's shop