(1) The craze for roller skating spread throughout the u.s.
(2) the u.s. trade deficit hit a record $ 152 thousand - million that same year.
(3) There are extensive coal deposits in the u.s.S.R.

(1) Olympic athletes
(2) She is a natural athlete.
(3) Daley Thompson was a great athlete.

(1) a concert pianist
(2) a jazz pianist
(3) ...the brilliant Romanian pianist Radu Lupu.

(1) mozart clearly enjoyed good health throughout his twenties and early thirties.
(2) He staged the most lavish productions of mozart.
(3) Wednesday's Prom featured the London mozart Players.

(1) three kinds of cakes/cake
(2) music of all/various/different kinds
(3) Exercises of this kind are very popular.

(1) She's very creative─she writes poetry and paints.
(2) Do you have any ideas? You're the creative one.
(3) [不可数名词]Creativity and originality are more important than technical skill.

(1) an outstanding player/achievement/success
(2) an area of outstanding natural beauty
(3) the outstanding features of the landscape

(1) There was a slight hiccup in the timetable.
(2) He had the hiccups.
(3) I ate too quickly and got hiccups.

(1) My grandson's birthday was on Tuesday.
(2) The old man hobbled along with the help of his grandson.
(3) Li Bai is the descendent of Li Chong'er , grandson of Li Hao , King Liang Wuzhao.

(1) It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary.
(2) It soon became apparent that no one was going to come.
(3) She was becoming confused.

(1) She played a chopin waltz as an encore.
(2) Her playing of chopin delighted the guests.
(3) The pianist has a bias in favour of chopin.

(1) A week later, vivian goes into Edward's office.
(2) The news had shattered him, but vivian was unperturbed.
(3) My name is vivian Ker , I am a software engineer working in multinational company.

(1) to go ice skating
(2) These skate boots will also accomodate an ice blade for ice skating.
(3) In the winter, lots of young people go ice skating.

(1) The room filled with the hum of conversation.
(2) the hum of bees/traffic/voices
(3) The streets were beginning to hum with life.

(1) His wife was dripping with (= wearing a lot of) gold.
(2) I love the reds and golds of autumn.
(3) The team look set to win Olympic gold.

(1) Domestic chickens are descended from jungle fowl of Southeast asia.
(2) The countries of South asia also share many common values.
(3) It has become a cliche to describe asia-Pacific as the world's most dynamic economic area.

(1) national and local newspapers
(2) national and international news
(3) national and regional politics

(1) a warm and loving family
(2) She chose the present with loving care.
(3) fun-loving young people

(1) The city starts to come alive after dark.
(2) Doctors kept the baby alive for six weeks.
(3) I was glad to hear you're alive and well .

(1) the greatest scientific achievement of the decade
(2) It was a remarkable achievement for such a young player.
(3) They were proud of their children's achievements.

(1) Think of a number and multiply it by two.
(2) a high/low number
(3) even numbers (= 2, 4, 6, etc.)

(1) The Republic is a dominion of the brazilian people.
(2) I am proud of my brazilian roots.
(3) It was a great showing by the brazilian team.

(1) Golf tycoon tiger woods, who pulled in $ 100 million, ranks second.
(2) Ian Poulter has the best trousers, but tiger woods holds the trophies.
(3) tiger woods would boo a goose with a wood.

(1) The young golfer often competed against famous players, but so far he has always been beaten.
(2) This golfer can ace this hole without any problems.
(3) Says he's a lousy golfer, but loves the game.

(1) He has always championed the cause of gay rights.
(2) She was a champion of the poor all her life.
(3) the reigning champion (= the person who is champion now)

(1) a major road
(2) major international companies
(3) to play a major role in sth

(1) The unfortunate gymnast was taken on as a new laboratory assistant.
(2) The last gymnast was Russian S . Georgina, who staked everything on her last performance.
(3) The gymnast extended her arms horizontally.

(1) a career in management
(2) hotel/project management
(3) a management training course

(1) charles and I were closeted in his study for the briefing session.
(2) charles lit the fuses and they ran for cover.
(3) charles has been promoted to general sales and marketing manager.

(1) to win a gold medal in the Olympics
(2) to award a medal for bravery
(3) Evans has medalled at several international events.

(1) Fishes blots out the sky and the land , dancing around Trapp and the accordion vehicle.
(2) The accordion has lost its characteristic, and its art form becomes stiff.
(3) Most of the instruments they use are from the West, such as guitar, bass, accordion, harmonica.

(1) to perform an experiment/a miracle/a ceremony
(2) She performs an important role in our organization.
(3) This operation has never been performed in this country.

(1) What sort of person would do a thing like that?
(2) He's a fascinating person.
(3) What is she like as a person?

(1) a born loser (= a person who always loses or is unsuccessful)
(2) Oh yeah? I wasn't born yesterday, you know.
(3) a born athlete/writer/leader

(1) international trade/law/sport
(2) an international airport/school/company
(3) international relations

(1) poland provide the opposition for the Scots' last warm-up match at home.
(2) We then headed west towards the heartland of poland.
(3) They argue that only private capitalists can remake poland's economy.

(1) He hit her on the head, causing her too to spurt blood.
(2) I'm going to need some lemon juice too to put on the salad.
(3) He warned himself to be careful, but he wanted, too, to be bold.

(1) He enjoyed a round of golf on a Sunday morning.
(2) The country club has a golf course.
(3) golf isn't his cup of tea.

(1) the National Basketball Association championship
(2) He won a silver medal at the European championships.
(3) They've held the championship for the past two years.