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1. i must have dropped ___ to sleep.我肯定是睡着了。
2. just as i was dropping off, a strange thought ___ my mind.就在我打瞌睡的时候，一个奇怪的念头闪过我的脑海。
3. sales to the british forces are expected to drop ___.预计对英国军队的销售量会减少。
4. the daily ___ of casualties has dropped off sharply.每日伤亡人数已经大大减少。
5. this was one of the factors that led to president suharto’s dropping of his previous ___.这是导致苏哈托总统放弃其先前异议的因素之一。
6. the country’s captain was dropped from the ___ party to england.该国的国家队队长无缘英格兰之行。
7. britain has dropped from second to third ___ in the league.英国在联赛中的地位从第二位降到了第三位。
8. if i drop a few ___ he might give me a cutting.如果我给点暗示，他没准会送我一段插枝。
9. mary ann wished he would just ___ it.玛丽·安希望他就不要谈论它了。
10. does that mean you’re going to drop the ___?那是不是意味着你将不再谈论那个话题？
11. to the south the hills dropped ___ to farmland.山势在南边一路下倾延伸至农田。
12. from the house, the garden drops away surrounded by a rural ___ of woodland.从房子的位置，花园开始变低，四周树木葱郁，一派田园风光。
13. he dropped ___ my office this morning.今天早晨他到我办公室串门来了。
14. whenever i’m up there i always drop ___.每次我到那儿都会顺便去看看。
15. she spent most of the day dropping in ___ friends in edinburgh.她一天的大部分时间都用来拜访在爱丁堡的朋友。
16. the poll indicates a ___ in support for the conservatives.民意测验表明保守党支持率有所下降。
17. i dropped my glasses and ___ them.我不小心把眼镜掉下来摔碎了。
18. he felt hot tears dropping ___ his fingers.他感到热泪掉到他的手指上。
19. ___ embers started dropping from the ceiling.余火未尽的木块开始从天花板上往下掉。
20. his toupee dropped off, revealing his ___ head.他的假发掉了，露出了光头。
21. drop the noodles ___ the water.将面条下到水里。
22. he dropped his plate into the ___.他把盘子丢到水槽里。
23. bombs drop round us and the floor ___.炸弹落在我们周围，地板在颤抖。
24. nancy dropped ___ a nearby chair.南希疲惫地坐到近处的椅子上。
25. she let her head ___.她低垂着头。
26. he dropped his hands ___ to his knees.他将双手垂放在腿上。
27. she looked ___ to drop.她看上去快要累垮了。
28. you have to ___ until you drop.一直跑到你跑不动为止。
29. his voice will drop to a dismissive ___.她会把声音压低，轻蔑地低语。
30. he dropped his voice and ___ round at the door.他放低了声音，在门口环视了一下。
31. he dropped me ___ the hotel.他把我送到了酒店。
32. many children had been dropped ___ the stadium by their parents.很多孩子被家长送到了体育馆。
33. he was told to ___ the idea.他被告知要打消拿个主意。
34. the prosecution was forced to drop the ___.控方被迫撤诉。

35. many nations still had not dropped sanctions ___ south africa.许多国家还没有终止对南非的制裁。
36. temperatures can drop to ___ at night.夜间温度可能会降到零度以下。
37. once the rate ___

it never drops back to its previous level.价格上去了就再也不会降到以前的水平了。
38. he had dropped the price of his london home ___ ￡1.25.他已将他在伦敦的房子价格降了125万英镑。
39. he was prepared to ___ a drop in wages.他已做好心理准备接受降薪。
40. he dropped his briefcase ___ a chair.他把公文包丢在椅子上。
41. she ___ and dropped the torch.她尖叫一声，把手电筒丢在了地上。
42. u.s planes began dropping ___ on the city.美国飞机开始轰炸该城市。
43. supplies are being dropped for the ___.正向难民空投物资。
44.

the apples are beginning to ___ from the trees.苹果开始从树上落下来了。
45. your button has dropped ___.你的纽扣掉了。
46. he dropped ___ the floor and hid under the table.他蹲到地板上，藏在桌子底下。
47. she dropped her head ___ against the cushion.她倒头靠在靠垫上。
48. the number of deaths ___ the roads has dropped sharply.交通事故死亡人数已大大减少。
49. temperatures drop quite dramatically at night, so ___ some warm clothing.夜里气温骤降，所以要带上些暖和的衣服。
50. their share of the market dropped ___ 50 percent this year.今年他们的市场占有率下降到了50%。
51. you might be able to ___ them to drop the price.你也许能够让他们把价格降下来。
52. as soon as she saw the police car she ___ her speed.她一看到警车就放慢了速度。
53. his name was dropped from the ___.他被剔除出名单。
54. taylor was bitterly disappointed to be dropped from the england ___.泰勒对没有入选英格兰队感到非常失望。
55. the proposal was dropped after opposition from ___ liberties groups.遭到公民自由组织的反对后这一提案便被驳回了。
56. new evidence was ___ to the court and the case was dropped.新的证据提交给法庭后该案就被撤销了。
57. students are allowed to ___ history in year 9.九年级的学生可以不学历史。
58. you can’t expect me to drop everything whenever you’re in ___.你不能指望你要进城我就得放下手头的所有事情。
59. oh, drop the ‘senator’ – just ___ me gordon.噢，不要叫我“参议员”， 就叫我戈登吧。
60. some time later, the matter was quietly ___.过来一段时间，这件事就不了了之。
61. to her ___, julius dropped the subject.让她感到宽慰的是，朱利叶斯停止了那个话题。
62. just drop ___, i don’t want to talk about it any more.到此为止，行不行？我再也不愿意谈这事了。
63. “what about the money?” “we’ve agreed to ___ it drop.” “钱呢？” “我们都已经说好不再提了。”
64. just drop me here – i can walk the ___ of the way.就让我在这里下车吧，剩下的路我可以走过去。
65. she dropped johnny ___ the school gates at about 8:30.大约8点30分时她把约翰尼送到了校门口。
66. i’ve got your books – i’ll drop them ___ to your place later.我买到你要的书了， 晚些时候我会送到你那里去。

67. i just dropped ___ to see how you were getting on.我只是顺道来看看你过得怎么样。
68. the kids drop round and see her from ___ to time.孩子们时不时地过来看看她。
69. jan dropped ___ the office this morning to tell me her news.简今天上午顺道来办公室把她的消息告诉我。
70. why don’t you drop ___ for a drink one evening?你哪天晚上过来喝一杯怎么样？
71. the cliff dropped ___ over a hundred feet to the sea below.悬崖从距海面一百多英尺的地方陡然而下。
72. on the left the ground drops ___, giving a view over the rooftops.左边，地势陡降，可以看到一个个屋顶。
73. she dropped him as soon as she found out he had been ___ another woman.她一发现他和另一个女人有来往后就和他一刀两断了。
74. we’re going to shop till we ___!我们要逛街购物直到走不动为止。
75. he dropped some big ___ about what he wanted for his birthday.他对自己生日要什么礼物作了明显的暗示。
76. drop us a ___ to let us know how you’re getting on.写封短信告诉我们你过得怎样。
77. ben looked at me ___ horror for a moment and then dropped his gaze.本惊恐地看了我一会儿，然后垂下了目光。
78. they waited for the wind to ___.他们等风停下来。
79. finally, she dropped the ___. she was pregnant and i was the father.最后她说出了一个惊人的消息：她怀孕了，而我就是孩子的父亲。
80. you told her where we went on friday night! you’ve really dropped me ___ it now!你告诉她星期五晚上我们去哪儿了！这下你把我给害惨了！
81. phil dropped $200 ___ poker yesterday.菲尔昨天打扑克输了200美元。
82. real madrid dropped a point at ___ yesterday.皇家马德里队昨天在主场失了一分。
83. he started out with the ___ but at the first fence he dropped back.起跑时他和领先的选手并驾齐驱，但到第一栏时落后了。
84. ellen dropped behind to ___ her shoelace.埃伦落在后面系鞋带。
85. she kept dropping ___ at her desk.她坐在书桌前不停地打瞌睡。
86. i must have dropped off ___ sleep.我肯定是打了个盹。
87. i’ll drop you ___ on my way home.我回家路上顺道送你吧。
88. the member of graduates ___ into teaching has dropped off sharply.从事教育行业的大学毕业生人数急剧减少了。
89. the group gets smaller as members move away or drop ___.随着成员搬离或退出，这个团体的规模就变小了。
90. bill dropped ___ of college after his first year.比尔在大学读完第一年后就辍学。
91. in the 60s, leary ___ kids to ‘turn on, tune in and drop out.’60年代时，利里鼓励年轻人“打开心扉， 同流突出。”
92. as the first drops of rain began to ___, michael started to run.刚有雨滴落下，迈克尔就开始跑起来。
93. a single drop of blood ___ onto the floor.一滴血溅落在地板上。
94. a drop of sweat ___ down her forehead and into her eye.一滴汗珠从她额头上滚下来落到眼睛里。
95. she likes to add a drop of brandy ___ her tea.她喜欢在茶里加一点点白兰地。
96. george hasn’t ___ a drop for years.乔治已经好多年滴酒未沾了。
97. i haven’t got a drop of ___ for him.我一点也不同情他。
98. manufacturers report a big ___ in new orders.生产商报告说新订单大幅减少了。
99. the results showed a ___ drop in profits.结果显示利润急剧下降。
100. there was a ___ drop on one side of the rock.小道的一边是陡坡。
101. there was an almost ___ drop to the valley below.到下面的山谷几乎是垂直的峭壁。
102. some of these corporations threaten to ___ at the drop of a hat.这些大公司中有几家威胁说要马上提起诉讼。
103. air drops of food ___ were made to the region yesterday.昨天对该地区空投了救援食品。
104. my first ___ of the day is usually somewhere in north london.我一天中第一个送货地点通常是在伦敦北部的某个地方。
105. 5,000 new schools are to be built, but this is just a drop in the ___ for such a vast county.要新建5,000 所学校， 但对这么个幅员辽阔的国家来说也只是杯水车薪。
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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