Unit 9
1. Tom should__________________________(明事理，不至于找迪克帮忙).
2. __________________________(打碎的玻璃杯怪不着孩子们), because the room was too dark.
3. None of us__________________________(期望主席在晚会上露面), because we thought he was still in hospital.
4. There was a big hole in the road __________________________(影响了交通).
5. He is quite sure that_______________________(对他来说完成任务是不可能的) within two days.
Unit 9
1. know better than to ask Dick for help
know better than to do sth.
none other than : The first speech was given by none other than Mr. Smith.
not so much as：甚至不。。。连。。。都没有 I have not so much as heard of him, much less know him.
other than ： The truth is quite other than what you think.
still less : He knows little of mathematics, and still less of chemistry.
much more ： John likes music, much more dancing.
As good as : The house was as good as new.
as good as or better than : The facilities of the older hospital are as good as or better than those of the new hospital.
as good as, if not better than: Ann's work is as good as, if not better than, ours.
2. The children were not to blame for the broken glass
be not to blame for
3. expected the chairman to turn up at the party
4. which held up the traffic
5. it's impossible for him to fulfill the task
it is + for sb. to do sth.