答案(Homonyms练习003)

41. At the tail of this introductory chapter, there is a short tale that motivates readers to study the material covered in the next chapter.
     correct answer: a, b

42. Now they're all there, waiting in line for their turn to perform.
     correct answer: a, b, c

43. After being through so much together, they made a bad decision to give up and threw (away) their chance all-together.
     correct answer: a, b

44. In that deep valley, those geologists set up a weather vane to indicate the direction of wind before they started to further explore the mineral vein they found last time. The bad weather made their effort of exploration in vain two months ago.
     correct answer: b, c, a
45. He wasted a lot of money on "junk food" and now you look at the pounds he gained on his waist. 
     correct answer: a, b

46. That winning weight-lifter has many fans who all wait to see him.
     correct answer: b, a

47. You will not be surprised by how much he weighs if you know the way he eats.
     correct answer: b, a

48. Last week she lost three games already because of the weak knee of her right leg.
     correct answer: b, a

49. The maid was really an efficient worker and made breakfast ready in just 10 minutes.
     correct answer: b, a

50. He thought he knew the new president of that company, but he didn't.
     correct answer: b, a

51. She stayed in that small inn for three days.
     correct answer: b, a

52. He is not in the marriage knot yet.
     correct answer: b, a

53. Tell him that our friends will be here within an hour.
     correct answer:  b, a

54. Did you see that the island is surrounded by the sea.
     correct answer: a, b

55. Did the dog bury the bone in the berry field?
     correct answer: b, a

56. He and his peer friends often fish on this pier.
     correct answer: b, a

57. Almost every club member at the party drank too much mountain dew and forgot to pay his or her due.
     correct answer: b, a

58. He planted three rows of various rose flowers in his garden.
     correct answer: b, a

59. His voice sounded hoarse when he yelled on his horse.
     correct answer: b, a

60. They are going to haul that small car into the hall of their building.
     correct answer: b, a 

Pun:

What makes that movie star look so cool? Because she has so many fans around her.

fan = (1) an instrument of producing a current of air; (2) enthusiastic devotee, aficionado