題目：

　　1.She stretched across the table for the butter.

　　2.In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.

　　3.Concern is mounting that the estimated 1.5 million people left homeless will fall victim to epidemics of cholera(霍亂) and other illnesses.

　　4.After a year without defeat, the team now reigns supreme as the finest in the country.

　　5.Some read from old lecture notes and then haltingly explained the thumb-worn last lines.

　　答案：

　　1.她探身去取放在餐桌對面的黃油。

　　2.一些宗教團體把財富看作是拯救和有高尚情操的象征，把肥胖看作是富有和康樂的象征。

　　3.人們的擔心日甚一日，因為估計有150萬人無家可歸，霍亂及其他流行病的爆發會危及到他們。

　　4.該隊一年來所向無敵，現已稱雄全國

　　5.老師讀著舊講稿，吞吞吐吐地解釋著已經破損(講稿)的最后幾行。