翻译题。

1. I was a little curious ______ ______ (非常好奇) about the whole business.

2. The trunk is ______ like a spear ______ anything else. (与其说……倒不如说……)

3. She was ______ sad (甚于) ______ angry when her son lied again.

4. 成千上万的台湾人出席了欢迎熊猫 “团团”和“圆圆”赴台湾的仪式。

    Thousands of Taiwanese ______ ______ ______ the ceremony to welcome the pandas,

    Tuantuan and Yuanyuan to Taiwan.

5. 孩子不理解这首诗，因此让他背诵是没有意义的。

    The child  ______  ______  ______  ______ the poem, so it  ______  ______  ______ 

    for him to recite it.

6. 她精通英语，这使她能胜任这个工作。

    She ______ ______ ______ ______ English, which enables her to be fit for the job.

7. As far as I know, there is ______ (没有这样一辆车) in this neighbourhood.

8. 我希望你能立刻回答我的问题，给我一个坦率的答案。

    I hope you will answer my question ______ ______ and give me a ______ answer.