句型转换（每空1分，满分15分）
小题1:The new medicine proved beneficial to the patient's skin problems.
----The new medicine proved to _____ _____ _____to the patient's skin problems.
小题2:I have neither brothers nor sisters.That is to say, I'm an only child.
--- I have neither brothers nor sisters—_____ _____ _____, I'm an only child
小题3:As a matter of fact, my boss is three years younger than me.
--As a matter of fact, my boss is three years _____ _____ me.
小题4:All we could see in front of us was 200 km of nothing but sand.
-- All we could see _____ _____ us was 200 km of nothing but sand.
小题5:Li Ming has his faults, but, on the whole, he is a good helper
--Li Ming has his faults, but, _____ _____ _____, he is a good helper.
小题6:It is difficult to imagine that he accepted the decision without any hesitation.
---It is hard to imagine _____ _____ the decision without any hesitation.
小题1:be of benefit
小题2:in other words
小题3: junior to
小题4:ahead of
小题5:all in all
小题6: his/him accepting
题目分析：
小题1:be of benefit 本题考察“of+名词”=该名词转换成的形容词。of benefit= beneficial.有益的。
小题2: in other words 本句是两个同位语短语的转换that is to say="in" other words换句话说。
小题3: junior to 本句中的be junior to比…年轻；换原句的three years younger than me
小题4: ahead of 本句使用ahead of代替前句的in front of，都表示在…之前。
小题5:.all in all 这两个短语都表示共计，总共。
小题6:his/him accepting 本句使用动名词的复合结构，imagine one’s/one doing sth想象某人做某事。
点评：本题要求考生找出原句中的相应的短语，从同义词，近义词，反义词等角度出发，确定合适的答案。