rather than　pay off　try out for　crash into　not any more　keep up with　let down　in bad shape　gather around　a crowd of

（1）He noticed a car

crash into

crash into

a big tree nearby.
（2）

A crowd of

A crowd of

us are going to the ball.
（3）I think I'll have a cold drink

rather than

rather than

coffee.
（4）All his students

gathered around

gathered around

him and wanted to know the result of the examination.
（5）He is still very young but he is

in bad shape

in bad shape

now.
（6）He went home feeling lonely and

let down

let down

.
（7）John studied hard before the examination，and it

paid off

paid off

.He made an A.
（8）Wages are not

keeping up with

keeping up with

inflation（通货膨胀）.
（9）He could

not

not

stand such a situation

any more

any more

.
（10）He should have

tried out for

tried out for

the part but he gave up.