set off；go off；in brief；except for；to be frank range from...to...；gather in；take advantage of；fade away；in spite of

（1）Tell me

in brief

in brief

how it came about that you were 20 minutes late for class.You needn't go into details.
（2）

To be frank

To be frank

，the pay isn't attractive enough，though the job itself is quite interesting.
（3）The lights

went off

went off

in several villages because of the storm yesterday.
（4）The classroom was silent，

except for

except for

the scratching（擦出刺耳聲） of pens on paper.
（5）Traditionally，college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they

set off

set off

on their life journey.
（6）It was late August and the harvest had been safely

gathered in

gathered in

.
（7）As she grew older，all memories of her childhood had

faded away

faded away

from her mind.
（8）Since you are going to America，do

take advantage of

take advantage of

the chance to improve your spoken English.
（9）It is unbelievable that Mr Lucas leads a simple life

in spite of

in spite of

his great wealth.
（10）The national park has a large collection of wildlife，

ranging from

ranging from

butterflies

to

to

elephants.