in shock；ups and downs；fall apart；rather than；make sense；date back；refer to；work out；as if；now and then；in ruins；give up

（1）Though having failed many times，they never

gave up

gave up

and finally delicious popcorn was made.
（2）When a pencil is partly put into water，it looks

as if

as if

it were broken.
（3）The burning hotel in which two fifths of the rescue workers had been trapped was

in ruins

in ruins

.
（4）To build up his strength，Mr.Soldier keeps

working out

working out

in the gym on a regular basis.
（5）Last month，the veteran fighter

referred to

referred to

his experiences during the Long March.
（6）Every relationship has a lot of

ups and downs

ups and downs

，which however doesn't seem to apply to this couple.
（7）Most members of this team have been providing thoughtful，well-written messages that

make sense

make sense

and contribute to the historic discovery.
（8）I am so honored to have been invited to actually contribute articles to this project

now and then

now and then

.
（9）Keep your distance from that old chair--- it's likely

to fall apart

to fall apart

at any moment.
（10）What your teacher reminds you of is a kind warning

rather than

rather than

any sort of criticism.