1.She was over the age limit and consequently (consequent) her application was rejected.
2.He is expected to be sentenced to six years in jail at least.
3.While this is true in principle, it is very different in practice.
4.Whoever does such a thing deserves to be fired/firing (fire) from our club.
5.His health has broken down because of overwork.
Ⅱ.选词填空
1.Don't break into their conversation; they are discussing something important.
2.I believe he will take my request into account.
3.He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.
4.People thought that the use of robots would do away with boring lowpaid factory jobs.
5.The public has lost faith in the government over the past years.