Vocabulary work
一
1． Notions inhabited
2． Denial
3． Independent
4． Realistic
5． Pass for
6． Consequent
7． A handful of
8． As opposed to
9． Urged influential
10． Eternal
11． In search of
12． Cherish
13． Related
14． Denial, was opposed to
15． Haunted
16． Discerned
二
1． Combat
2． Capabilities
3． Eternal
4． Opposed to
5． In search of
6． Stake … on
7． No wonder
8． In the light of
9． Discern
10． Paralyzed
11． Crying out for
12． Awaken to
13． Consequent
14． Sensitive to
三
1． She showed a complete lack of interest in the subject under discussion.
2． Now that she’s got a part-time job, she is financially independent of her family.
3． As a charity, we provide food and shelter for people in need, regardless of the reasons for their need.
4． These stars are barely visible to the naked eyes.
5． The depression that started in mid-1929 was a catastrophe of unprecedented dimensions for the United States.
6． Even to this day, the hunger he suffered in his childhood still haunts him.
7． Robert overcame his shyness which had formerly paralyzed him in Mary’s presence.
8． The fall in the cost of living is directly related to the drop in the oil price.
四
1. I don’t think it is realistic to turn to him for help. As a matter of fact, he himself is in need of help.
2. More and more people are being awakened to the urgent need of combating air pollution.
3. There are visible signs that some of the time-honored old traditions and values are no longer cherished by the young people.
4. Many of us find the notion of a boundless universe is hard to grasp.
5. There being so many loopholes in the laws and regulations, it is little wonder that a handful of speculators got rich overnight.
6. An unprecedented boom in tourism brought sudden prosperity to the small border town, which was formerly inhabited by only three hundred people.
7. In the light of this information, that country already has the capabilities to make nuclear weapons.
8. Regardless of repeated warnings from his friends, he staked all his money on high-risk ventures.
Cloze
1. Other
2. Magazines
3. Consider
4. Times
5. Answered
6. Ways
7. Questions
8. Offer
9. Differ
10. For
11. Themselves
12. To
13. Open
14. Making
15. So
16. Single
17. With
18. Others
19. Young
20. Private
21. Than
22. Curriculum
23. Kinds
24. Should
25. Amount
26. Or
27. Charge
28. What
Error Correction
1． Must-can
2． Start-starting
3． Go后加to
4． Learn后加from
5． That-what
6． Are-were
7． You 前加if
8． Imaginative-unimaginative
9． Inspite - despite
10． Way+out
