Vocabulary Work
一
1.on the right track 2.wary of 3.comes down to
4.conservative 5.historical 6.corporate 7.leap
8.sum up 9.weighted down 10.luxury
11.guarantee 12.policy 13.lucky
14.stack the odds against 15.diminished 16.take a chance
二
1.will come down to 2.terrific 3.shooting from the hip
4.out of date 5.lucky 6.make a move
7.sum up 8.on the right track
9.weighted down 10.holding out for
11.guarantee 12.ruthless
13.target 14.wary of
15.a certainty 16.gamble
三
1.There is nothing you can say that will diminish his enthusiasm for the project.
2.He has so many enemies in the town that the odds are heavily stacked against his being elected to the council.
3.There is still no certainty that a cease-fire agreement will be reached between the two sides.
4.It's always been Dr.Dryden's policy never to lie to his patients.
5.Sleeping in a warm bed was a luxury for the earthquake victims.
6.A lot of new words are out of date very quickly.
四
1.brought out 2.bring up 3.brought to
4.bring...together 5.bringing down 6.bringing back
7.bring about 8.bring down 9.bring out
10.brought (them)together 11.held(us)back/up
12.holding out for 13.hold on to 14.hold on
15.hold in/back 16.held out/on 17.held up
18.hold back 19.hold (himself)in
cloze
1.computer 2.problem 3.much 4.with
5.to 6.people 7.look 8.more
9.to 10.with 11.do 12.way
13.what 14.in 15.affect 16.get
17.die 18.with 19.many 20.run
21.a 22.how 23.how 24.and
25.take 26.now
