39.float=afloat v.浮动 TEST 3
1. building=property=construction n.建筑
2. support=back=be behind=in support of=back somebody up v.支持 3. financial support=fund=financial aid 资助 4. stumbling block=difficulty=trouble n.麻烦 5. create=generate=form=produce v.形成
6. direct=guide=lead=instruct=give order/instruction v.指导 7. beam=laser=ray=glow=glare n.光线，激光
8. aim=direct at=purpose=point=idea=objective=goal=target n.目的 9. test in real=field test 实地测试
10. genius=giftedness / talent / intellectual=intelligence=brains=brilliant=wisdom n.天才 11. inherit=run in family=receive=get=be given=be awarded v.继承
12. talent=prodigy=skill=ability=craftsmanship=flair=have a knack=a natural ability to do something well n.才能，技能
13. lessen=minimize=subside=lighten=relieve=ease=allay v.减少
14. significance=supremacy=definition=meaning=sense=connotation n.重要性 15. achieve=make=succeed=manage=make progress=accomplish=get results v.达成 16. limitation=restricted=disadvantage=drawback=liability=the downside n.限制 17. inexorable=inevitable=unstoppable=remorseless adj.无法改变的 18. stable=characteristic=constant=steady=fixed=unchanging adj.稳定的 19. life span=duration of life 寿命
20. biological clock=internal clock 生物钟
21. prolong=extend=drag out=spin out v.延伸，延长 22. principle=law=conscience=scruples n.原则，法则 23. optimal=better=best adj.最佳的
24. conserve=save / frugal=reserve=keep back v.节约，保存
25. immortality : the state of living for ever or being remembered for ever adj.不朽的 26. organism=living thing=life form=wildlife =an animal, plant, human, or any other living thing n.有机的 TEST 4
1. middle-year education=lower secondary school 中学 2. format=pattern n.格式
3. less successful student=struggler 差等生
4. key=contributing factor=important=major=significant=critical n.关键 5. achievement=attainment=progress=breakthrough=accomplishment n.成就 6. spacious=largely=big=huge=vast=enormous=immense adj.广阔的
7. adapt=accessible=get used to=become/grow accustomed to=adjust to v.适应，可接近的
8. careful=elaborate=conscientious=thorough=meticulous=methodical adj.仔细的，精心的
9. supplementary=assist=additional=extra=further=added=spare=more=another n.补充，帮助
10. effort=hard work=work at=push yourself=labour n.努力 11. correct answer=accuracy n.精确
12. imbalance=disorder=unequal=disproportionate n.不平衡，紊乱
13. no longer respond=resistance=fight against 抵抗
14. cost=financial outlay=spend=charge=fare=rental=toll n.支出 15. innate=built-in adj.先天的 16. immunity=resistance n.免疫力 17. entail=involve v.包含
18. circumstance=system n.环境，系统 19. feed on=prey on 以…为食 20. blight=plague v.破坏
21. wipe out=eradicate=get rid of=abolish=scrap=do away with=eliminate 根除 22. plague=infest=troublesome v.折磨
23. compare=determination of variation=contrast=liken=make a comparison=draw an analogy=draw a parallel v.对比
24. criterion=identification=standard=scale n.标准，识别
25. compatible=use both method=well-matched=be made for each other=be a perfect match /pair/couple=be right for=be ideally suited adj.兼容的 26. specimen=individual n.标本
27. container=plastic or glass tube n.容器
28. wet=marshy=soaked=waterlogged=awash adj.湿的
29. habitat=area=the environment=ecosystem=ecology n.栖息地 30. pitfall=trap n.陷阱
31. little time and effort is required=minimal maintenance and intervention 最小程度的维修与介入
32. pesticide: a chemical substance used to kill insects and small animals that destroy crops n.杀虫剂
33. preservative: a chemical substance that is used to prevent things from decaying, for example food or wood n.防腐剂