1、According to Alvin Toffler,the present lifetime is quite different from all others because of the （stunning） expansion of the scale and scope of change. 2、The retired pop star denied rumors that he was planning to stage a （comeback） later this year. 3、At the meeting, the chairperson （overlooked ）his rudeness and tried to pretend nothing had happened.
4、Frank had never expected those few items would （come to ）2000 dollars.
5、Yesterday Tom cut his finger, but he（ brushed it off） as unimportant and kept working . 6、My friend’s marriage did’t （come off）; her fiancé broke off the engagement at the last minute. 7、Though my brother had been away for over 15 years, he could still （pick out ）different places in the city from the airplane.
8、Gloria loved her husband so much that she began to （fall apart ）after he was killed in a car accident. 9、To everybody’s surprise, the woman candidate from a small party（ topped ）the poll in the first round of voting.
10、It is reported that several houses were（ carried away ）when the swollen river suddenly changed its course yesterday. 1、This kind of strange brooding frog of Australia （incubates ）its young in the stomach and gives birth through its mouth. 2、It feels wholesome to be alone the greater part of time. Being in company, even with the best, is soon （wearisome） and dissipating.
3、I am afraid we have to （concur on ）a set of rules called etiquette and politeness to make our frequent meeting tolerable. 4、Our neighbor makes herself available to international students and their families,（ unraveling） for them the puzzles of living in a new place.
5、Extinctions have occurred 100 to 100000 times faster than before, （principally） because we have degraded and destroyed forests, spread agriculture, introduced animals into new environments and polluted the air, soil and water.
6、Some people in that country fear that the newly-founded international organization will sooner or later（ strip） away our sovereignty.
7、The （introverted ）wilderness explorer hates to talk about himself or disclose anything about his private life.
8、A leader’s task is to focus the people’s energies and desires, to define them in simple terms, to inspire, to make what people want seem （attainable）, important, within their grasp.
9、Winston Churchill managed, through （sheer） rhetoric, to turn the British defeat and the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940 into a major victory. 10、In many cases, admiration for religious leaders went hand in hand with respect for science. No one expressed the view that religious beliefs were（ incompatible） with scientific research. 1、The two men spent much of the time at the reunion, reminiscing about the war, as old soldiers are （wont） to do. 2、The protest went ahead despite government assurances that they would press for （reciprocity） with the neighboring country in the issuing of visas.
3、I’m not buying the factory because I’m a(n) （altruist）; I expect it to be making me a lot of money in a few year’s time. 4、His eyes glinted and you could see the greed （coming out） in him as he sang the praises of the
run-down car he was trying to sell. 5、（At face value） they seem to contradict certain widely held beliefs; yet it seems difficult to dismiss these phenomena as being simply due to chance or to misconception. 6、It is unfair that Ted has been made a（ sacrificial） lamb – it was his boss who should have been dismissed.
7、The former president could still act as a conduit for aid from the West. 8、It is said the smooth-talking man is able to exercise a hypnotic influence over （callow ）youth. 9、I have lived in this country for a long time and I can（ see though） the glossy image-making of his campaign.
10、Production targets are set for each branch, and branch , managers who don’t （measure up ）usually don’t last.
1、A group of girls and boys （clustered ）around the teacher , listening carefully to what she’s saying.
2、Naturalist Merlin Tuttle, through his organization, began a campaign to let people know the facts about bats, （dispelling ）some of the more exaggerated myths. 3、The search （involves ）pointing the telescope towards the millions and millions of stars in the Milky Way and selecting a tiny sector containing about 10000.
4、Bad weather （hampered ）landing and on the first night only half of the immigrants were unloaded. 5、Suddenly the daily fear and uncertainty （escalated ）into full-scale terror, and the ship echoed with screams.
6、They allowed the inmates onto the deck once a week to wash in salt water, otherwise the inmates were （confined） to the hold 24 hours a day . 7、Others argue that since the earth has endured a long （string） of ice ages in the last two million years, any warming is likely to be temporary.
8、You can also create a sense of peace and（ tranquility ）by reading a book or listening to beautiful music.
9、Trying to take care of everything at once can be (overwhelming) and as a result, you may not accomplish anything.
10、It helps to talk with someone about your anxieties and worries. Perhaps a friend can help you achieve a more positive (perspective )on what’s troubling you.
1、As a teenager, I was（ consumed） by passion for a film star I would never meet.
2、The man grew angry and threatened to come and （smash) the place （up） if the boss didn’t pay him the money.
3、You can accuse me of （cowardice）, but I am still reluctant to fight in this unpopular war. 4、Almost in every country, there is a severe penalty for anyone who（ harbor） traitors. 5、The whole village was （scandalized ）by her marriage to a man who was young enough to be her grandson.
6、It was really a wonderful occasion which we will （cherish） for many years to come.
7、We live in an （acquisitive） society which views success primarily in terms of material possessions.
8、The woman who appeared in court （bridled at） the suggestion that she had been dishonest. 9、Writing teachers are supposed to design workable strategies to help students to eliminate （tautology ）and avoid needless repetition when they are writing compositions.
10、The restaurant was called House Beyond House. It leaned over the lake on three sides. Despite the view and its poetic name, it was a （nonchalantly） ugly place with greasy old furniture. 1、We assume that Western agriculture is the very（ pinnacle ）of what is possible in the productive use of soil for the growth of food. 2、Stephen Jay Gould, a famous evolutionary biologist and （prolific） author who influenced his field for decades, died Monday.
3、Angry participants (shouted down) one member of the committee as he tried to address the audience through a bullhorn.
4、In essence, these textbooks (deprecate) the numerous Native American cultures while reinforcing the attitude that the European conquest of the New World denotes the superiority of European culture.
5、We were (scrambling) through the thick undergrowth when we suddenly came across a fast-flowing stream.
6、A child can gain much better (solace )from a fable than he can from an effort to comfort him based on adult reasoning and viewpoint.
7、The boy has learned from fairy stories that what at first seems a( repulsive), threatening figure can magically change into a most helpful friend.
8、As long as parents fully believes that Biblical stories solved the( riddle )of our existence and its purpose, it was easy to make a child feel secure.
9、In the 18th century, art in Europe was regarded, along with music and poetry, as something (edifying).
10、It was an extraordinarily productive year, for genetic engineers (undid) the secrets of human DNA.
1、Unfortunately these drugs are quite toxic and hinder the body’s ability to (fight off )infection. 2、These who torture others in mind or body in order to gain ego satisfaction are considered (sadistic).
3、Justice in any constitutional sense is still not anything hoped for by these residents, although some say that things have changed and that the younger generation won’t put up with the things older people( went along with).
4、That man’s actions are entirely( motivated) by his desire for happiness, a doctrine which has been called “theological utilitarianism”.
5、During the two-month drought, all the sunflowers on both sides of the road (withered) into brown, rattling, burry stalks.
6、The lighthearted exchanges, which they knew were being recorded, sound nothing like the words of men who fear they have done something( reprehensible), or even something out of the ordinary.
7、Since boyhood he had been determined to become extremely successful – that is , extremely wealthy, for he saw money as the only (irrefutable) proof of success.
8、Blanche Blank points out that a university should be a resource centre for those who want to develop their intellectual powers, and that selling it to the youth as a take-off pad for the material good life is really a (perversion )of its true spirit.
9、The most( grotesque )story was told by an oil worker who saw a small boy of five or six feet. 10、Before the rainy season came, the workers were busy rebuilding the dam because it was too weak to( withhold) the pressure of the rising water.
1、The report says that heart disease( snatched) life away from 7.4 million people last year.
2、Exercise has a well-recognized (tranquilizing) effect, which helps you work in a more relaxed fashion.
3、Residents of this island are growing rich from the mining of gold deposits, which has now (eclipsed) fishing as the state’s major revenue source.
4、The government has founded a $2.5 million program to investigate whether honeybees can be trained to( pinpoint )landmines and other military targets.
5、we’re in an era when compute hackers are stealing credit-card numbers and other technologically adept criminals are( transgressing) national borders.
6、Both of them are reported to have experienced an episode of carbon-monoxide poisoning caused by the use of burning coals to heat a poorly (ventilated) room.
7、Physicians do not always have a clear understanding of the ailments that are (afflicting )their patients, but they usually suggest options for further treatment.
8、Several countries, including Britain, Denmark and Germany, have （outlawed ）all scientific work on cloning humans.
9、In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete at all in the global market place, diversity is an（ imperative）.
10、Although some airlines prohibit passengers from using electronic equipment during take-off and landing, most are reluctant to （enforce ）a total ban, given that many passengers want to work during flights.
1.Chris decided to divorce(离婚) Pat because he often _____D____a girl yong enough to be his daughter.
A brought up （长大） B stood up for （站起来） C took advantage of （趁着） D played around with（戏弄）
2. Generations(一代人) of women in this part of world were ___C___by poverty(贫穷),by religion宗教and by tradition(传统).
A acquired （获得） B undergone （经历/承受） C enslaved（奴役） D bolstered（支持）
3．My neighbor邻居 is always complaining抱怨 about his secondhand car ---he doesn’t know when she’s______B__.
A celebrated （著名的） B well off （手头宽裕的） C deceptive（虚伪的） D well-found（以及发现）
4. It is becoming abundantly clear that,unless I make some determined move,I will become a permanenty（永久的）___A____in the machine. A cog （齿轮） B model
C victim D conductor(导体)
5. The recent fall in house prices has___A_____disaster for many people who want to sell their houses.
A spelt(招致 ) B averted(避免) C resolved(下定决心的、坚决的) D transformed(变换)
6. I told my sister I’d lend her my new shirt if she let me borrow her jacket,but she didn’t rise to the ____A___ .
A bait（诱饵） B mask
C obligation D compromise(妥协)
7. My husband ate a ___B____breakfast before he set off for his remote farmhouse. A prime （最初的） B hearty（丰盛的） C convenient D heady（兴奋的）
8.Yesterday moring when she said she was going to leave him for good ,he thought it was only a __C____.
A bliss（幸福） B sacrifice（牺牲） C bluff（欺骗） D consequence
9. Alice was ____D__ with grief when she heard her husband died in a plane crash.
A above herself （趾高气昂） B in touch
C in line D beside herself（发狂）
10. Due to an __B____by my bank,there was less money in my account than there should have been.
A intent （意图） B oversight（疏忽） C indecision(优柔寡断的) D ebgarement（订婚）
B单元
1. We are now in a world where the speed at which you distribute information often means the difference between success and failure,and her influence__C___quality. A supervises B supplements C supersedes D scandalizes
2. A teacher must constantly evaluate her own attitude because her influence can be___B___ if she has personal prejudices.
A delectable B deleterious C meritorious D deliberate
3. The__A____abthropologist Genrge Murdock has listed seventy-there items that characterize every known culture,past and present. A eminent B imminent C reminiscent D legitimate
4. These computer hackers skip skip school and lose contact with friends;they may even ___C___personal hygiene.
A forge B furrow C forgo D fortify
5. Education___B____the conviction that you can always learn something new. A installs B instills C fulfills D imbues
6. Sadly the Giant Panda is one of the many species now in danger of ___B____. A immigration B extinction C distinction D extaction
7. Jane was in a __C__as to whether to marry Paul,who was poor,or Charles,who was ugly. A paradox B stigma
C dilemma D predication
8. Most public places are simply not __D____to the needs of people with a physical handicap. A deserted B dwelled C motivated D geared
9. People who like to wear red dresses are more likey to be talkative and __A____.
A vivacious B introverted C lucrative D perilous
10. The __B_____who had isolated himself from the outside world for over ten years was found dead oin his hamlet.
A miser B hermit C pauper D vegetarian