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1. Be sure you _______________ a recent photo to your passport application.
2. There has been a noticeable drop in the _______________ of crime in the area since the teen centre opened up.
3. If we all _______________, I'm sure we'll be able to finish on time.
4. It can be quite difficult to really define _______________ ideas, such as love or friendship.
5. My wife is quite _______________ because she practises yoga, and she does all these poses to stretch her muscles.
6. A group of volunteers _______________ to the needs of the victims of the tornado. 7. I _______________ she was talking to me because she was looking right at me when she said it.
8. The boss _______________ him to send the report out as soon as it was completed. 9. Reading in English is an excellent way to _______________ your vocabulary. tape abstract flexible incidence presumed cooperate attach instructed enhance ministered
10. We made a _______________ of our baby's first sounds to send to my parents.
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1. Tara was fined $75 for _______________ the speed limit.
2. The witness gave an _______________ description of the criminal - she even knew his eye colour!
3. Seeing the film about Guatemala _______________ Charlie to travel there during his holidays.
4. Perico is much more _______________ than Anatole, so his co-workers value his advice a lot more.
5. This new drug is able to _______________ between healthy cells and cancerous cells, and only attacks the cancerous cells.
6. The _______________ of the study hope their research findings will help prevent others from dying of the disease.
7. If you don't do your homework, you will get a zero, and _______________, you may be asked to leave the program.
8. It is difficult to measure the _______________ of dolphins, but we do know that they have very large brains.
9. Cars of the future will likely _______________ more than one type of fuel system.
10. Current scientific theories _______________ our first human ancestors to Africa about 5 to 7 million years ago.
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1. Atoms form _______________ with each other by sharing or exchanging electrons. 2. Doctors believe my mother's quick _______________ from her illness was partly due to her desire to see her grandchildren again.
3. Studies show that almost all animal societies _______________ clear patterns of territorial, hierarchical, and sexual inequality.
4. Drinking milk is an effective way of _______________ the burning feeling caused by eating spicy food.
5. Our company has built up a great deal of _______________ in creating successful web-sites.
6. In 1215, Britain's King John was forced by his lords to sign the Magna Carta _______________ that free men are entitled to judgment by their peers, and that even a sovereign is not above the law.
7. The longest _______________ between the birth of two children on record is 41 years; a Welsh woman had a girl in 1956, and then a boy in 1997.
8. According to scientists, oysters can change from one _______________ to another and back again depending on which is best for mating at a given moment.
9. China has undergone an incredible economic _______________ in the last 20 years. 10. Books in the library are _______________ by author, title, subject, and key word.
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1. I'm not really interested in history, but the lecture was quite interesting _______________.
2. A lot of people seem to be happily _______________ of the real threat of global warming.
3. Our chemistry _______________ was so boring today that I fell asleep in class.
4. Let's try to keep this discussion _______________; everyone is tired, and wants to go home.
5. African religions were brought to Cuba by the thousands of slaves _______________ to the island by the Spanish.
6. With Internet technology nowadays, photos and films of _______________ sex are just a mouse click away on the home computer.
7. The young woman was so shy that it _______________ her ability to make friends. 8. Just before she died, his grandmother _______________ to him that she had had a lifelong love affair with her neighbour.
9. Montreal has beaten Toronto three times this season, with an _______________ score of 10 - 6.
10. Canadian society today is quite culturally _______________, with immigrants from all over the world.
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_______________ to work harder.
2. The human brain is _______________ of recording over 86 million bits of information daily.
3. The _______________ parliament in Canada consists of the House of Commons and the Senate.
4. Chimpanzees in the wild have been observed using different objects to make tools, a skill previously thought to be the exclusive _______________ of humans.
5. The language in the text is beyond the _______________ of all but those who are experts in the field.
6. James Watt _______________ the Industrial Revolution in 1769 with the invention of the steam engine.
7. Cancer cells can _______________ throughout the body and produce additional tumours.
8. After Cortez brought chocolate back from Mexico to King Charles V's royal court in 1528, it became a profitable industry for Spain, which planted cocoa trees in its _______________ colonies.
9. A plan has been outlined to _______________ a sizeable portion of the land under development to the construction of low-cost housing.
10. People dream an average of five times a night, and each subsequent dream is longer than the one _______________ it.
input edit utilized fees reassigned minimum estates citation subsidizes underlying 1. Old railway beds are now _______________ as bicycle paths in many cities.
2. Cultural insiders are often unconscious of the _______________ meanings of their own cultural categories.
3. The policeman was given a _______________ for bravery after saving a child from a burning car.
4. In December of 1972, the government of Uganda nationalized 41 foreign-owned farms and tea _______________.
5. The union is asking the teachers for their _______________ as to what they would like to see negotiated during the next contract talks.
6. With a computer, it is very easy to _______________ and update your documents. 7. The policeman has been _______________ to a desk job until the investigation into charges of brutality is complete.
8. In ancient China, doctors would only receive _______________ for their services if the patient stayed in good health.
9. A reasonable used car will cost you about $1,500, _______________.
10. Studies show that women's unpaid labour directly and indirectly _______________ men's paid labour.
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Sublist 7
* adapt [??d?pt] vt.改编, 改写 vt. & vi.(使)适应, (使)适合
* contrary [?k?ntr?ri] adj.相反的, 相违的 n.相反, 反面, 对立面 * empirical [em?pirik?l] adj.以观察或实验为依据的 * identical [ai?dentik?l] adj.同一的
* phenomenon [fi?n?min?n] n.现象特殊的人[事物]
* submit [s?b?mit] vi.屈服, 认输 vt.提交, 呈递〈正〉建议, 主张, 申辩 * adult [??d?lt] adj.成熟的成年人的, 适宜于成年人的 n.成年的人或动物 * convert [k?n?v?:t] vt. & vi.(使)转变, (使)转化皈依, 改变(信仰) * equip [i?kwip] vt.装备, 配备使有能力, 使胜任 * ideology [?aidi??l?d?i] n.思想(体系), 思想意识 * priority [prai??riti] n.优先权, 重点优先考虑的事
* successor [s?k?ses?] n.接替的人或事物, 继任者, 继承人
* advocate [??dv?keit] n.提倡者, 拥护者辩护律师, 辩护人 vt.提倡, 主张 * couple [?k?pl] n.一对, 一双一些, 几个夫妻, 情侣 vt.连接, 联结, 联系
* extract [iks?tr?kt] n.摘录, 引用提炼物, 浓缩物 vt.(费力地)拔出, 抽出提取, 榨出 * infer [in?f?:] vt.推断, 推知
* prohibit [pr??hibit] vt.禁止; 阻止
* survive [s??vaiv] vi.幸存, 活下来 vt.比…活得长, 经历…之后还存在 * aid [eid] n.帮助, 援助, 救助助手, 辅助物, 辅助手段 vt.帮助, 援助 * decade [?dekeid] n.十年, 十年间
* file [fail] n.文件夹, 公文箱卷宗, 文件; 计算机文件纵列 vi.排成纵队前进 vt.把…归档提交(申请等), 呈递用锉锉
* innovate [?in?uveit] vi.改革, 创新
* publication [?p?bli?kei??n] n.发表, 公布出版, 刊行, 发行出版物, 书刊 * thesis [?θi:sis] n.论题, 命题, 论点论文, 毕业(或学位)论文 * channel [?t??nl] n.海峡通道; 水沟, 水渠渠道, 途径频道 * definite [?definit] adj.明确的, 确切的一定的, 肯定的 * finite [?fainait] adj.有限的, 有限度的〈语〉限定的
* insert [in?s?:t] n.添入物(尤指一页印刷品图中插入或套印的小图) vt.插入, 嵌入 * quote [kw?ut] vt.提到…以支持某论点报(价); 开(价) vt. & vi.引用, 援引 * topic [?t?pik] n.题目, 论题, 话题
* chemical [?kemik?l] adj.化学的 n.化学药品 * deny [di?nai] vt.否认知情拒绝
* foundation [faun?dei??n] n.建立, 设立, 创办基础, 基本原理, 根据地基基金(会) * intervene [??nt??vi:n] vi.干涉, 干预; 调解干扰, 阻碍
* release [ri?li:s] n.释放, 排放, 解除释放令公映的新影片, 发布的新闻[消息] vt.释放; 放开发布; 发行; 发售
* transmit [tr?nz?mit] vt.传播, 传染传导 vt. & vi.发射, 播送, 广播
* classic [?kl?sik] adj.(著作, 赛事等)最优秀的, (可作)典范的(病例等)典型的, 标准的(衣服, 设计等)传统式样的, 典雅的(因为时已久)著名的; 传统的 n.文豪, 大艺术家; 文学名著, 经典作品, 杰作优秀的典范
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* differentiate [?dif??ren?ieit] vi.区别对待 vt. & vi.区分, 区别, 辨别 * globe [ɡl?ub] n.地球, 世界球体; 球状物地球仪 * isolate [?ais?leit] vt.使隔离, 使孤立, 使脱离
* reverse [ri?v?:s] adj.相反的, 颠倒的, 反向的 n.相反钱币的反面[背面]失败, 挫败 vt. & vi.(使)反转; (使)颠倒; (使)翻转推翻, 取消使倒退, 逆转
* ultimate [??ltimit] adj.最后的, 最终的基本的, 根本的最大的, 极限程度的 * comprehensive [?k?mpri?hensiv] adj.广泛的, 综合的
* dispose [dis?p?uz] vt.布置使愿意或准备做 vt. & vi.处理; 处置
* grade [ɡreid] n.(官阶、质量)等级, 品级, 阶段, 程度〈尤美〉 (考试或作业的)分数, 评分等级〈尤美〉 (学生受测试的)技巧水平(尤指音乐方面)〈美〉 年级; (按年级划分的)小学生
* media [?mi:dj?] n.媒体
* simulate [?simjuleit] vt.假装模仿, 模拟
* unique [ju:?ni:k] adj.独一无二的, 仅有的, 惟一的异常的, 特有的, 少见的 * comprise [k?m?praiz] vt.包含, 包括, 由…组成组成, 构成
* dynamic [dai?n?mik] adj.有活力的, 强有力的不断变化的动力的, 动态的
* guarantee [?ɡ?r?n?ti:] n.保证, 保障; 保证书; 保用期担保, 担保人担保品, 抵押品 vt.保证; 担保使(事情)可能发生
* mode [m?ud] n.方式, 样式样式, 风格
* sole [s?ul] adj.单独的, 惟一的专有的, 独占的
* visible [?viz?bl] adj.看得见的, 可见的, 有形的明显的, 可察觉到的 * confirm [k?n?f?:m] vt.证实, 证明; 肯定, 确认使巩固, 加强批准; 认可 * eliminate [i?limineit] vt.消除, 排除忽略淘汰〈口〉干掉 * hierarchy [?hai?rɑ:ki] n.等级制度统治集团, 领导层
* paradigm [?p?r?daim] n.(一词的)词形变化表范例; 样式; 模范 * somewhat [?s?mhw?t] adv.稍微, 有点, 达到某种程度 * voluntary [?v?l?nt?ri] adj.自愿的, 志愿的义务的, 无偿的 Exercise
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1. Disney's early cartoon features are now considered _______________ in the field of animation. 2. Victoria has enacted a new bylaw which _______________ smoking in all public buildings. 3. The better your English language skills, the more you are able to talk about difficult _______________.
4. _______________ twins develop from the equal division of a fertilized egg.
5. After the birth of her little brother, Sophie was shocked to find that she was no longer the _______________ object of her parents' affection.
6. The _______________ economy of the U. S. is the envy of the world.
7. Our oil and gas reserves are _______________, so we must take steps to develop alternative energy sources.
8. In April of 1932, after 5 years of research, an American science professor _______________ vitamin C.
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