common denominator a quality or belief shared by all the members of a group odds the probabilities that sth will or will not happen
stack to arrange dishonestly so as to give oneself an unfair advantage motive to provide with a strong reason for doing sth. falter lose strength or effectiveness; weaken
Semantic Variations: CBBACB Stems
1 prescribe to advise the use of a medicine
2 description an account of a person in words
3 terrain a stretch of land, with regard to its natural features 4 subscribe to pay regularly in order to receive a magazine, newspaper, etc. 5 territorial of a country’s territory
6 extraterrestrial of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere Antonyms
appear ready hide s skillful careless Cloze
intelligent activities workout attitude
off reducing seem aside Section B
CCCCC TFTFT TTFFT Section C
FTFTF TFTTT
Unit 9 First Aid
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Section A Word Pretest
1.B. 2.A. 3.C 4.B. 5.B. 6.B. 7.B. 8.A. 9.C. 10.B Reading comprehension
1.B. 2. C. 3. D. 4. B/D/A/C. 5.C. 6.C. 7.A. 8.C/A/B/D Vocabulary Building Word Search
1.ambulance 2.urgent 3.emergency 4.massage 5.yell
6.vein 7.artery 8.fracture 9.blister 10.tetanus Use of English
1.The government has come in for a lot of criticism.
2. It’s hard to come to terms with the government’s defense policy.
3. After retiring in 1980 he has decided to make a comeback to the political scene.
4. The situation has come to the boil now that the government has to face a vote of confidence. 5. The tax cuts announced in the Budget do not come into effect until next year. 6. The miners came out on strike against the government’s privatization plans. Stems
?? solo: a composition or passage for an individual voice or instrument, with or without accompaniment
?? series: a number of objects or events arranged or coming one after the other in succession
?? isolate: to set apart or cut off from others
?? desert: to withdraw from, especially in spite of a responsibility or duty; to forsake
?? peninsula: a piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland by an isthmus
?? exert: to put to use or effect; to put forth
?? insulate: to prevent the passage of heat, electricity or sound into or out of somewhere, especially by surrounding with a non-conducting materials ?? insert: to put or set into, between or among Synonyms
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?? give 2. stop 3. antiseptic 4. block 5. penetrate Cloze
Pedestrians adults declining avoid signals case impaired fatalities Section B
1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.B
8.A 9.T 10.F 11.F 12.F 13.T 14.T Section C
1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F 6.F 7.F 8.F 9.F 10.T Keys to Reading Course 2 Unit 10 Marriage Section A Word Pretest
1.C 2.C 3.C 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.A 8.C Reading Comprehension
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5. B 6.C 7.A 8.A
Vocabulary Building Word match
quotation a sentence or passage taken from a book artificial not natural
anguish very great pain or suffering, esp. of the mind
anniversary a day which is an exact year or number of years after something has happened
superstition a belief based on association of ideas instead of reason or fact
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bouquet a bunch of flowers heed to give attention to escort to accompany
confetti small pieces of colored paper thrown on weddings conceal to hide
consent agreement asunder apart
vow a solemn promise or declaration of intention
rites forms of behavior with a fixed pattern for a religious purpose sermon to talk usually based on a sentence from the Bible and given as part of a church service
Use of English
?? ?? ?? ??
Will you please keep me company for a while?
I couldn’t keep a straight face when he told me of his plan.
The staff are going to be kept in the dark about the firm’s plans for the future. I’ll keep an open mind until we’ve discussed it.
?? I’ll keep away from her until she’s feeling more optimistic.
?? Try to keep your head even if you don’t know what’s going to happen. Stems
?? briefly: for a short time; in as few words as possible
?? astronaut: a person trained to pilot, navigate, or otherwise participate in the flight of a spacecraft
?? abridge: to reduce the length of (a written text); to condense ?? fuse: to blend thoroughly by or as if by melting together
?? astronomy: the scientific study of matter in outer space, especially the positions, dimensions, distribution, motion, composition, energy and evolution of celestial bodes and phenomena
?? confusing: unclear or difficult to understand
?? abbreviate: to reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form Synonyms
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1. naughty 2. divine 3.break 4.give 5.seize Cloze
wrong dislike midnight standard homelife convinced meantime capital Section B
1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.D 9.C 10.D 11.F 12.T 13.F 14.A 15.C 16. B Section C
1.T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.F 6.F 7.T 8.F 9.F 10.T
Unit 11 Creativity
Section A Word Pretest 1-5: B, A, A, B, A 6-8: B, A, A
Reading Comprehension 1-6: A, C, A, A, C，C Vocabulary Building ---Word Match glow instinctive exemplify funnel prelude applaud flash attend to potential impulse doze evaluate
to give out heat or light
(of ideas, behaviors) natural, not based on learning or thinking to serve as example
a wide-mouthed tube used for pouring liquids into a narrow-necked container a short piece of music that introduces a large musical work to praise by clapping one’s hands to shine suddenly and brightly to direct one’s interest and effort to the ability to develop, achieve or succeed a sudden wish to do something to sleep lightly
to judge the value or degree of
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