Text B
Attractive cultivate inform purchase scale spiritual suggest temporary
1. –I regret to _____ you that there’s nothing we can do to help you. --but I think you should have told us earlier. Inform
2. The school has been open for merely six months, so it’s hard to _______ its success. Evaluate
3. She’s not beautiful, but I find her very _____ because she seems so full of life and fun. Attractive
4. The young woman’s hopelessness and lack of energy were symptoms of a severe emotional ______. depression
5. Sara has made up her mind that her ______ activities will never get in the ay of her career. Leisure
6.______ action is needed to solve the problem of environmental pollution We cannot do it alone. Collective
7.The number of people borrowing from public libraries has _______ ,but book sales are rising. Decreased
8.Our friendship is strictly_______ ;we never seek material benefits from each other. Spiritual
9.John’s parents were both deeply___ people, who believed it was sinful to work on Sundays. Religious
10.The doctors came to the conclusion that the patient’s blindness was_______ and he’d be able t see again after some treatment. Temporary
11.I want a thermometer that has two _______ marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and the other in Centigrade. Scale
12.The teachers in the training center are making great efforts to ______ in their students the habit of speaking English. Cultivate
13.He’s applied for a lot of jobs recently , which ______ hat he’s not altogether satisfied with his present position. Suggest
14.My parents offered me an amount of money adequate to_____ an apartment, but I’ve decided to buy one myself. Purchase
15.He said he was unlucky ,but I believed that the accident was the ________ consequence of his carelessness. Inevitable
16.This dictionary provides simple explanations and a lot of examples, which will____ you to understand English words better. Enable
17.He greed with whatever I said and gave me whatever I wanted ,but his eagerness to please me merely _____ my dislike of him . reinforce
18.Se drew a _____ between life in the city and life in the country; then she made it clear that she preferred to live in the country. Comparison
19.There are indications that some people are giving up high pressure jobs in exchange for ________ with more flexible working time. occupations
20. Having caused numerous deaths and made hundreds of thousands of people homeless, Hurricane Katrina is considered to be one of the most __________ natural disasters in living memory. Destructive
Text A
As a whole better off derive from in effect in part in terms of leave…with… point of view relative to serve as Text B
Fact of life have a clear conscience have a great deal to do with other than take pains ware out work out
1. –You always look fit. How do you manage it?
--I _________ in the gym two hours every day. work out
2. You didn’t do anything wrong. You should ________. have a clear conscience
3. We missed the last bus; so there was no choice __________ to walk home. other than
4. Whether you accept it or not, we must all die some day: it is just a ___________. fact of life
5. There are some areas of poverty, but the country _______ is fairly prosperous. as a whole
6. The case may be solved soon since more facts ___________ it have come to light. relative to
7. You think it was a bad movie, but if you were a child you might have a different __________. point of view
8. The book has been well reviewed, but it hasn’t been very successful _________ actual sales. in terms of
9. Although bad management was the major factor, the firm’s failure was due _________ to a decrease in demand. in part
10. After the accident, he _________ to conceal the sad news from his parents. took pains
11. The two new systems are, _________, the same; we can’t find any difference between them. in effect
12. The judge said that the fine would ___________ a warning to other motorists who
drove without due care. serve as
13. ________ your children ______ me while you’re on vocation—I will take care of them for you. Leave…with…
14. His old radio finally ________ and it was beyond repair. The poor old man had to go without it. wore out
15. She was much _________ when she got promoted, and even had enough money to buy a new car. better off
16. Naturally, people do not like being kept in the dark about anything that _________ themselves. has a great deal to do with
17. His favorite pastime is photography, __________ which he _________ much pleasure and satisfaction. from…derives
1. 千百年来哲学家们费尽心思从各自的角度阐述何为幸福。(take pains, point of view)
For thousands of years philosophers have taken pains to illustrate / explain / interpret
the meaning of happiness from their own points of view.
2. 刚上大学时，突然发现自己得处理所有日常事物，直到那时自己才觉得在父母身边生活真是幸福。(leave…with…)
When I first came to college, I suddenly found myself left with everything to deal with by myself. It was not until then did I realize that living with my parents was truly a happy experience.
3. 你不要总是和别人攀比，否则你可能会陷于忧郁之中，因为毕竟有许多人比你强。(comparison, depression)
You shouldn’t always make comparison with others; otherwise, you may be trapped in / fall into depression, for there are always many others who are better than you.
4。今天人们生活比以前富裕多了，闲暇时间也多了，奇怪的是人们反而觉得生活乏味了。(better off, leisure)
Today, people are much better off and enjoy more leisure. Strangely enough, they find life boring / dull.
5. 事实上，人生是漫长而缺少兴奋的。如果期待每天都如戏剧般精彩必定会遭遇失望。(in effect; inevitable)
Life, in effect, is long but short of excitement. You are sure to suffer from inevitable disappointment if you expect everyday life to be as exciting as a drama.
6. 过于顺利的生活可能具有破坏性，因为人们没有机会学会怎样应对挫折，这能部分解释年轻人居高不下的自杀率。(destructive, in part)
A life that is too easy / smooth may also be destructive because it offers no opportunity for one to learn how to deal with / handle failures. This in part explains the high rate of suicide among young people. U4 A
Cheat indifferent namely probable render respect shelter suck B
Appeal applause contract ignorance infect isolate issue prejudice reluctantly threat tolerate weep
1. Why don’t you voice your opinion? –how can you be so _________ to such important public affairs! indifferent
2. A judge must be free from ____________--his opinions must be fair and reasonable. prejudice
3. The police are ___________ to the public for detailed information about the murder. appealing
4. They have _________ us a great service without which e couldn’t have finished our task. rendered
5. I won’t take his __________ seriously—he often says he will punish me, but he never does. threats
6. These proposals are impractical in every _________; I cannot recommend them to my staff. respect
7. It is the hospital’s policy to ____________ any patient who is suffering from an infectious disease. isolate
8. I was so thirsty that I bought a bottle of lemonade and _________ it up through a straw within seconds. sucked
9. If one child gets sick with chicken-pox, the rest of the children in the same kindergarten will be exposed to the danger f being __________. infected
10. His total ________ of the subject is truly surprising. How come he knows nothing about it? ignorance
11. Switzerland is surrounded by four large neighbours, ____________, France, Germany, Austria and Italy. namely
12. It’s possible that they will win, but judging by their recent performances it doesn’t seem very ___________. probable
13. He wanted to stay at home, but at last he agreed, very ___________, to go to the cinema with his bossy wife. reluctantly
14. Amid stormy ________, she concluded her speech and returned to her seat, leaving many of us with tears running down our cheeks. applause
15. The little girl ________ with disappointment when she learned that her favorite Barbie Doll were sold out. wept
16. The Department of Public Health has _____________ strict instructions that no one should enter the epidemic area without permission. issued
17. Without an umbrella I had to ________ from the rain under a big tree. shelter
18. He ___________ such bad habits as smoking and drinking when he was 15, and now it is hard for him to get rid of them. contracted
19. I realized I’d been _________ when I saw the painting on sale for half the price I paid for it. cheated
20. Corruption in government is not _____________ in any country that wants to achieve rapid economic growth and improve the life of its citizens. tolerated A
As regards carry on concern oneself with cut off guard against in the hope of on the ground(s) that owing to B
At risk bring….to an end make room for set aside
1. Her way to ___________ robbery is never to go out alone at night. guard against 2. There’s no need to ____________ this matter; we can handle it by ourselves. concern yourself with
3. There are two more people coming—can you _________ to sit down? make room for
4. I’m tired of their endless quarrels. I wonder how I can ___________ their disagreement __________. bring….to an end
5. He is studying hard __________ getting good grades and having a better job in the future. in the hope of
6. My mother did not allow me to join the club __________ it would do more harm than good. on the ground(s) that
7. The children were taken care of by their aunt because their father was violent and they were believed to be _________. at risk
8. I repeatedly warned him not to do it, but my warnings were never considered—they were simply _____________. set aside
9. ___________________the matter of this infectious disease, I would like to add a few remarks to those of the previous speaker. As regards
10. The workman had a finger _________ by the machine he was operating; it was just a moment of inattention. cut off
11. ________________ the lack of cooperation between the two sides, the project has made little progress so far. Owing to
12. Nothing can be solved when both of you are in such a bad mood. ____________this discussion when you calm down. Carry on
1. 他们带着生病的父亲远赴北京，希望能治好他的心脏病。(in the hope of)
They took their sick father on a long journey to Beijing in the hope of finding a cure for / curing his heart disease.
2. 普及艾滋病只是的活动需要继续展开，这个阶段的重点放在这种病的传播途径。(carry on; contract)
The campaign of Knowing More About AIDS needs to be carried on, and at this stage the emphasis is put on the way the disease is contracted.
3. 权力如果运用得当则百姓安居乐业，运用不当则殃及百姓日常生计。(render) If power is properly applied / used / exercised, the lives of the common people will be rendered happy. If not, their daily life will be placed under threat.
4. 政府使用核武器来防御恐怖袭击算是正当行为吗？(justifiably, guard against) Could a government justifiably use nuclear weapons to guard against terrorist attacks? 5. 由于缺乏对这种病的了解，许多人依然认为HIV受害者都是自作自受。(Owing to, ignorance)
Owing to ignorance of the disease, many people still believe that HIV victims deserve what they suffer.
6. 新发布的关于改善农村医疗系统的报告让我们相信农村地区缺医少药的时代终将结束。(issue, bring sth to an end)
The newly issued report on improving the medical system in rural areas leads us to believe that the era is to be brought to an end when such areas are always short of doctors and medicines. U 5 A
Comment decline enlighten grade inspection passively practically resident rural virtual B
Associate combine emphasis equip illusion implement indispensable negotiate phase reconcile
1. I often _________ summer with holidays. How I wish I could be on vacation next summer. associate
2. Having anticipated the problems, I was well __________ to deal with the situation. equipped