大学英语精读第6册课后习题答案

大学英语精读第6册课后习题答案

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vocabularywork

1

1.objections2.accuracy3.wroteup4.duplicate5.guidelines

6.Assuch7.hypothesis8.eliminate9.Overall10.ensure

11.visual12.investigate13.intended14.obstacle15.thorough

16.relevence

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1.significance2.precise3.avarietyof4.date5.approved

6.enhances7.preferable8.onthejob9.takenon10.tendency

11.emphasis12.investigate13.makesup14.regulation

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1.Thebidsforthebridgeconstructionhaveallbeenoffered

andtheyarenowundertheconsiderationofaspecialcommittee

underthecitygovernment.

2.Thisresearchisthoughttobeveryimportantinthatit

confirmstherelationshipbetweencancerandsmoking

3.AncientGreekastronomerPtolemybelievedthattheearthwas

thecenteroftheuniverse.Thishypothesiswasproveduntrue

bycopernicusabout1400yearslater.

4.CountrylifeispreferabletoMichael.

5.Peoplearesometimeswrongfullyputinprison.Itissuggested

thatnecessarymeasuresshouldbetakentoensurethatitwon't

happenagain.

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1.1ivesupto2.liveon3.haslivedthrough4.liveby5.live

for6.willliveout7.hasbeenlivingon

8.livewith9.gotover10.gotdown11.gotround12.gotacross

13.isgettingalong14.getby15.haven，tgotround16.getround

17.gettingdownto18.getthrough19.getalong20.wasgetting

at21.getby22.getthroug23.getover

Cloze

1.order2.contained3.on4.presented5.easy6.conclusion

7.with8.idea9.section10.main11.deal12.one13.rather

14.sutdy15.reached16.relevant17.dislikes18.convincing

19.in20.it21need22.on23.piece24.requires25.instance

26.out27.appropriate28.such29.throughout

Errorcorrection

1.serve-serveas2.prove-disprove3.for一/4.elect-select

5.them-it6.demand-need7.arrive-arriveat

8.enlightening-enlightened9.just-justas10.that-if

Translation

1.Whenthetaskyouarefacingseemstoogreat,itmaybehelpful

tobreakitdownintocertainsmallerandeasiertasks.

2.Ifyoudon，tobject.Iwanttoduplicatethedatarelatedto

ourexperiment.

3.MissSmithhasjustreturnedfromBostonafteraconference,

andthebossimmediatelymadeherwriteupareporttohim.

4.Johnisunwillingtogiveuphismedicalethics.Assuch,he

willlosealotofmoney.

5.Themarketinginvestigationteamspentawholedayevaluating

itsguidelinesevery6months.

ReadingPractice

1.a2.d3.d4.a5.b6.a7.c

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vocabularywork

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1.ratio2.frankly3.cometohisway4.polishing5.gracious

6.cheeredup7.index8.knowshiswayround9.germ10.is

preoccupied11.sinkin12.outlet13.anyhow14.companions

15.broaden16.chaos

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1.senior2.insame3.atpresent4.assimilate5.perspectives

6.hassethissightfor7.soar8.actual9.getover10.chaos

11.cheerherup12.madethebestofit13.acoward14.cometo

myway

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1.whatwiththerainandwiththebadhotel,wedidn'tenjoyour

holidaysverymuch.

2.thatisagreatlosstoher,butidon'tthinkithassunk

intoher.

3.thedukelostthebattle;totopitoff,nearlyallhis

followers,includingthosewhowerethoughttobemost

loyal,lefthim.

4.wemaybebehindnow,butnodoubtwewillwinintheend.

5.asforus,wehacenoobjectiontotheconveningofthe

conference,butwesuggestitbeputoffotalaterdate.

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1.beingpickedon2.hadpickedup3.pickedat4.pickat5.pick

out6.pickup7.pickout8.bepickedup9.pickout10.putaway

11.wasputforward12.putup13.beputdown14.hasputout

15.putout16.putupwotth17.putup18.putaside19.putsup

20.puton21.putacross22.putdown23.putout24.putup25.were

putapart

Cloze

1.of2.who3.honor4.on5.had6.people7.school8.right

9.wonder10.about11.out12.see13.right14.give15.but

16.couble17.love18.not19.question20.and21.where

22.through23.from24.I25.second26.one27.time28.for

29.specialize30.prepare31.going

Errorcorrection

1.resulting一bearing2.on-in3.than一/4.but-than

5.which-bywhich6.although-while7.situation-realms

8.have-having9.old-older10.with-of

Translation

Thatyear,kate'slifeisawful.Shewasstuckinameaningless

jobwithnofriendsaroundher.Totopitoff,wordcamethat

theshiponwhichJohnhadbeenworkingmetastormandfoundered.

Forawhile,shecheeredupwhensheheardthatthereweresome

survivorsonthebeach.ButsoonitwasprovedthatJohnhad

died.Atthisnews,shewasappalled,andwou1dnotgetover

thefactthatsuchathingwouldcomeJohn，sway.Inspiteof

everything,shestilltriedtotakeanactiveattitudetoward

lifeeventhoughshehadtofacetheseadversities,it'sno

wonderthatsheachievedsuccessinherlaterlife.

Readingpractice

1.d2.c3.b4.a5.c6.b7.b8.d

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vocabularywork

1

1.assurance2.exquisite3.pondered4.dedicated5.ifany6.to

date7.quest8.1ikelihood9.assigned10.quantity

11.premature12.candidates13.peer14.mission15.Adolescent

16.inaposition

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1.pondered2.assurance3.iscryingoutfor4.quest5.todate

6.notinapositonto7.anextraordinary

8.dedicated9.remote10.lately11.detected12.appropriate

13.probability14.soasto

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1.Whatdoyouthinkofthelikelhoodthathewillagreetoyour

terms?

2.Hisappearancehaschangedsomuchthatyouminghtwellnot

recongnizehim.

3.Becauseoftheprematurebirth,theirtwinshadtostayinthe

hospitalforamonthbeforetheycouldgohome.

4.Whencompletelybuilt,theextensivepalaceanditsgrounds

arelargerthanthecityitself.

5.Ialwayskeepfruitinthefridgesoastopreventtheinsects

fromgettingatit.

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1.carriedoff2.carried..back3.becarriedout4.carriedon

5.carriedon6.carriedaway7.wascarriedoff

8.carrying…through9.havebeencarrieddown

10.carried..through11.carryforward12.workout13.work..in

14.workedup15.’vebeenworkingaway16.workedout17.works

at18.isworkingup19.are...workingon20.hadworkedout

21.workoff22.workedin

Cloze

1.in2.discoveries3.already4.like5.because6.ignore7.not

8.for9.message10.which11.instead12.both13.such

14.maturity15.from16.likely17.other18.that19.but

20.likelihood21.solutions22.growth23.possible24.depends.

Errorcorrention

1.from--between2.implication-implies3.nearest-the

nearest4.more-less5.Upon-At6.they-whetherthey

7.it-them8.alike-similar9.create-creating10.from一/

Translation

1.Hisoptimisticattitudetowardlifeofteninfectshisteam

fellowsandcreatesapositiveatmosphereintheteam.

2.Thecompanyiscryingoutforalargesumofmoneyinequipment

renovationsandisnotinapositiontoexpandatpresent.

3.Hiswifetoldhimabouttheirdifficultconditionandwanted

himtoponderhowmanychoiceswereleftforthem.(or...ponder

ontheprobabilitiesleftforthem).

4.Thefood,musicanddecorationsthatshehaspickedoutfor

thereceptionimplyhernobletaste.

5.Inthefuture,youmaywellhavejustfenchancesof

travellingabroad,ifany,sothoughtyoushouldstriveforthis

chance.

Readingpractice

1.c2.c3.b4.d5.a6.d7.a8.d

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VocabularyWork

1

1.doubtful2.outofthequestion3.forging4.frowns

5.beyondthereachof6.surgedup7.scorn

8.supervising9.reality10.crude11.mood12.vivid

13.Asidefrom14.onerrands15.clearof

16.nothinglessthan

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1.ignorance2.denounced3.reviedher4.conviction

5.supervise6.posed7.furious8.referredto

9.mocked10.sufficient11.Asidefrom12.onearth13.fit

into14.doubtful

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1.Theladyfromanaristocraticfamilyfeltcontemptforanyone

whowasoflowersocialstatus.

2.Theboyshadnomoney,sotheideaofgoingtothemovieswas

outofthequestion.

3.1amdoubtfulabouthersinceritythistimebecauseofher

lackofloyaltyinthepast.

4.AbrahamLincolnwasinthefullconvictionthattheUnionmust

bepreserved,evenatthecostofcivilwar.

5.Ican，tfigureoutwhymycollege-agesonhasnohungerfor

knowledge.

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1.callin2.callup3.callon4.calloff5.calledon6.called

forth7.callfor8.calleddown9.lieup

10.liesover11.liesbehind12.lieaheadof13.lyingdown

cloze

1.behaviour2.But3.that4.said5.answered6.like7.way

8.laugh9.of10.within11.on12.killing

13.doubted14.of15.thought16.were17.any18.in

19.would20.for21.that22.forge23.read24.wonder

Errorcorrection

1.shameless-ashamed

2.possible-aspossible

3.That-it

4.that-if

5.even--eventhough

6.lonely-alone

7.improving-improved

8.old-oldenough

9.and-but

10.mere-merely

Readingpractice

1.b2.a3.b4.d5.b6.c7.a8.b

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VocabularyWork

1

1.incidence2.contemporary3.whenitcomesto

4.paradox5.gradual

6.forthatmatter7.intermsof8.can;thelpbut

9.mobilize10.wereovercome

11.components12.reform13.resist14.massmedia

15.arrangement16.seemingly

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1.wasbroughtabout2.liability3.plot4.environment

5.can'thelpbut

6.asset7.incidence8.component9.passive10.tookgreat

pains11.popular

12.assessed13.theotherwayround14.overcome

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1.IntermsofexposingchildrentoAmerican

history,Washinton,D.C.isagoodchoiceforafamilyvacation.

2.DespitethefactthattheInternetisverypopular

recently,thedailynewspaperisstillsociety,smostimportant

medium.

3.professorMajormadestudentstakepainstofindasolution

toaproblemthemselvesratherthantoldthmehowtosolveit.

4.TheJohnsonswereseeminglyunawarewhytheDemocraticParty

resistedthereform.

5.Sheisworkingfulltimetrainingparentstiraisetheir

childrenwhilehiringababysittertocareforherown

two-yearGoldson,butshefailstoseethisparadox.

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1.talkedto2.talkto3.betalkoutof4.talkover

5.talkinground6.Talkingof

7.talkedof8.beingtalkeddownto9.talkmeinto10.talk

of

11.heardabout12.hearout13.heardfrom14.beenheardof

15.hearof

cloze

1.having2.on3.by4.wiht5.live6.increase7.whether

8.for9.shortages10.for

11.for12.enough13.for14.something15.that16.who

17.satified

18.Not19.are20.while21.parts22.to

Errorcorrection

1.maintain-maintaining

2.cut-cutfor

3.symbolic-symbol

4.how-however

5.total-totally

6.too一/

7.asatisfactory-anunsatisfactory

8.pay-paid

9.to-for

10.and-but

Translation

1.Atfirst,Iplannedtoprepareforthebiologyexamination

firstandthendidmythesis,butlaterIdecidedtodothem

theotherwayround.

2.Intermsofthepredictionofearthquakes,whatscientists

candoisverylittlewhilethecity-plottingdesignercando

somethingwhenitcomestoreducingthelossbroughtaboutby

theearthquake.

3.Thewholenationalforceshimtobemobilizedforthesalvage

duringthefloodlastsummer.

4.Regardingherpassiveattitudetowardlift,shecouldn'tgive

anysupportforthereformoftheadministrativedepartment.

5.Withhercreativeideasandorganizationalability,Idon't

thinksheisourburdenbutanassettoourcommittee.

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VocabularyWork

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1.hint2.selfish3.wassummoned4.underobligation

5.trivial6.attheexpenseof7.layhishandson

8.compromise9.ranup10.goodfor11.agony12.scratch

13.offended14.masterpiece15.miracle

16.genius

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1.prospective2.lofty3.Intheeyesof4.forgive5.outof

sorts6.hadrunup7.begoodfor8.Inrelationto9.was

summoned10.offended11.endless12.hasranked

13.lessened14.compromise

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1.NeedlesstosaythatMr.andMrs.Marcusareoverjoyedtolearn

thattheywillbecomegrodparentsinMary.

2.Whatifshedoesn'tforgiveusfortheerrorwecommitted?

3.Thoughourfinancesaretightrightnow,weareunder

obligationtohelpoutourorphanedniece.

4.WhatathrillitwouldbenovisittheNewYorkMetropolitan

MuseumofArtwheremasterpiecesareineveryroom.

5.ItneveroccurstoKevinthatinhiscampaighformayor

severallocalbusinessleaderswouldrunanadinsupportof

hisrival.

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1.wascastout2.castback3.castover4.castoff5.cast

up6.castaboutroundfor7.castoff

8.becastdown9.thinkingup10.wasthinkingaloud11.be

thoughtofas12.thoughtback13.thoughtbetterof14.think

ahead15.thinkabout16.thoughtabout17.thoughtout

Cloze

1.never2.but3.him4.the5.himself6.when7.wrong

8.sent9.what's10.was11.that12.along13.up

14.rudder15.temper16.for17.instead18.party19.for

20.friends21.his22.swimming23.al1

24.yet25.light26.punish27.when28.waited29.where

30.would

ErrorCorrection

1.for-as

2.as-asif

3.how-that

4.mose一/

5.discovery-invention

6.glories-honours

7.his-its

8.him-himself

9.turnon-turnoff

10.havecreaqted-wouldhavecreated

Translation

Onenight,anattemptedmurdertookplaceinthecommunitywhere

Rogerslived.Nobodyknewwhohadcommittedit,butthepolice

suspectedRogers,becausehishistoryofviolatingthelawand

committingcrimescouldbecheckedinthecountrycourt.

Besides,inthepolice;seyes,Rogersrankedasoneofthemost

dangerousfiguresinthecountry,andmustbecarefullydealt

with.SohewassummonedtoappearincourtthenextFriday.

Hehadbeenoutofemploymentforseveralmonths.Needlessto

say,hecouldnotaffordtoaskforalawyer,buthehopedthat

someonewaswillingtoprovidehimwithfreelegalconsulting

servicethroughtelephone,sothathecoulddefendhimselfin

court.

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Vocabularywork

1

1.diedown2.licked3.shrewd4.choked5.InBrief

6.forone7.adispatch8.facilities

9.publicity10.earnaliving11.enterprise12.agent

13.accusation14.transport15.asfaras

16.rumor

2

1.boundupwith2.proportion3.elapsed4.firstandlast

5.goingthrough6.rescued7.arre

9.illegal10.scheme11.foresee12.expand13.slips

14.becaughtin

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1.Thesuddendisappearanceoftheirguidepuzzledthetourists.

2.Hewasalivelyandinterestingspeaker,buthislastremarks

apparentyhadnoconnectionwiththebeginingofhisspeech.

3.Theaccusationagainstthecandidatewasthathebrokehis

promisesevenbeforehewasinoffice.

4.Shehadintendedtospendonlyoneyearstudyingin

Germany,butfouryearselapsedbeforeshereturnedhome.

5.Theyoungentrepreneurwastooshrewdtogetinvolvedinthat

riskybusinessventure.

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1.playedup2.playedupon3.playedoff4.playeddown

5.playedat6.playingaround7.playedwith

8.playback9.playedout10.wasdyingfor11.waydyingoff

12.diedout13.dieddown14.diedaway

15.fromdied

CLoze

1.residing2.uncle3.enough4.waste5.money6.as

7.answer8.deep-freeze9.undertook

10.until11.defrost12.when13.which14.his15.in

16.left17.more18.rest19.paying

20.to21.but22.next23.only.

ErrorCorrection

1.intentions-whoseintentions

2.himself-herself

3.entitling-entitled

4.only-onlyto

5.Any-Every

6.down-/

7.was-were

8.As—If

9.Of-Upon

10.baffling-baffled

Translation

1.Inbrief,theselabfacilitiesaretooexpensive.What'smore,

theymayhavebeenold-fashioned.

2.WhenIgottoknowthatthedevelopingschemethatwehad

suggesteddidnotgothrough,Iwasreallydisappointed.

3.Onetheygotthenotificationthatthesmallplane

disappeared,severalrescueteamsbegantosearchtheground

forwreckage.

4.Itisillegaltodriveafterbecomingdrunk,andasubstantial

fineandsentencecanbegiveninmanycountries.

5.Althoughthecriticismthatcoachreceivedafterhedeclared

toquitwasquitesevereatfirst,itdieddownseveraldays

later.

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Vocabularywork

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1.controversial2.exterior3.thinkout4.tuckedaway5.

bitbybit6.forecast7.sorrow

8.decisive9.Tragedy10.formula11.mode

12.headline13.sober14.preaching

15.minority16.site

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1.cameout2.clash3.backedup4.istuckedaway

5.endeavor6.inevitable7.onthegroundsthat

8.feelfor9.joint10.exterior11.slice12.celebrates

13.fruitful14.leanedheavilyon

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1.TheFederalReserveBankhasforecastedthattheeconomyis

likelytogrowby3%thisyear.

2.ItisprobablethatElectronicbookswillstarttoreplace

paperonesinthenearfuture.

3.Rescueworkersrushedtothesitewheretheplanecrashed.

4.UnlessIreceiveasatisfactoryresponsefromyouwithina

month.Ishallleavethismatterinthehansfomysolicitor.

5.Itseeninevitableforthemtodiscovertheerrorwhenthey

checktheaccount.

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1.feellike2.feeltowards3.feelfor4.feelslike

5.feelout6.feelfor7.feelupto

8.leanedover9.leanedto10.leanstowards11.leaningon

12.leanover13.haveleanedto

14.leanon

CLoze

1.story2.on3.trying4.last5.himself6.because

7.which8.faced9.own10.to11.advance

12.fate13.back14.one15.takes16.either17.therefor

18.comes19.Yet20.like21underlying

ErrorCorrection

1.make-take

2.at-with

3.inflexible-flexible

4.effect-affect

5.indealingwith-/dealingwith

6.accelerated-accelerating

7.easy-difficult

8.insofar-insofaras

9.their-his

10.which-inwhich

Translation

ManyscientistsbelievethatMankind'sgreatestdisaster-the

destructionoftheearth-willbeinevitableifwedon'tchange

ourmodeofrunningourplanet.Butifwetakesomedecisive

actioninthisaspect,theprospectthatwelongforwillappear

beforeus.Inotherwords,ourfutureisinourownhand,sto

agreatextent;ourfutureisinfacttheproductofthejoint

decisionswemaketoday.Needlesstosay,ourpresentaction

willmakecertainprospectmore1ikelytocometruecompared

withsomeotherprospects.

Somescholarsnoticedthatsciencefictionwritersdevoted

their1ivestoshowingwhatkindoffutureworldwouldresult

fromcertainactionsofhumangenius.Theystudiedthe

excellentsciencefictionspublishedinrecentyears,andgot

theconclusionthatsciencefictioncouldrevealtouswhat

wouldhappeninthefutureandhelpusfromafutureworldthat

welongfor,What'sinterestingisthatsciencefictioncourses

areofferedinmanycollegesanduniversitiesonthegrounds

thatsciencefictionisthebridgebetweenscienceandart.

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Vocabularywork

1

1.submerged2.easedoff3.enlarged

4.burntout5.makeroomfor

6.spit7.suck

8.overdue9.athand10.wreck

11.vogue12.rust13.terror

14.digest15.flash16.turnback

2

1.getsthrough2.butthen3.transient

4.athand5.surrender

6.pedestrian7.lookedupto8.riddledwith

9.playedapart10.runoutoftime

11.enlarge12.vogue13.optimistora

paragon14.terror

3

1.Overworklefthimawrechandhisdoctororderedhimtotake

avacation.

2.Ruthhaseveryreasontothinkthatherpromotionisoverdue.

3.Theheavyfogkepttheplanefromlangdinganditwashow

runningoutoffuel.

4.Lstyear(sbadweatherplayedagreatpartinthefoodprices

whichwerepushedhigher.

5.Whydon'tyouwaituntiltrafficeasesoff.

4

1.runout2.wererundown3.runningthrough

4.isrunningout5.ranacross6.runafter

7.rundown8.arerunningoutof9.ranaway

10.berunaway

11.raninto12.ran13.runfor

14.fallingapart15.fellaway16.fallbackon

17.amfallingbehind18.fallsfor

19.fallingin20.felloff21.have

fallenout

22.fellout23.hasfallenthrough

Cloze

1.about2.going3.how4.what

5.nothing6.Yet7.else8.spending

9.too10.off11.on12.do13.More

14.less15.like16.thoughts17.says

18.in

19.if20.failing21.down22.vision

23.claiming24.sounds25.far26.come

27.which28.health29.who30so

ErrorCorrention

1.as-/

2.attracting-distracting

3.task-taskin

4.when-before

5.them-it

6.processions-processes

7.nevertheless-instead

8.and-yet

9.Other-Another

10.quick-quickly

Translation

1.Jamesremovedthebooksonthesmal1stabletomakeroomfor

theTVset.

2.Itisreportedthatthefirehadburnedoutbeforefiremen

arrivedthere.

3.Bobsatdownandgetreadytowrite.Buttwentyminuteslater

hehadtogiveuptheidea,forhecouldnotfindany

inspiration.

4.Plantsinthedesertdon'tneedmuchrainbecausetheycan

suckal1themoisturetheyneedfromtheearth.

5.Thecompanyisseekingnewwaysofenlargingitsmarketwhile

itsrivalistryingtoenlargeitsmarketshare.

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VocabularyWork

1

1.explainaway2.features3.inpossessionof4.resultant5.on

thepartof6.hasit7.packaged8.introduction9.debate

10.feedback11.imaginative12.entities13.glimpse14.dispute

15.generous16.evolve

2

1.atclosequarters2.nonetheless3.exhibited4.stirringup

5.explainaway6.ccapitalizeon7.fashion8.pereived9.readily

10.engross11.thinkover12.genuine13.resemble…somuch

14.governing

3

1.ItwasamistakeonthepartofBrucetosigntheagreement

withoutreadingit.

2.Wefinditimpossibletoexplainthemysterythatthemassive

stoneswerebroughtherefromhundredsofmilesaway.

3.Itisacommonnot