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VocabularyLsson 2 A 1.A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.B1. The story about the Brothers Grimm may evoke warm memories of story time in the comforting arms of a parent. A. recall B. create C. release D. collect2. One of the secrets of successful travel lies in always turning adversity to your advantage. A. unfamiliarity B. exploration C. pleasure D. difficulties3. The claws of bears may be used to climb trees, rip open nests and beehives, or catch prey. A. clear B. tear C. throw D. dig4. The analysts are dissecting intrusions and other attacks that have breached their computersystems. A. intercepting B. fighting C. analyzing D. discussing5. He spent whole days in his room, headphones on lest he disturb anyone.A. unless B. when C. so that D. in case6. As the unemployment lines lengthened and factories closed, there was talk of apocalypse. A. emergency B. uncertainty C. disaster D. reduction7. The odor of the hospital was so unforgiving that every so often she would bring the cloudof white flowers to her nose.A. unexpected B. unique C. impressive D. terrible8. Critics argue that the lavish park itself is incongruous in a country where around half thepopulation lives below the poverty line.A. inappropriate B. creative C. unnecessary D. enjoyable9. Many believed optimistically the news would soothe markets, but it seems to have had theopposite effect. A. push B. mislead C. calm D. discourage10. A stoical person tends to show admirable patience and endurance in the face of adversitywithout getting upset.A. confident B. Uncomplaining C. unconventional D. reliableB 1. Its an old clich about an apple a day keeps the doctor away - but is it really that simple?2. This explanation fits the facts and is psychologically _ plausible_.3. In its final report, the presidential commission said the failures were “systemic” and likely to _ recur_.4. While many talked about memorial events, others said they want business to go about as usual.5. Jon Cleary was born in England and came to New Orleans at age 17 to immerse himself in the citys music and culture.6. Is it me, or is the fact that this exchange happened at all rather _ surreal_?7. Some fans had been waiting for many hours to catch a _glimpse_ of the famous couple.8. For one earthquake survivor, joy _ is tempered with_ sorrow.9. I was very happy to hear that after a couple of tough years, this plant is now running_ at full capacity _.10. Its all designed to avoid the kind of _catastrophe _ that occurred at Japans Fukushima Daiichi plant.Lsson 4 A. 1.D 2.C 3.A 4.A 5.C 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.A1. During the lecture all the audience listened to Chinas first astronaut with rapt admiration.A. obscure B. obvious C. obliged D. obsessed2. Most of her colleagues didnt like her because she was adept at the fine art of irritatingpeople. A. ambitious B. annoying C. skillful D. scornful3. In the schools today we need, more than ever, the training of deft hands, quick eyes andears, and above all the broader, deeper, higher culture of gifted minds and pure hearts.A. finesse B. clever C. delicate D. elegant4. At last the judge decided to give the custody of the child to his father.A. supervision B. catering C. raising D. fostering5. Denver residents continued to dig out from what was called the worst blizzard in nearly acentury. A. catastrophe B. disaster C. snowstorm D. landslide6. After all, the candidate was endorsed by the governors board and many of the local partymembers. A. ignored B. rejected C. sponsored D. supported7. His expression gave temporary meaning to a set of features but it was nondescript.A. unclear B. distinctive C. implied D. ambiguous8. She came home spouting off about the subjects she was taught at school and basked in her teachers praise. A. prided B. enjoyed C. criticized D. narrated9. It was evident that the administrative officials did not believe the excuse that he held forth for the delayed delivery. A. lied B. told C. emphasized D. compiled10. When Frank heard that the war had started, it didnt sink in for a long time until hisfather was drafted into the army.A. be understood B. be accepted C. be taken D. be illustratedB. 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.A1. Plants will lose their _ when they are heavily trimmed.A. voyage B. vitality C. vogue D. virgin2. It was generally conceded that the net result of the incident was calculated to make Eisenhower mad enough to force him to _ re-election.A. run for B. compete in C. apply to D. line up with3. Mick entered the Vocational High School, and, in order to get to know her new classmates, she _ a party. A. cast B. launched C. flung D. threw4. Alice Moore refused to learn what they required. She couldnt see the necessity of _ for those that would only appear in the examinations.A. clapping B. cramming C. clashing D. creeping5. The listeners were _ by his magic eloquence and ready to stand by him in his boldest flights. A. agonized B. thrilled C. disturbed D. interfered6. We remained until our ship was repaired, and after that, we set sail for England, our_ port being London. A. doomed B. denoted C. despaired D. destined7. Seeds of various typeswheat grains, beans, and nutsform the bulk of human food. But not all seeds are _ to either humans or insects; many contain toxins.A. palatable B. primitive C. peculiar D. permanent8. Continuing violence could _ the progress towards reform.A. hold on B. hold up C. hold down D. hold off9. A bill passed _ by both houses in August requires states to set up systems forwithholding child support payments from the wages and state tax refunds of those persons.A. anonymously B. Autonomously C. unanimously D. enormously10. After about an hour all the participants _ with the regulations and each other.A. warmed up B. made up C. mixed up D. wound upLsson 5 A. 1.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.D1. The king dubbed Laurence a name of knight for his outstanding accomplishment inperformance. A. honored B. praised C. called D. granted2. In order to entice people to travel to Hawaii, hotels have lowered room rates.A. convince B. expect C. tempt D. support3. These two fences intersect at the creek. A. disappear B. end C. meet D. cross4. The result is an overly complicated and somewhat arbitrary system, but still much betterthan nothing. A. irrational B. incredible C. intangible D. intricate5. We are going to render them economic assistance.A. send B. award C. issue D. give6. One hallmark of a good politician is his ability to influence people.A. characteristic B. strongpoint C. capacity D. talent7. They proposed that premium gasoline should be sold at a premium price.A. maximum B. high-grade C. costly D. pure8. Its rather cumbersome having to carry all these cases around.A. wearisome B. awesome C. troublesome D. toilsome9. The evening was crowned by her dazzling performance.A. perfect B. veridical C. splendid D. vivid10. On the stage of Academy Award, theres nothing like a little golden statuette on themantelpiece to burnish a fragile ego.A. commend B. outstand C. exhibit D. polishB. 1. You can _ scroll through _ the text using the up and down arrow keys.2. The _ bottom line _ has always been cultural differences.3. Unhappy, pessimistic people usually _ obsess on _ gloomy thoughts of how they could fall down and not get up.4. He got another chance and didnt want to _ mess up _ again.5. Economic trends are running _ counter to _ the forecasts.6. Many a large and big business has been _ built up _ from small ones.7. We must _ hang out _ until help arrives.8. The government seems to have _ cobbled together _ these proposals.9. We have to mend our pace in the development of our new products, otherwise our rivalswill _ eat our lunch _.10. Johnny won the champion in the Eloquence Contest again and the judge said that eloquence was _ in his DNA _.Lsson 7 A. 1.D 2.D 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.D1. Upon hearing these critical remarks, he was in a complete state of bewilderment and didnot know what to do next. A. astonishment B. frustration C. depression D. perplexity2. For many women, the harrowing prospect of giving evidence in a rape case can be toomuch to bear. A. promising B. embarrassing C. haunting D. upsetting3. The companys disappointing sales figures are an ominous sign of worse thing to come.A. disgraceful B. disgusting C. scandalous D. threatening4. He said that people are too obsessed with utopian visions that will never come, instead ofthinking of the quality of life now.A. promising B. unrealistic C. unbelievable D. unprecedented5. We eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident because it was so welltimed. A. elicited B. despised C. removed D. elevated6. Things would never change if people werent prepared to experiment with new teachingmethods. A. endeavor B. campaign C. swerve D. try7. The national interest is more important than the sectional and personal interests of individual politicians.A. segregated B. factional C. inviolable D. dismantled8. Despite differences in background and outlook, their partnership was based on mutual respect, trust and understanding.A. unilateral B. reciprocal C. obligatory D. optional9. Desirous of knowing something about the operations, I stood and watched the spectacle with great interest. A. Desperate for B. Desirable of C. Detached from D. Deprived of10. He spoke eloquently with the self-effacing humor that has endeared him to the American press. A. elegantly B. persuasively C. arrogantly D. expressivelyB. 1. His arrogance _ is born of _ a conviction that he is a superior being with better education and family backgrounds.2. The investigation team promised to _ go all out _ to find out about the cause of the accidentin the shortest possible time.3. The results of the study have certainly _ justified _ the huge amount of money that wasspent on this long-term project.4. Having read these touching stories, you will certainly _ believe in _ the fundamentalgoodness of human nature.5. Fortunately the acting and photography are so good that they somehow manage _ to transcend _ the limitations of the films plot.6. For Malcolm what matters most in his life could always _ be boiled down to _ one idea: being good in business.7. What distinguishes all the species of plants and animals is, _ in the final analysis _, differences in the way carbon atoms choose to bond.8. Several people _ were trampled _ to death when the stadium collapsed and the crowd rushed out onto the football pitch.9. The lawyer _contended _ in court that her client had never been near the scene of the crime.10. The company has been _ in pursuit of _ Holton for some time, but so far he has rejected all their offers.Lsson 8A. 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.C1. He has already altered several of the proposals in his economic plan to _ demandsof special interests. A. include B. accommodate C. contain D. lodge2. The police are still trying to trace the _ of the house which was destroyed by thebig fire caused by the lightning last night.A. customers B. builders C. occupants D. arsonist3. There are calls from the public for his resignation, but there is no sign yet that he will_. A. comply B. agree C. accept D. compile4. During the accident, one of the passengers suffered _ bruising and serious cuts.But he received first aid immediately. A. blue B. black C. nasty D. severe5. There have been reports of youths taking advantage of the rampant unrest to _and steal. A. loot B. gamble C. smash D. break6. She stood up for the first time since the accident and walked _ towards the nursestanding a few feet away. A. steadily B. evenly C. haltingly D. crippled7. You will feel more _ and optimistic about the future than you have for a longtime if you can be of some help to others.A. safe B. progressive C. occupied D. buoyant8. The lecturer spoke so quietly that he was barely _ at the back of the big hall.A. audible B. misunderstood C. ignored D. indifferent9. Not knowing which way to take at the cross, he pulled the car over, turned on the _ light, examined the map carefully. A. exterior B. interior C. front D. rear10. Sometimes for no apparent reason shed run out onto the highway, waving her hands and_ at the traffic. A. shouted B. signaled C. screeched D. stoppedB. 1. Many of the papers _focus_ their attention on the controversy surrounding statements reportedly made by the Foreign Secretary.2. There were 2,250 policemen _on duty_ in and around the stadium during the World Cup.3. Poor farmers are _deserting_ their parched farm fields and coming into cities looking forjobs and seeking a new life.4. I dont _mind_ his coming home late but I do _mind_ being woken up by the noiseof him crashing around.5. _Instead of_ throwing away your household rubbish, why not recycle it?6. The new policy is aimed at developing _alternate_ energy sources and decreasing dependence on imported energy.7. Because he was always so kind and concerned, the lady _broke down_ in tears when she heard the sad news.8. The typhoon has left _a trail of_ death and destruction across much of the central of the coastal region.9. It seems clear from the report that the President has _given way_ to the great pressure from the hard-liners.10. They had _delayed_ having children, for the usual reason, to establish their career and lay a solid economic foundation first.Lsson 13A. 1.B 2.A 3.C 4. D 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.C1. In the Renaissance, fresco painting on walls and ceilings largely gave way to _painting in oils, but wall painting returned to popularity in the 20th century.A. era B. easel C. earnest D. echo2. White marble busts of Shakespeare, Dickens, Hawthorne and Irving _ throughthe trailing ivy from the various corners. A. glistened B. glanced C. glared D. glided3. As Hank ventured this last remark in a cautious manner, he scraped the _ of thewalk with one foot while he slyly noted the reception of his venture by an upward cast of his eye. A. cliff B. curb C. gravel D. glamour4. They had an air of dignity and independence in their manners, which formed a strikingcontrast to the _ and servile appearance of the Slave.A. erecting B. straight C. proud D. crouching5. The sun coming down the heavens was scattering its beams full and fair against the vineclad _ and windows. A. hut B. ceiling C. eaves D. beam6. Drunkenness is temporary suicide; the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a_ cessation of unhappiness.A. momentous B. momentary C. momentum D. monetary7. Though he looked thin and weak, he could run _ fast in the 1000 meters race.A. darned B. diligent C. devious D. dizzy8. He was seated in the rear lobby, _ by cushions in a comfortable rocking-chair.A. took up B. propped up C. brought up D. set up9. The darkness came very early. Then the electric lights _.A. turned on B. got on C. took on D. came on10. All of us were very surprised to find that they had completed the difficult task in_ haste. A. fatal B. perished C. deadly D. passedB1. We should all _look up_ to the hero as a role model of devotion to duty.2. The students were surprised that this time the principal gave a _compact_ speech instead of his usual long ones.3. The _dignity_ of the occasion was lost when he cut in with an unrefined joke.4. Peterson knew in front of the Nazi soldiers he had to persist because this was the _supreme_ test of loyalty to his mother country.5. A psychological _profile_ of a job applicant does help a lot in the job seeking.6. See me safe up: for my coming down, I can _shift_ for myself.7. You must dress yourself quickly and be sure that your jewelry has _clipped on_.8. People dont _look after_ other peoples property in the same way as they do to their own.9. The teacher was already _tired of_ hearing his another excuse for being late.10. He was afraid that they couldnt arrive at the port on time as the sail of the little boat _swung_ crazily from one side to the other in the wind.TranslationLsson 21. It is a clich, as it is to talk of apocalypse and nightmare, but when something is beyond our experience, we reach for the points of reference we have.说到世界末日和噩梦又是老生常谈， 但是当事情超出我们的经验时， 我们总会寻找现有的东西作为参照。2. Lest you should ever forget the smallness of being human, the iconic Mount Fuji, instantly recognisable yet somehow different on every viewing, is an extinct volcano.唯恐你会忘记作为人类的渺小， 标志性的富士山， 一眼即能认出但不知何故每次观看又呈现出不同景象， 就是一座死火山。3. It surprised me, over the following months that the gas attack seemed to dominate the national media coverage, whereas Kobe, after the initial weeks of horrifying footage, slipped somewhat into the background. 在随后的几个月里， 让我吃惊的是毒气攻击似乎占据了国家媒体报道的主要内容， 而阪神大地震经过了最初几周骇人听闻的电视报道后， 已经退居次位了。4. Rather than immersing ourselves in the language of horror films and the end of the world, when the time is right to try to glimpse this new territory, we might for thought reach for a book by Japans most popular contemporary novelist.我们不能沉浸在恐怖片和世界末日的语言中， 在合适的时间， 如果想要了解这一新 的领域， 我们可以考虑看看日本最流行的现代小说家的一本书。5. But we should resist the temptation to imagine panicking hordes buying up all th