A.costumes,B.dress, C.uniform,D.clothes.
3.It seems that young children have less prejudice each other than adults do.
A.for,B.with C.against,D.on.
4.Each of them had a different of what actually happened, but hers was by far more believable.
A.message,B.theory, C.version,D.comment.
5.She when her jewels were stolen while under police protection.
A.annoyed B.raged, C.resented D.irritated.
6.Stamping on any country s national flag is an to its people.
A.inflation,B.ingredient, C.insult,D.invasion.
7.When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind，he selects people and asks them questions.
A.at length,B.at random, C.in essence,D.in bulk.
8.Years of labor had hardened his muscles.
A.survival,B.mental, C.restless,D.manual.
9.We ll you for any damage done to your house while we are in it.
A.compensate,B.remedy, C.supplement,D.retrieve.
10.Your story about the frog turning into a prince is nonsense.
A.sheer B.shear, C.subtle D.innocent
11.Animals that are similar in some ways usually belong to the same.
A.origin,B.species, C.variety,D.catalog.
12.Man is controlled by his as well as by his reason.
A.instinct,B.distinct, C.institution,D.impulse.
13.All the leaders should attach much importance to their public.
A.shape,B.image, C.status,D.figure.
14.Since the matter was extremely，we dealt with it immediately.
A.tough,B.urgent, C.tense,D.instant.
15.While admitting that this forecast was exaggerated, the scientists warned against treating it as a cry of wolf.
A.anyhow,B.somewhere, C.somewhat,D.anyway.
16.This book is expected to the best-seller lists.
A.exemplify,B.promote, C.prevail,D.dominate.
17.Giving the child problems he can t solve will only him.
A.offend,B.defeat, C.annoy,D.frustrate.
18.The rain was heavy and the land was flooded.
A.consequently,B.continuously, C.constantly,D.consistently.
19.When he was a young boy, a serious disease deprived him of the of hearing.
A.organ,B.possession, C.conduct,D.faculty.
20.A budget of five dollars a day is totally for a trip round Europe.
A.inadequate,B.incapable, C.incompatible,D.invalid.
II.Word Distinguishing.
Choose a suitable word from the given groups to complete the following sentences and try to figure out the difference in meaning.
1.obtain/acquire/achieve/gain.
obtain implies that there is effort or desire in the getting acquire implies a lengthy process in the getting and connotes collection or accretion (增长)
achieve suggests exertion and the use of skill in reaching or getting something gain always implies effort in the getting of something advantageous or profitable.
(1) After so many years of hard work, he finally success.
(2) She has some very unpleasant habits recently.
(3) No without pains.
(4) She a good knowledge of English from Mr.Chen s lectures.
5) In the second experiment they a very clear result.
2.vary/various/variation/variety
vary v.to make or cause changes in the characteristics or attributes of various adj.of diverse kinds.
variation n.the act，process, or result of varying.
variety n.the quality or condition of being various or varied.
(1) The girls come from a of different backgrounds.
(2) The heights of the plants from 8 cm to 20 cm.
(3) White bread is really just a of French bread.
(4) I had to sign documents before they would let me into the country.
III.Phrases Study.
Complete the following sentences with a phrase from the list.Change the forms wherenecessary.
from a distance hand out on board make sense attach to let alone attribute to give up fend for be supposed to.
1.A light plane with four people crashed last night.
2.Where did you find this sentence, but it simply doesn t.
3.David his company s success the unity of all the staff and their persevering hard work.
4.Abdul-Rauf is again demonstrating just how difficult it is for the twain to meet，or even wave.
5.A copy of my resume this letter.
6.The meeting take place on Tuesday, but we ve had to postpone it.
7.The kids had to themselves while their parents were away.
8.The baby can t even sit up yet, walk !
9.If you choose to do so, you can make a photocopy of the explanation and it to the class.
10.Darren has decided to football at the end of this season.
Post-class Activity
I.Synonyms and Antonyms.
Decide if the following pairs of words are synonyms or antonyms.If they are synonyms, circle S.If they are antonyms, circle A.
1.oddly strangely S A.
2.extravagance luxury S A.
3.innocence guilt S A.
4.incapable able S A.
5.gender sex S A.
6.depressing exciting S A.
7.ignorance wisdom S A.
8.threaten frighten S A.
9.sink float S A.
10.extensive intensive S A.
II.Working for Phrasal Verbs.
hand + adv./prep.
Fill in the blanks with the following phrases of“hand”.
hand out to give something to each person in a group hand in to give something to someone in authority hand over to give someone power or responsibility over something which you used to be in charge of hand down to give or leave something to people who will live after you hand on to give something to someone, for example because you no longer need it.
1.The ring to her from her grandmother.
2.You must all your projects by the end of next week.
3.On the summer vacation, he took a part-time job of samples to passersby in the street.
4.He was accused of government secrets.
5.She resigned and to one of her younger colleagues.
III.Compound Word Practice.
Write down the Chinese meanings of the following compound words with“life”.
1.lifeboat.
2.lifebelt.
3.lifecycle.
4.lifeguard.
5.lifeline.
6.lifelong.
7.lifespan.
8.lifestyle.
9.lifetime.
10.lifespring.
IV.Word Building.
A.Complete the chart below by filling in the missing forms of the words.
Verb Noun Adjective
dominate.
consideration.
-logic.
offend.
depend.
evolution.
protect.
acceptance.
experience.
immunity—
B.Complete the sentences with the words from the chart.
1.The vaccine provides longer against flu.
2.Highly cost estimators for construction projects earn around ＄80,000 a year.
3.The process of biological has taken billions of years.
4.Each of them having their own room was the solution.
5.Other topics on which findings are ambiguous are the effects on leisure activity, crime, and degree of on parents.
6.She managed to her boyfriend s parents as soon as she opened her mouth.
7.A part of me still longs for my father s approval and.
