9. go on I. dependable
10. communicate with J. to take part in
Ⅱ. Spell the following words with the help of their definitions and the
first letters.
1. u unexpected
2. c of deciding importance
3. c to restrict or keep within certain limits
4. i unbelievable
that does not belong to the group.
1. decision conclusion process settlement
2. foundation base basis target
3. upcoming forthcoming approaching becoming
4. negligible crucial critical decisive
5. secondarily primarily principally basically
Clas s activity
Ⅰ. There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence
there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one
answer that best completes the sentence.
1. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising
has the quality of the progress.
A. affected B. effected C. lessened D. declined
2. It is impossible to find a good educational computer program in
this part of the country.
A. barely B. hardly C. merely D. nearly
3. Your excuse that an elephant fell on you and made you late is just.
A. inevitable B. indispensable
C. incredible D. incurable
4. The only way they political change is by putting pressure on the
country.
A. bring about B. bring around
C. bring out D. bring up
5. We should not as lies the incredible stories that children may tell
us.
A. neglect B. regard C. dismiss D. disregard
6. Even the cheapest car costs the of 70 years?? salary for a
government worker.
A. quantity B. amount C. equivalent D. similarity
7. It is very diff icult to give a( n) estimate about the money we??ll
spend on the project.
A. optimistic B. obvious C. optional D. reliable
8. Contrary to belief ，the oil companies can??t control the price of
crude oil.
A. exclusive B. popular C. objective D. pleasant
9. His genius was not only to the decoration of buildings.
A. confined B. defined C. refined D. desired
10. Seeing their daughter show great as a dancer，the parents sent her
to a dancing school at an early stage.
A. agreement B. sign C. promise D. signal
11. We are concerned with keeping expenditure down.
A. primarily B. basically C. preliminarily D. continuously
12. Speaking in distress，he described what he had experienced in
prison.
A. clear B. bright C. obvious D. clean
13. It was not until the last century that his idea gained wide.
A. belief B. knowledge C. connection D. acceptance
14. Is there any between your leaving home and my cooking ?
A. connection B. acquaintance C. intimacy D. contact
15. The effect of information technology goes far those f irms that
make electronic products.
A. beyond B. above C. across D. over
16. Criticizing will only destroy a relationship and feelings of failure.
A. form B.make C. create D. constitute
17. To my surprise，during the vacation，half of the students didnt
preparing and reviewing the lessons.
A. get around to B. get at
C. get across D. get away with
18. The low level of current investment has serious for future
economic growth.
A. suggestion B. promise C. implication D. symptom
19. The company took out a on a genetically engineered tomato that
remains f irm longer than untreated tomatoes.
A. qualification B. patent C. document D. certif icate
20. A spokesperson declined to on the cause of the train crash.
A. guess B. speculate C. anticipate D. expect
Ⅱ. Choose a suitable word from the group to complete the following
sentences and try to figure out the difference in meaning.
base basis foundation
base the bottom part of an object ，on which it rests
basis the most important facts，ideas，etc.，from which something is
developed
foundation the structure below the surface of the ground which support it
( 1) All the Cambodian parties had now accepted the plan as a for
settling the conf lict.
( 2) This cream provides an excellent for your make-up.
( 3) The will have to be reinforced to prevent the house f rom sinking
further into the ground.
Ⅲ. Fill in the blank with the words in the following list.
take in take to take up take apart
take down take over take on
1. I??m rather concerned about how he will his new school.
2. I married in my late teens and by his charm，which soon vanished.
3. The children the song when the signer asked them to join in.
4. He the clock to see what was wrong with it.
5. There is no need for you to every word the teacher says.
6. A British newspaper says British Airways plan to Trans World
Airways.
7. Don??t more responsibilities than you can handle.
Pos t-clas s activity
Ⅰ. Decide whether the following pairs of words are synonyms or
antonyms. If they are synonyms，circle the S. If they are
antonyms ，circle the A.
1. speculate guess S A
2. widespread uncommon S A
3. dismiss disregard S A
4. abolish retain S A
5. disappionting encouraging S A
6. retire withdraw S A
7. participate engage S A
8. equivalent different S A
9. creative destructive S A
10. endless constant S A
Ⅱ. Study the collocations with“look”and fill in the blanks with the
following phrases.
look up look into look over look after
look on look forward to look down upon
1. She wanted an evening job that would allow her to her son during
the day.
2. Motor traders are a further increase in vehicle sales.
3. About 150 local people in silence as the two coffins were taken
into the church.
4. You should not them even if they are not successful in the
experiment.
5. The police are the cause of the road accident.
6. He could have the papers in less than 10 minutes.
7. In the course of reading，you??d better guess the meaning of new words
instead of them in the dictionary all the time.
Ⅲ. Explain the“beyond”phrases in the following sentences.
1. His thoughtlessness is beyond belief.
2. Her beauty is beyond compare.
3. Tonight??s performance has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our
control.
4. She has always lived beyond her means.
5. Since becoming a mother，she has changed beyond recognition.
6. He survived the accident ，but his car was damaged beyond repair.
7. Her honesty is beyond question.
Ⅳ. Word-building
A. Complete the chart below by filling in the missing forms of the words.
B. Complete the sentences with words from the chart.
1. The two leaders have laid the ( found) of a new era in cooperation
between their countries.
2. The company has lost a large amount of money in ( speculate )
deals.
3. He was regarded as the most ( invent) poet of his generation.
4. The bestman??s speech at Jill and Peter??s wedding was full of
(humorous).
