书城教材教辅《21世纪大学英语》配套教材:词汇1
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第33章 Part Ⅱ(14)

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).