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1. Listen to the recordings carefully and then fill in the missing word or phrase.
1. The Prime Minister has chosen loyalty over ____________ in his Cabinet.
2. The branch could hardly ____________ the weight of the fruit.
3. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was often known by his ____________ JFK.
4. The slowdown in growth is not due to shoppers losing their ____________, but because of the competitors around town.
5. They had to slightly ____________ the original design to meet the demand.
6. Not only should you be making ____________, but they should be on different devices in different locations.
7. They have been blamed for increasing grain demand at a time of growing ____________ in some parts of the world.
8. He wrote down the address of the hotel for ____________.
9. The ____________ of studying music can help children develop good habits and improve self-esteem.
10. The problem is that these chapters are not really organized around a ____________, or at least not around a very sophisticated one.
2. Choose the proper word or phrase to complete the sentence.
1. Teachers always ____________ her with her sister, because they are so alike. (confuse/confine)
2. Changing her position in that way ____________ giving her the sack. (is identical with/is equivalent to)
3. It is said that Google offers its employees ____________ armchairs and billiard tables at work. (massage/message)
4. The local government confirmed the news that the plane crashed killing all the passengers ____________. (abroad/aboard)
5. During a number of violent incidents, people threw eggs and empty bottles at police, who ____________ with tear gas. (replied/responded)
6. American women were ____________ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle. (denied/ignored)
7. They spent ____________ time and effort to understand the small differences of each new product or version. (considerable/considerate)
8. He said the government must be willing to spend ____________ money to prevent people from starving. (excessive/extra)
9. Flannery O'connor wrote in a letter to a friend: “From 15 to 18 is an age at which one is very ____________ to the sins of others, as I know from recollections of myself.” (sensitive/sensible)
10. Smoking and drinking ____________ your body's ability to process oxygen. (interfere with/interfere in)
3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese given in brackets into English.
1. The first lesson I've learned from the writing class is ________________________________________. (绝不要把想法和事实混为一谈)
2. ____________________________________ Europe must be able to decide quickly, or it will suffer adverse consequences. (总统明确表示)
3. When he lost in the National Athletics Championships, he felt _________________________________. (他辜负了他的家人)
4. The young college students under pressure often ____________________________________ to soften their intolerable moods. (诉诸酒精)
5. Because of the fierce snow storm, it was still unknown ______________________________________. (这次撞车事故涉及多少辆汽车)
6. Although the investigation team has not come to the final conclusion, medical negligence was believed to ____________________________________. (导致了她的死亡)
7. Rock climbing has much higher risks, ____________________________________, and we don't think of the risks. (不过我们已经习惯它了)
8. There were still questions about ____________________________________. (他的健康状况是否能应付这次旅行)
9. Despite the discrimination to the Latinos, most Mexicans ____________________________________. (坚持认为美国是一片机遇之地)
10. Bamboo has incredible tensile strength, meaning that it ____________________________________ and is comparable to steel's tensile strength. (可以承受巨大的压力)
1. Listen to the recordings carefully and then fill in the missing word or phrase.
1. competence
2. sustain
3. initials
4. enthusiasm
5. modify
6. regular backups
7. threat of famine
8. future reference
9. discipline
10. thesis
2. Choose the proper word or phrase to complete the sentence.
1. confuse
2. is equivalent to
3. massage
4. aboard
5. replied
6. denied
7. considerable
8. extra
9. sensitive
10. interfere with
3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese given in brackets into English.
1. never identify opinions with facts
2. The President made it plain that
3. he had failed his family
4. resort to alcohol
5. how many vehicles were involved in the crash
6. contribute to her death
7. but we have grown accustomed to it
8. whether his health could handle the tour
9. persist in seeing the United States as a land of opportunity
10. can withstand significant amounts of stress