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2) Professor Smith translated not only from the French but also, on occasion, from the Polish.

3) Food chemists will investigate the health food on sale to see if it really does give the ben efits claimed.

4) In retrospect , it was the wrong time to open a new data process center in this city.

5) My initial reaction to the news was relief, but as I thought more about it I bega n to feel an gry.

6) A full understanding of mathematics is sufficient to explain a wide variety of n atural phe nomenon.

7) Make sure the label is firmly attached to the parcel before you mail it. 8) My boyfriend bought me dinner to make up for being late the day before.

9) The committee is awaiting a decision from the head office before it takes any acti on.

10) The little girl did not seem to be in the least frightened of being left by herself in the house.

11) The WTO is intended to promote trade among its member states. 12) Whe n the moon emerged from beh ind the clouds I made out a figure moving in the distanee. Bless

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1) Prof. Williams says that my eomposition is good except for the ending which seems tooabrupt.

2) Suffering from insomnia(失眠)for several days, Ann went to see her doctor and was told that the problem was more emotional than physical. 3) The organizer of the charity concert said, “ask all of you to join me in praying that God will bless those who have given so generously for the poor and n eedy.

4) The in sura nee policy does not cover damage to the goods caused by normal wear and tear.

5) The old economic beliefs are widely regarded as too dated to be useful in sol ving the problems now emerg ing in our economy.

6) You are free to say what you thi nk, but as a resp on sible in dividual you should also be prepared to face the on seque ncesof what you say. 7) Prices are going down. However thisseemingly welcome change may bri ng

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about other problems in the economy.

8) John' view on the train crash stand§n contrast to those of almost all of his colleagues.

9) Curiosity is the most powerful driving force in one' pursuit of kno wledge. 10) After teachi ng grade school for a year or so, she felt a genuine love for the pupils.

11) Don ati ons from alu mni(校友)are an importa nt source of uni versity ' in come. But research funds comqorimarily from the gover nment. 12) Should judges con sider populaise ntime nts before decidi ng cases?

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1) The view that you should never spend more than you earn is fairly typical of people of their generation.

2) The artists stood before the paintings almostdumb with astonishment at their beauty.

3) In 1963, after his junior year in high school , Clinton was elected into

a gover nment study program for young people in Washi ngton, D.C. 4) William Byrd composed many pieces if music, but his Latin church music is

considered his mosgiorious work.

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5) Governments establish welfare systems to provide a safety net to preve nt

people from sufferi ng the effects of poverty.

6) You quit that respectable, well-paid job for this unpromising one? What came

over you?

7) Many ani mals face ext in cti on(灭绝)as the result of huma n interferenee. 8) Her hope of her husban' return is fading as years go by.

9) Having worked for three years, Roger decided to enrol on an MBA program

and narrowed down his choice to three famous universities on the East Coast.

10) A frank reply is much more appreciated than beating about the bush转弯抹

角).

11) Harold is always coming up these dumb schemesfor making money that just

get us into trouble.

12) Call me, write to me, email me;at any rate , let 'keep in touch.

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1) He would have preferred his wife not to work, but conversely he was also

proud of what she did.

2) Things are much cheaper here than in New York, but then, our average

salary is much smaller.

3) His forgetfulness may be asymptom of brain trouble.

4) The small boy started spitting blood and his mother panieked(惊慌失 措) 5) These laws are intended to prevent government officials fromabusing their

power.

6) Go to the bathroom and wash your hands,the nurse told the children in a

comma ndingtone.

7) Marry, a Harvard law School graduate, was a very capable(能干的) lawyer

and our firm took her in as a part ner.

8) The article is interesting, but it needs some editing before it can be

published.

9) To my knowledge, they have arranged to meet next Friday morning in the

man agers office.

10) When we say that we see light at the end of the tunn el, we mean that

victory is in sight.

11) He promised to repay me in three days. But the days stretched into mon ths

and I n ever got a cent back from him.

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12) Before we can draw con clusi ons, we must collect eno ugh data and an alyze them scie ntifically.

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tension an xiety on one occasi on startle 1) He was startled by the sound of the back door opening in the dead of n ight

2) There is nothing serious about the damage; it is amere scratch on the door of the car.

3) Mom was singing a lullaby to my baby sister while rocking the cradle with a gentle backwards and forwardsmotion .

4) Tense and hot, we were really sweating as we waited for them to announce the result.

5) He sat leaning against the back of the seat with his legs stretched straight in front of him.

6) She' s)ne of those habitually vain people who keep glancing at themselves in the mirror when they think no one

' s looking.

7) Mike is an extremely careless man. On one occasion, it was not until he got to an ATM that it occurred to him he had left his card at home. 8) Young children often feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at home.

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9) Stan tends to be driven by his emotions -he rarely considers the con seque nces of his acti ons.

10) She ought to be thoroughly ashamed herself for talking to her guests in such a rude way.

11) In my mind' seye, she rema ins a little girl of six although she' s actually a grow n woma n now.

12) He had tried to put the un pleasa nt sce ne out of his mind, but it kept on recurring to him, especially in dreams.

题型二

Is there a contrast (1) between learning styles in China and the West? While we should be careful to avoid exaggerating (2) the differences, they do appear to exist. In China, for example, greater priority (3) is give n to develop ing skills at an early age. The America ns, on the other hand (4), place more emphasis on promoting (5) creativity in young children, leaving them to pick up (6) skills later. American parents tend to avoid rushing in to assist (7) their children as they try to accomplish (8) a task, thi nking it better that childre n should lear n to solve problems by themselves. Such an approach can, on occasion (9), be mistaken for neglecting (10) one'sparental duties by those more used to fbaching by holding the hand.” Both approaches have their disadvantages as well as advantages, and it may well beworthwhile (11) to search for a superior (12) method that would comb ine the best of both worlds.

If you visited Karl Green, you might not at first sight think he was well-off/ affluent (1). Most of what he owns is rather dated (2) and he will readily admit to falli ng into (3) the bottom in come bracket (4). Yet he would deny (5) that he is

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poor, for he feels that his life is full of less tangible (6) riches. Rather than devoting himself to the pursuit (7) of money before all else, he cherishes (8) the pleasures of frien dship. His lack of in terest possessi ons does, however, sometimes make him feelut of place(9) in today 'materialistic society and he still clearly feels hurt when he remembers theabrupt (10) departure of a girlfriend who did not share his views. Yet there are many who admire him, particularly for his focus (11) on helping the poor through collecting donations (12) each Christmas.

Our dad is typical (1) of the older gen erati on. You can certa inly say he gives our welfare (2) his constant (3) attention. Sometimes, however, we wish he wouldn 'try quite so hard. To be frank (4), he seems to have a tale nt (5) for embarrass ing us by making dumb (6) remark. He should know better than that (7), but he never seems to learn and just goes on making the same old mistakesepeatedly (8). The result is that we live in constantdread (9) of his well-intentioned interferenee (10) in our affairs. Mom is no help, as you can bet (11) she will always see things from his point of view rather than from ours. Overall, though, he' a wonderful dad and I assure (12) you I would n 'trade him for anyone in the world.

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With the in ternet (1) we can escape in to ano ther world at theclick (2) of a butt on. For many this virtual (3) world is a dream come true. They find they can do away with the dailyrouti nes (4) and say in side for weeks and arrange (5) everything from home. Others, however, may find the virtual world a nightmare (6). It is especially annoying (7) when the Internet connection (8) is slow and everything crawls (9) at a snail 'place. The computer does not take in (10) your messages nor does it spit (11) out data (12). Still others, who get sucked into (13) the virtual world, may find com muni cati ng face-to-face too emoti onal and un bearable.At times (14) they feel this so stron gly that they have to flee (15) from real huma n con tact, hurry ing to get back on line (16) to the comfort and safety of a less dema nding world.

The following is how Michael stone looks back on that day' s competiti on. In my mi nd ' s eie I can see every detail of that pole vault. The bar was set at a new height. As I heard the crowd groan ⑵，I knew my competitor (3) had failed to clear it. I was time for my final jump. However, theintensity (4) of the moment filled my mind with anxiety (5). I was tense (6) and my palm bega n to sweat (7). I tried to shake off the tension (8), but was unsuccessful. At the critical moment, I remembered my mother ' s advice to breathe deeply and brought myself under control. Then I was off, up and away, soaring(9)like an eagle, just as I did in my recurring (10) dreams. The thump of my landing brought me back to earth (11). I had done it! This was no mere fantasy (12), but the real thing. All the sweat(13)and hard work had paid off. Friends were rushing

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to congratulate(14)me and I was surrounded by numerous(15)clicking cameras of themedia (16).

题型三

The real challe nge to us teachers is comb ining the best of both worlds into one. Creativity and basic skills need to be considered in terms of being means to an end (1), rather than simply as ends in themselves. Some Chin ese stude nts may nop erform (2) well in hypothetical sett in gs, but when it comes to facing (3) real life challenges and issues, they are more tha n compete nt(4) in resol ving most of them, equipped (5) as they are with their strong skills. The U.S system may be designed(6) to aim more at producing top of the cream students, but that approach (7) may do damage to the big bulk of the rest(8) of the stude nt body. The Chin ese education system is definitely (9) not perfect, but it does produce a quality (10) workforce. And I truly believe that solid basic knowledge/skill focus is the single biggest force driving the rise of China as a coun try.

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How does spe nding conn ect to happ in ess?

One explanation lies in conspicuous consumption(炫耀式消费)”.The idea is

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that the rich don 'accumulate wealth simply in order to con sume (1) it. Rather they accumulate wealth in order to display it, and their happ in ess isfueled (2) by their n eighbors' envy. As a result, the country finds itself in the grips of a

“bxury fever” families with annual (3) in comes of $50,000 try to emulate(仿

效)the con sumpti on of those with $70,000, who in turn try to emulate those with $140,000, and so on.

It' just plai n (4) com mon sen se. It' physically (5) impossible for a piece of paper like money to make you happy .In stead, what makes people happy is the feeling ofsecurity (6) or power money brings.

A recent survey indicates (7) that those from the Forbes list of the 400 richest America ns and the Maasai of East Africa are almost equally (8) satisfied. The Maasai are a traditional (9) herding people who have no electricity or running water and live in huts made of mud.

It follows (10) that econo mic developme nt and pers on al i ncome cannot acco unt for the happ in ess that they are so often lin ked to. Con sume Traditi onal

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A new research study has found that, despite (1) what parents might believe, there is an eno rmous gap betwee n what they think their childre n are doing on li ne and what isreally (2) happe ning.

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In one part of the study, over 500 children from a variety of ages and

backgrounds were asked if they gave out personal information online.73% said that they did. The parents of the same (3) children believed that only 4% of their childre n did so.

The childre n were also asked if they had made face-to-face con tact (4) with strangers that they had met online.36% from the high school group admitted to meeting with a stranger they had met online. Nearly 40% of these children admitted (5) to speaking with strangers regularly. Fewer than 9% of the parents knew that their children had been meeting with stra ngers.

Ano ther part of the study found that 30% of childre n betwee n the ages of 9 and 18 delete the search history from their browsers(浏览器)in an attempt (6) to protect their privacy from their pare nts. Com mon filteri ng software(过滤软件)may n ot (7) be affective, si nee childre n will access what they are look ing for else-where-at a frien d'house, an Internet caf, e or school. One problem lies in the fact that parents don't know much about using popular on li ne software and chat programs, and tend (8) to have no clue about what is really happening online. This lack of knowledge on the parents part may be no different (9) from the situation before the arrival of the Web. Pare nts dont know what their childre n are doing on the Net, in the same manner (10) that they don't know what goes on at class, parties, or clubs. Admitted Not

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I live in a small coastal tow n of 398 people located halfway betwee n San Fra ncisco and Oreg on border. The n earest traffic light is nine miles north in the tow n of Men doc ino; its closest compa nion (1) to the south is over 90 miles away. The nearest four-lane highway is 58 miles east.

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Federal Express联邦快递)doesn't deliver (2) here on Saturdays.

But there is Internet access(3) here. It enables me to work at home, writ ing computer books and articles for computer magaz in es. It en ables local stude nts and historia ns to con duct research. It en ables (4) local bus in ess -inns, music stores, driv ing schools -to reach new customers (5) . It en ables local people to enjoy the ben efits of email and thedelights (6) of websites and chat rooms.

In fact, because small tow ns have few people, few stores, and few libraries and schools, you could argue that the Interneprovides (7) more ben efits to small tow ns tha n it does to big cities. But Internet service providers are not in terested insmall (8) markets. What they are in terested in is mak ing mon ey. As a result, people in many small tow ns an dremote (9) areas are unable to keep up with the development on formation (10) tech no logy. In formatio n En ables

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The Brookl yn Bridge that spa ns the river betwee n Man hatta n and

Brooklyn is simply an engineering miracle. In 1883, a creative engineer (1), Joh n Roebli ng, was in spired by an idea for this spectacular bridge project. However, bridge building experts told him to forget ⑵ it. It just was not possible. Roebling, nevertheless, convinced （3） his son. Washington, an up-and-coming

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engineer, that the bridge could be built. The two of them con ceived the con cept of how it could be accomplished and how （4） to overcome the obstacles. Somehow they convinced bankers to finance the project. They hired their crew and began to build（5）their dream bridge

The project was on ly a few mon ths un der way whe n a tragic on site accident ⑹ killed John Roebling and severely injured his son. Washi ngton was severely brain-damaged, un able to talk. Every one though （7） the project would have to be stopped, since the Roebling were theonly（8）ones who understood how the bridge could be built.

Though Wash ington Roebli ng was un able to move or talk, his mind was assharp（9）as ever. One day as he lay in his hospital bed, an idea flashed in his mind as to how to develop a com muni cati on code. All he could move was one fin ger, so he touched（10）the arm of his wife with that fin ger. He tapped out the code to com muni cate to her what she was to tell the engineers who continued building the bridge. For 13 years, Washi ngton tapped out his in structi ons （11）with one fin ger un til the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge wasfinally（12）completed. touched accide nt build

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题型四

1) 背离传统需要极大的勇气(departure, enormouS

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It takes an eno rmous amount of courage to make a departure from the traditi on.

2) 汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演 了。(performanee ,bold)

Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold eno ugh to giv e a performa nee in front of a large audie nee. 3) 很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是很可取的。 desirable)

Many educators th ink it desirable to foster the creative spirit in t he child at an early age. 4) 假设(assume那幅画确实是名作(masterpiece，你觉得值得购 买吗(worthwhile)

Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you thin k it ' worthwhile to buy/purchase it? (creative,

5) 如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那它将会帮助我们认识正在 调查的问题。(throw light on, inv estigate valid

If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are inv estigati ng.

1） 该公司否认其捐款有商业目的（deny, commercial）

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The compa ny denied that its don ati ons had a commercial purpose. 2） 每当他生气的时候，他说话就有一点结巴（stammer） When ever he was an gry, he would beg in to stammer slightly. 3） 教育是我们家庭最看重的传统，这就是为什么我父母从不带我到 昂贵的饭店吃饭，却送我到最好的私立学校上学。 （cherish） Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That' why my pare nts n ever took me to dinner at expe nsive restaura nts, but sent me to the best private school.

4） 手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生的又一个困难阶段

（shortly after, go through）

Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through ano ther difficult phase of his life.

5） 与我们的富裕邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但是他们总是 努力满足我们最起码的需求。

In con trast to our afflue nt n eighbors, my pare nts are rather poor, but they have always tried hard to meet our mini mal n eeds.

1） 科学家门们找到火星上有水的证据了吗？ （ proof） Have scie ntists found proof of water on Mars? 2） 计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇。

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（locati on, n arrow dow n）

The pla nning committee has n arrowed dow n the possible locati on s for the nu clear power pla nt to two coastal tow ns.

3） 山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度

过余生。

Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welf are for the rest of his life.

4） 由十二人组成的陪审团（jury） 一致表决认为玛丽有罪（guilty ）。 （con sist of, i n unison）

A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty

5） 听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得受了奇耻大辱。（tale nt, humiliate）

Sean felt humiliated to hear his tale nt being questi oned 1） 研究表明，笑能够带来许多健康上的好处。

Research shows that laughter can br ing a lot of health ben efits. 2） 互联网连接速度慢的让人心烦。

A slow Internet conn ect ing speed is really annoying. 3） 法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪。

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As the law sta nds, help ing some one commit suicide is a crime. 4） 玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据。 In her report, Mary tries to in terpret the data from a completely differe nt an gle. 5）苏是一个很有天分的女孩。她那惊人的记忆使她在同班同学中显 得格外的突出。

Sue is a girl of great tale nt. Her amaz ing memory sets her apart from her classmates.

1） 是工人和主管的人员的创造力和敬业精神将这个公司变成了一个

盈利的企业

It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that tur ned the

compa ny into a profitable bus in ess. 2） 食品和药品的价格在过去的三个月里急剧增长。

The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three mon ths. 3） 我们打算重新粉刷这幢办公室大楼的上面几层楼。 We pla n to repa int the upper floors of he office buildi ng 4） 他的成功表面流行与艺术价值有时候是一致的。

His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coin cide. 5） 我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在医院床上痛苦的呻吟。

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I don ' t want to semy beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groa ning pain fully.

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