8. fasten the diamond to her dress　　　　　　　 9. be desperate for 對…極其渴望

6. be stubborn in doing 在某方面固執(zhí)己見　 　　　7. keep sb out of trouble使某人不牽涉到麻煩中

5. His move to quit smoking cigars to please her is seen by the servants as evidence that he is in love with Rachel. ( give up smoking)

3. be considerate to/ towards sb對某人非常體貼 　　　4. go wrong 不對頭，出毛病

1. in an act of revenge 報復(fù)行為　　　　　　 　　　2. pass on sth to sb傳遞信息，轉(zhuǎn)手傳給

10. We are still dealing with problems ____ errors made in the past.

　 A. resulted from　　 B. resulted in　　 C. resulting from　　 D. resulting in

Unit 11 criterion/ criteria(pl) n. (判斷、批評的)標準,準則,尺度[C] What criteria do you use when judging the quality of a student’s work? 你用什么標準來衡量學(xué)生的學(xué)業(yè)? summary adj. 1.) 概括的,扼要的 He gave a summary report of the day’s events.他對一天的事件作了簡要的報告。 2.) 實時的;草率的;即決的,簡易的 The government took summary action to aid the earthquake victims. 政府即刻采取行動救濟地震災(zāi)民。 n. 總結(jié),摘要,一覽[C][(+of)] He made a summary of the case.他為這個案件做了一個摘要。 percentage n. 1.) 百分率,百分比[C] [(+of)] What percentage of children were absent?缺席的學(xué)童占百分之幾? 2.) 比例;部分[C] Each of them got a percentage of the profits.他們每個人都得到一部分利潤。 3.) [口]好處,利益[U] There is no percentage in arguing with him.同他爭論于事無補。 suspect vt. 1.) 疑有,察覺 The tiger suspected danger and ran away.老虎意識到危險便逃跑了。 2.) 懷疑,不信任 We suspected their honesty.我們不相信他們是誠實的。 3.) 懷疑(某人犯有過錯)[+of] [+(that)] The police suspected that Bill did it.警察懷疑那件事是比爾干的。 4.) 猜想;料想 [+(that)] I suspect they’ll come.我想他們會來的。 n. 嫌疑犯;可疑分子[C] adj. 可疑的;受到懷疑的;不可信的[(+of/to/with)] His motives were suspect with others.他的動機受到其他人的懷疑。 cater vi. 1.) 提供飲食;承辦宴席[(+for)] He runs a restaurant and also caters for weddings and parties. 他經(jīng)營飯店,還承辦婚禮和宴會酒席。 2.) 滿足需要(或欲望);迎合,投合[(+for/to)] Those newspapers cater to the lowest tastes.那些報紙迎合最低級的趣味。 vt. 為...提供飲食,承辦(宴會等)的酒席 Who’s catering your daughter’s wedding?誰給你女兒承辦婚宴? temporary adj. 臨時的;暫時的,一時的 Ellen has got a temporary job.艾倫找到一份臨時工作。 n.[C] 1.) 臨時工,臨時雇員 She works in the office as a temporary.她在辦公室做臨時雇員。 2.) 臨時事物;臨時房屋 The wartime temporaries will be replaced by permanent homes. 那些戰(zhàn)時臨時住房將被永久性住宅代替。 expectation n. 1.) 期待;預(yù)期[U][C] The dog wagged its tail in expectation of a bone.那條狗搖著尾巴,巴望吃肉骨頭。 2.) 期望,預(yù)期的事物(pl.) The reward fell short of our expectations.獎勵不符我們的希望。 3.) 前程(pl.) a young artist with great expectations有遠大前程的青年藝術(shù)家 division n. 1.) 分開,分割[U][(+into)] The compilers agreed upon a division of the textbook into twelve units. 編寫者都同意把教科書分成十二個單元。 2.) 分配,分派[U][(+between/among)] The thieves quarrelled about the division of their stolen goods. 這些賊為分偷來的物品而爭吵。 3.) [數(shù)]除(法)[U] The boy has learnt to do division.這個小男孩已學(xué)會做除法。 compromise n. 1.) 妥協(xié),和解[C][U][(+between)] I hope we shall come to a compromise.我希望我們能達成妥協(xié)。 2.) 妥協(xié)方案,折衷辦法;折衷物[C] The interior decoration of the house is a compromise between Chinese and foreign styles. 這所房子的內(nèi)部裝飾是中西兩式的折衷物。 vt. 1.) 互讓解決(分歧等) 2.) 連累,危及 You will compromise your good name if you associate with these people. 你如果與這些人交往就會損害你的好名聲。 3.) 放棄(原則等);泄露(秘密等) He refused to compromise his principles.他拒絕放棄原則。 vi. 妥協(xié),讓步[(+on)] They found it wiser to compromise with her.他們覺得與她妥協(xié)更明智。 dynamic adj. 1.) 力的;動力的 a dynamic load動力荷載 2.) 能動的;動態(tài)的 a dynamic verb動態(tài)動詞 3.) 有活力的;有生氣的;強有力的 a dynamic young businessman生氣勃勃的年輕商人 embarrass vt. 1.) 使窘;使不好意思,使局促不安 [(+with/by)] Arthur seemed embarrassed by the question.亞瑟似乎被這個問題弄得有些窘迫。 2.) 使負債;使拮據(jù) A large family embarrassed him.他子女多,這使他經(jīng)濟拮據(jù)。 3.) 妨礙,阻礙 Wearing the heavy coat embarrassed his movements.穿著厚大衣妨礙了他的行動。 contradictory adj. 1.) 矛盾的,對立的[(+to)] The prisoner’s statement was contradictory to the one he’d made earlier. 那個囚犯的供詞與早些時候說的相矛盾。 2.) 好反駁的,喜爭辯的 a contradictory nature愛斗嘴的討厭本性 n.[C] 1.) 矛盾因素,對立物 2.) [邏]矛盾命題;否定項 violent adj. 1.) 激烈的;猛烈的;強烈的 The boat sank in a violent storm at sea.船在海上強烈的風(fēng)暴中沉沒。 2.) 由暴力引起的;暴力的[Z] She died a violent death.她慘遭橫禍。 3.) 極端的,極度的 A violent impatience overcame him.他變得極不耐煩。 4.) 狂暴的,兇暴的 The madman was violent and had to be locked up.這瘋子十分兇暴,只好把他鎖起來。 resign vt. 1.) 放棄,辭去 The general resigned his commission.將軍辭去了他的職務(wù)。 2.) 把...托交給,委托[(+to/into)] She resigned her children to the care of her sister.她把孩子交給她妹妹照管。 3.) 使聽從,使順從[(+to)] He is resigned to his fate. 或 He resigned himself to his fate.他聽天由命。 vi. 辭職[(+from)] The simplest thing is for him to resign at once.最簡單的做法就是他立即辭職。 definite adj. 1.) 明確的,確切的 She made no definite answer.她沒有作確定的回答。 2.) 一定的,肯定的 It’s definite that he’ll be late again.他肯定又要遲到。 3.) 限定的 congratulate vt. 1.) 祝賀;恭喜[(+on/upon)] I congratulate you on your great discovery.我祝賀你的偉大發(fā)現(xiàn)。 I want to congratulate you with all my heart.我衷心地祝賀你。 2.) (后接oneself)自我慶幸[(+on)] He congratulated himself on having survived the air-crash. 他慶幸自己在空難中幸免于死。 finance n. 1.) 財政;金融;財政學(xué)[U] He got the position on the strength of his skill in finance. 他憑著自己的理財本領(lǐng)得到了這個職位。 2.) (對事業(yè)的)資金支援[U] 3.) 財源;資金;(國家的)歲入;財務(wù)情況[P] The country’s finances have improved.這個國家財政狀況改善了。 vt. 供資金給;融資,為...籌措資金 Our project is adequately financed.我們的工程資金充足。 vi. 籌措資金 We are financing for the housing project.我們在為住宅計劃籌措資金。 decline vi. 1.) 下降,下跌;減少;衰退,衰落 As one grows older one’s memory declines.人的記憶力隨著年齡增長而衰退。 Unemployment declined to 4 percent last month.上個月失業(yè)率降至百分之四。 2.) [書]傾斜;下垂 3.) 婉拒;謝絕 vt. 1.) 婉拒;謝絕[+to-v] She declined their invitation.她婉拒了他們的邀請。 She declined to have lunch with her friend, saying that she wasn’t feeling well. 她說她身體不舒服,婉拒了與她的朋友共進午餐。 2. )[語]使發(fā)生詞尾變化,使變格 n. 1.) 下降;減少[S1] There is a decline in real wages.實際工資有所減少。 2.) 衰退,衰落[the S] 3.) 傾斜[the S] oral adj. 1.) 口頭的,口述的 An oral agreement is not enough; we must have a written promise. 只有口頭協(xié)議是不夠的;我們必須有一個書面承諾。 He passed his German oral exam.他通過了德文口試。 2.) 口的,口部的 The oral opening in an earthworm is small.蚯蚓的口是很小的。 3.) (藥)口服的 The doctor prescribed an oral dose of medicine.醫(yī)生開了一劑口服藥。

Unit 12 load n.[C] 1.) 裝載;擔(dān)子 The load on that beam is more than it will bear.那根梁上的載重超過了它所能承受的量。 2.) (精神方面的)負擔(dān);重任 The good news has taken a load off my mind.聽了這個好消息我就放心了。 3.) (車,船等的)裝載量;一車(或一船等)貨物 The truck was carrying a load of sand.卡車裝運一車沙子。 4.) (電機等的)負載,負荷 5.) 工作量 Measures have been taken to lighten the load of the hospital doctors. 業(yè)已采取措施減輕醫(yī)院醫(yī)生的負擔(dān)。 vt. 1.) 裝,裝載[(+with)] The dockers are loading the ship with coal.碼頭工人正把煤裝上船。 2.) 把彈藥裝入(槍,炮);把膠卷裝入(照相機) Don’t forget to load your camera.別忘了給你的相機裝膠卷。 3.) 使擺滿;使充滿;使長滿 [(+with)] The air was loaded with soot.空氣充滿煤煙。 4.) 大量給予[(+with)] His brothers and sisters loaded him with books.他的哥哥姐姐送給他許多書。 vi. 1.) 裝貨[(+up)] Have they finished loading up yet?他們把貨物裝完了嗎? 2.) 上子彈 The soldiers loaded and fired.士兵們裝上子彈便射擊。 compulsory adj. 1.) 必須做的;義務(wù)的;必修的 Is English a compulsory subject?英語是必修科目嗎? Education is compulsory for children in most countries.多數(shù)國家對兒童實施義務(wù)教育。 2.) 強制的,強迫的 compulsory legislation強制性立法 tendency n.[C] 1.) 傾向;癖性;天分[(+to/toward)][+to-v] He has a tendency towards pessimism.他有悲觀的傾向。 Bob has a tendency to exaggerate things.鮑勃有愛夸張的傾向。 2.) 趨勢,潮流[(+to/toward)][+to-v] There is a tendency towards regional cooperation.有一種地區(qū)性合作的趨勢。 3.) 傾向;意向 His new magazine has anarchic tendencies.他的新雜志有無政府主義傾向。 drop out 1.) 脫離 Luckily, I dropped out before the deal turned sour. 很幸運的,在交易變壞前我已退出了。 One of my teeth has dropped out.我的一只牙齒掉了。 2.) 退出;退學(xué) She dropped out of school to become a waitress.她退學(xué)去當(dāng)女招待。 expand vt. 1.) 展開,張開(帆,翅等) The eagle expanded its wings.老鷹展開翅膀。 2.) 使膨脹;使擴張 3.) 擴大;擴充;發(fā)展 He is thinking of expanding his business.他正考慮擴展他的生意。 4.) 詳述 They have expanded my view on the question.他們已更充分地闡明了我對這個問題的觀點。 vi. 1.) 展開,張開 2.) 擴張;發(fā)展;增長 In ten years the city’s population expanded by 12%.十年之中,該城人口增加了百分之十二。 3.) 膨脹 Water expands when it freezes.水結(jié)冰時體積膨脹。 A tire expands when you pump air into it.輪胎打了氣就會脹大。 4.) 詳細說明[(+on/upon)] distribute vt. 1.) 分發(fā);分配[(+to/among)] They had distributed the lands among the peasants.他們把土地分給農(nóng)民。 2.) 散布,分布[(+over)] This species of butterfly is widely distributed over our country.這種蝴蝶在我國分布很廣。 3.) 把...分類 4.) 分,分開[(+into)] The teacher distributed the pupils into three groups.老師把學(xué)生分成三組。 donate vt. 捐獻,捐贈[(+to)] She donated her books to the library.她把自己的書捐贈給圖書館。 n. 捐獻,捐贈[(+to/towards)] curriculum n.[C] 1.) 學(xué)校的全部課程 The student is very knowledgeable because he also studies things not in the curriculum. 這個學(xué)生知識很豐富,因為在學(xué)校課程以外他還學(xué)習(xí)別的東西。 2.) (一門)課程 The professor is busy preparing his chemistry curriculum plan. 這位教授正忙于準備他的化學(xué)課程計劃。 profession n. 1.) (尤指受過良好教育或?qū)ｉT訓(xùn)練者,如律師、醫(yī)生、教師的)職業(yè)[C] She intends to make teaching her profession.她打算以教書為業(yè)。 2.) 同業(yè),同行[the S][G] The teaching profession claim that they are badly paid.教師同行們聲稱待遇太差。 He is a leading member of the medical profession.他是醫(yī)療業(yè)中首屈一指的醫(yī)生。 3.) 聲明;表白[C][(+of)] She did not believe in his professions of love.她不相信他的愛情表白是真的。 advocate vt. 擁護;提倡;主張[+v-ing] He advocates reforming the prison system.他主張改良監(jiān)獄制度。 obtain vt. 得到,獲得 He failed to obtain a scholarship.他沒有獲得獎學(xué)金。 They obtained a loan from the government.他們從政府那里得到一筆貸款。 vi. 得到公認;通用;流行;存在 Those conditions no longer obtain.那些情形已不存在。 The custom still obtains in some areas.某些地區(qū)仍保留著這一習(xí)俗。 select vt. 選擇,挑選,選拔[(+for/from)][O2] Mr. Reed has been selected to represent us on the committee. 里德先生代表我們已被選入委員會。 He selected a team for the special task.他為這項特殊任務(wù)挑選了一組人馬。 vi. 做出選擇,挑選 adj. 1.) 挑選出來的;精選的 A select group of their friends was invited to the wedding. 他們的經(jīng)過挑選的一群朋友應(yīng)邀參加婚禮。 2.) 上等的,優(yōu)等的,卓越的 She only stays at select hotels.她只住一流旅館。 suit n.(一套)衣服[C] I picked out a black suit.我挑了一套黑色西裝。 vt. 1.) 適合,中...的意 Would Friday morning suit you?星期五早上對你合適嗎? The arrangement suited us both.這個安排對我們兩人都合適。 2.) (不用被動式)與...相配,與...相稱 This dress suits you beautifully.這件衣服你穿非常合適。 3.) 使合適;使適應(yīng)[(+to)] Her speech was well suited to the occasion.她的講話在這個場合十分得體。 vi.1.) 合適,適當(dāng) Will that time suit?這時間合適嗎? 2.) 相稱;彼此協(xié)調(diào)[(+to/with)] The position suits with his abilities.這個職位與他的能力相稱。

Units 13-14

9. With the fact that he’s a good deal younger than the rest of us ______ into account I think he has done pretty well indeed.

　 A. taking　　　　　 B. to take　　　　 C. taken　　　　 D. to be taken

8. He was hoping to go abroad but his parents _______ that they won’t support him unless he can borrow money from the bank.

　 A. were deciding　　　 B. have decided　　　 C. decided　　　 D. will decide

7. I really don’t think Tony will be upset, but I will go and see him in case he ______.

　 A. is　　　　 B. has been　　　　 C. will be　　　　 D. does

6. --- Look! You’ve made the same mistake again!

　--- Oh, not again! ______ such a mistake.

　 A. I will always make　　　　　　 B. I’m always making

　 C. I’ve always made　　　　　　 D. I always made