Unit 8
学会感恩-道家三宝
Unit 8
I. Choose the right word in
the box according to the definition that follows.
accomplice acknowledge assemble athwart
awkwardly cache close-cropped deceased dignified
disinfectant facsimile furtive heft inert
kickshaw probe prune repose scab scramble shard
snowbound stance stump tan vile
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( ) a person
who helps another commit a crime
( )
across; from side to side of
( ) show
that one has noticed or recognized by making a
gesture or greeting
( ) not smoothly
or gracefully
( ) an ornamental tree
or shrub grown in a pot and artificially prevented
from
reaching its normal size
( )
gather together for a common purpose
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) a collection of the items of the same type
stored in a hidden or inaccessible
place
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) recently dead
( ) lacking the
ability or strength to move
( ) having
or showing a composed or serious manner that is
worthy of respect
( ) (typically of
hair or grass) cut very short
( ) a
chemical liquid that destroys bacteria
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) a pair of pincers or tweezers used in surgery or
in laboratory
( ) an object that has a
shape similar to a round roof
( ) lift
or hold sth. in order to test its weight
(
) an exact copy, esp. of written or printed
material
( ) a fancy but insubstantial
cooked fish, esp. one of foreign origin
(
) lacking the ability or strength to move
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) meal made from ground oats used in porridge,
oatcakes, or other food
( ) extremely
unpleasant
( ) trim (a tree) by
cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems
( ) temporary rest from activity,
excitement or exertion, esp. sleep or the rest
given
by sleep
( ) make sth.
jumbled or muddled
( ) a dry, rough
protective crust that forms over a cut or wound
during healing
( ) a piece of broken
ceramic, metal, or glass, typically having sharp
edges
( ) physically explore or
examine sth. with hands or with an instrument
( ) covered in snow
( )
(of the sun) cause sb’s skin to become brown or
browner
( ) the attitude of a person
or organization toward sth.
( ) the
small projecting remnant of sth. that has been cut
or broken off or worn
away
II. Find
out the meaning of the following phrases
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finger cross
2. in time
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3. make one’s rounds
4. prop up
5. spy on
III. Fill in the blank in
each sentence with an appropriate form of the
given word.
Example: happy
1. She didn’t
expect a happy ending of the story.
2. Mary
got married and lived happily ever after.
3.
I wish you a lifetime of happiness.
4. John
is a rich man, but he is very unhappy.
5. The
first week of the school had passed unhappily.
6. She wanted to save her sister from
unhappiness.
acknowledge
1. Most
people will now that there is a
crisis.
2. The president stood up to
the cheers of the crowd.
3. This report is an
of the size of the problem.
4. One of the
uniformed men gravely raised an arm in
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assemble
1. The four leaders
in Paris for a summit meeting.
2. He has
a team of experts to handle queries.
3. He
called to the White House a great of
senators and congressman.
4. I’ll have to
leave the gear sprockets for later
this week.
5. The frame into
sections.
6. We had to completely
the engine to find the problem.
awkwardly
1. One of his arms hung in an
way that told her it had been broken.
2. I
hated the big formal dances and felt very
and out of place.
3. There was an
silence.
4. He fell and lay ,
covered in mud.
5. She and Diana were great
friends and there was no between
them.
6. She laughed to cover up her feeling
of .
dignified
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They stood admiring the broad steps that
the front of the mansion.
2. His arrogance
and rejection of convention cannot be as a
rebellion against authority.
3. The director
of the school was a white-haired,
gentleman.
4. Mr. Smith is maintaining a
silence.
5. I tried to sit through the
laughter with some .
6. A lot of
nonsense is often talked about the of
labor.
7. It is sad to see a county confine
its activities to
public
bickering.
8. All this public outpouring is
so
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disinfectant
The
worms bury themselves in his skin and him
with all kinds of serious disease.
A single
mosquito can
a large number of
people.
She had a large gash in
her head.
Keep outside the area.
Her could be cleared up easily
with antibiotics.
Radiation lessens bodily
resistance to .
Flu is highly
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These viruses affect children and are
highly
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The critical next
step is to show that those pathogens are actually
strains that
could get humans sick.
The
border-line between such parasitic diseases and
those included among
the diseases
is somewhat arbitrarily drawn.
Let me wash
those cuts and them.
Make sure
the draining board, sink and plug hole are
regularly
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Salt is a
natural
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Rinse it with
clear water and .
deliver
Most of the big stores will if you
ask them.
He an emotional speech
on the horrors of war.
All goods must be paid
for before .
His was
clear and pleasant to listen to.
dwell
He
had gone off to the Himalayas and had
there for some years.
For ten years she
among the nomads of North America.
They are
hoping to provide Western-style housing for all
their city .
But in some respects
cave
were far cleverer than us.
They will be given a choice of various
places.
We hiked the Grand Canyon, exploring
Indian cliff
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impress
I was hoping to my new boss with my
diligence.
She on the government
the danger of making too many cuts.
We were
all by her enthusiasm.
She was
suitably with the painting.
The
immediate of the bedroom is one of
sheer 1950s Hollywood.
My is
that contemporary British authors have a lot to
learn from American
writing.
7. The law
is intended to protect young and
viewers.
8. They may be , but
they're far from naive.
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While his projects certainly look ,
measuring their impact on development is
difficult.
10. Even with those
results, he pointed out that increasing the
minimum wage isn’t
the most direct way to
fight poverty.
11. Beyond doubt, their
quality control is stable.
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The brain’s accurate internal clock
allows us to detect the passage of time, a
skill essential for many critical daily
functions.
13. The light served to enhance
the of the place.
14. It may be
truly said that the strength and of
the personality depend on the
nature of the
inner thought of the individual.
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International observers were with the
lack of political competition and
debate, and
with numerous media restrictions.
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by Mr. Obama’s response to her demand for a full
explanation, she cancelled
a state visit
scheduled for this month.
17. Rainey was an
, rather dull lecturer.
18. Sometimes, the
study found, graduates of schools,
or those who majored in
low-paying fields,
earned less than people with only a high school
education.
furtive
1. She cast a
glance over her shoulder.
2. The thief was
in his movements.
3. She watched Susan
pencil a note and slip it between the pages.
4. He walked towards the summerhouse, at first
, then with more confidence.
5. I like things
which are revealed and comprehensive; the
of secrecy terrifies
me.
6. There was a
about the whole proceeding that I did not like,
and I stood still a
moment watching.
probe
1. The more they
into his background, the more inflamed their
suspicions would
become.
2. He
the enemy's weak positions, ignoring his
strongholds.
3. Do you remember the
into the British security services?
4. Small
would give the allied armies some combat
experience before the main
battle started.
5. If he remains here, he'll be away from the
press and their .
6. Only
continued will turn up answers to
these and other questions.
7. Candidates
should be asked questions in an honest
and straightforward manner.
8. She looked
away from his dark eyes.
vile
1. The weather was really most of
the time.
2. He shouldn’t be allowed to get
away with such behavior.
3. Her
situation was exploited by the other two.
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4. After all, she was free
(if she liked) to go back to the man who had so
deceived
and deserted her.
5. The casual
of his remarks to and about his children and to
and about women,
including but not restricted
to his wives, is breathtaking.
6. He lured us
into a superficial state of trust and approval
before shocking us with .
IV.
Fill each of the following blanks with either a
preposition or adverb.
1. I spy my
patients.
2. Ought not a doctor to observe
his patients any means and any stance
that he
might take for the more fully assemble
evidence?
3. Propped pillows, he cups his
right thigh in both hands.
4. The room in
which he dwells is empty all possessions.
5. A shard of white bone comes loose. I pick
it .
6. In spite of everything, he
remains impressive, as though he were a sailor
standing a
slanting deck.
7. Every
morning he orders scrambled eggs breakfast,
and, instead of eating them, he
picks up the
plate and throws it the wall.
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time the man reaches to find the rim of the tray,
then on to find the dome of the covered
dish.
He lifts off the cover and places it on the stand.
He fingers the plate until he
probes
the eggs.
9. She has discovered this
accident, she says.
V. My questions
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