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* allocate [??l?keit] vt.分配, 分派把…拨给
* display [dis?plei] n.陈列, 展览陈列的货物、艺术品等 vt.陈列, 展览显示, 显露 * fee [fi:] n.费, 酬金
* initiate [i?ni?ieit] vt.开始, 着手传授; 使初步了解接纳新成员, 让…加入
* neutral [?nju:tr?l] adj.中立的, 不偏不倚的中立(国家)的暗淡的; 非彩色的(化学中)中性的不带电的 n.(汽车或其他机器的)空挡位置中立人士; 中立国
* tape [teip] n.带子录音磁带; 录像带 vt.用带子捆起来 vt. & vi.录音 * assign [??sain] vt.分配; 交给指派, 选派指定, 订出 * diverse [dai?v?s] adj.不同的, 多种多样的
* flexible [?fleks?bl] adj.易弯曲的, 柔韧的灵活的, 可变通的
* input [?input] n.输入, 投入〈电〉输入端输入的数据 vt.把…输入电脑 * nevertheless [?nev?e??les] adv.仍然, 然而, 不过 conj.尽管如此, 然而
* trace [treis] n.踪迹; 痕迹; 形迹极微的量 vt.追踪; 追溯发现; 找到描绘; 标出 vt. & vi.缓慢而困难地书写
* attach [??t?t?] vt. & vi.贴上; 系; 附上
* domain [d?u?mein] n.范围, 领域版图, 领土地产, 产业 * furthermore [?f?:e??m?:] adv.而且, 此外
* instruct [in?str?kt] vt.命令, 指示教, 指导通知
* overseas [??uv??si:z] adj.(在)海外的, (在)国外的(向或来自)外国的 adv.在[向]海外; 在[向]国外
* transform [tr?ns?f?:m] vt. & vi.改变
* author [??:θ?] n.著作家, 作者创造者, 创始人; 发起人
* edit [?edit] vt.剪辑(电影、录音磁带、无线电或电视节目、书等) vt. & vi.编辑 * gender [?d?end?] n.〈语〉性
* intelligent [in?telid??nt] adj.聪明的; 理解力强的 * precede [?pri?si:d] vt. & vi.在…之前, 先于
* transport [tr?ns?p?:t] vt.运送; 流放使万分激动
* bond [b?nd] n.联系, 关系连接, 接合, 结合有息债券合同, 契约, 票据 vt.使粘结, 使结合
* enhance [in?hɑ:ns] vt.提高, 增加, 加强 * ignorant [?iɡn?r?nt] adj.无知的, 愚昧的 * interval [?int?v?l] n.间隔时间幕间休息
* presume [pri?zju:m] vi.冒昧地做某事; 错用自作主张, 放肆 vt.以为; 假定 * underlie [??nd??lai] vt.位于或存在于(某物)之下构成…的基础(或起因); 引起
* brief [bri:f] adj.短暂的, 短时间的简洁的, 简短的 n.概要, 摘要 vt.向…介绍基本情况, 作…的摘要
* estate [is?teit] n.土地, 地区庄园, 种植园地产, 财产; 遗产
* incentive [in?sentiv] n.激励某人做某事的事物; 刺激; 诱因, 动机
* lecture [?lekt??] n.演讲; 讲课冗长的训斥[谴责] vt.责备, 教训, 训斥 vt. & vi.(向…)演讲; (给…)讲课
* rational [?r???nl] adj.神智清楚的理性的; 理智的; 合理的; 出于理性的 * utilize [?ju:tilaiz] vt.利用, 使用
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1. Be sure you _______________ a recent photo to your passport application.
2. There has been a noticeable drop in the _______________ of crime in the area since the teen centre opened up.
3. If we all _______________, I'm sure we'll be able to finish on time.
4. It can be quite difficult to really define _______________ ideas, such as love or friendship.
5. My wife is quite _______________ because she practises yoga, and she does all these poses to stretch her muscles.
6. A group of volunteers _______________ to the needs of the victims of the tornado. 7. I _______________ she was talking to me because she was looking right at me when she said it.
8. The boss _______________ him to send the report out as soon as it was completed. 9. Reading in English is an excellent way to _______________ your vocabulary. tape abstract flexible incidence presumed cooperate attach instructed enhance ministered
10. We made a _______________ of our baby's first sounds to send to my parents.
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1. Tara was fined $75 for _______________ the speed limit.
2. The witness gave an _______________ description of the criminal - she even knew his eye colour!
3. Seeing the film about Guatemala _______________ Charlie to travel there during his holidays.
4. Perico is much more _______________ than Anatole, so his co-workers value his advice a lot more.
5. This new drug is able to _______________ between healthy cells and cancerous cells, and only attacks the cancerous cells.
6. The _______________ of the study hope their research findings will help prevent others from dying of the disease.
7. If you don't do your homework, you will get a zero, and _______________, you may be asked to leave the program.
8. It is difficult to measure the _______________ of dolphins, but we do know that they have very large brains.
9. Cars of the future will likely _______________ more than one type of fuel system.
10. Current scientific theories _______________ our first human ancestors to Africa about 5 to 7 million years ago.
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1. Atoms form _______________ with each other by sharing or exchanging electrons. 2. Doctors believe my mother's quick _______________ from her illness was partly due to her desire to see her grandchildren again.
3. Studies show that almost all animal societies _______________ clear patterns of territorial, hierarchical, and sexual inequality.
4. Drinking milk is an effective way of _______________ the burning feeling caused by eating spicy food.
5. Our company has built up a great deal of _______________ in creating successful web-sites.
6. In 1215, Britain's King John was forced by his lords to sign the Magna Carta _______________ that free men are entitled to judgment by their peers, and that even a sovereign is not above the law.
7. The longest _______________ between the birth of two children on record is 41 years; a Welsh woman had a girl in 1956, and then a boy in 1997.
8. According to scientists, oysters can change from one _______________ to another and back again depending on which is best for mating at a given moment.
9. China has undergone an incredible economic _______________ in the last 20 years. 10. Books in the library are _______________ by author, title, subject, and key word.
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1. I'm not really interested in history, but the lecture was quite interesting _______________.
2. A lot of people seem to be happily _______________ of the real threat of global warming.
3. Our chemistry _______________ was so boring today that I fell asleep in class.
4. Let's try to keep this discussion _______________; everyone is tired, and wants to go home.
5. African religions were brought to Cuba by the thousands of slaves _______________ to the island by the Spanish.
6. With Internet technology nowadays, photos and films of _______________ sex are just a mouse click away on the home computer.
7. The young woman was so shy that it _______________ her ability to make friends. 8. Just before she died, his grandmother _______________ to him that she had had a lifelong love affair with her neighbour.
9. Montreal has beaten Toronto three times this season, with an _______________ score of 10 - 6.
10. Canadian society today is quite culturally _______________, with immigrants from all over the world.
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_______________ to work harder.
2. The human brain is _______________ of recording over 86 million bits of information daily.
3. The _______________ parliament in Canada consists of the House of Commons and the Senate.
4. Chimpanzees in the wild have been observed using different objects to make tools, a skill previously thought to be the exclusive _______________ of humans.
5. The language in the text is beyond the _______________ of all but those who are experts in the field.
6. James Watt _______________ the Industrial Revolution in 1769 with the invention of the steam engine.
7. Cancer cells can _______________ throughout the body and produce additional tumours.
8. After Cortez brought chocolate back from Mexico to King Charles V's royal court in 1528, it became a profitable industry for Spain, which planted cocoa trees in its _______________ colonies.
9. A plan has been outlined to _______________ a sizeable portion of the land under development to the construction of low-cost housing.
10. People dream an average of five times a night, and each subsequent dream is longer than the one _______________ it.
input edit utilized fees reassigned minimum estates citation subsidizes underlying 1. Old railway beds are now _______________ as bicycle paths in many cities.
2. Cultural insiders are often unconscious of the _______________ meanings of their own cultural categories.
3. The policeman was given a _______________ for bravery after saving a child from a burning car.
4. In December of 1972, the government of Uganda nationalized 41 foreign-owned farms and tea _______________.
5. The union is asking the teachers for their _______________ as to what they would like to see negotiated during the next contract talks.
6. With a computer, it is very easy to _______________ and update your documents. 7. The policeman has been _______________ to a desk job until the investigation into charges of brutality is complete.
8. In ancient China, doctors would only receive _______________ for their services if the patient stayed in good health.
9. A reasonable used car will cost you about $1,500, _______________.
10. Studies show that women's unpaid labour directly and indirectly _______________ men's paid labour.
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