8.During the break between games, she had a drink of water and wiped the off her face with a towel.
A.respiration B.inspiration C.desperation D.perspiration.
9.We had a wonderfully audience for last night s performance.
A.respondent B.responsive C.respective D.resourceful.
10.When he returned to his hometown after the tsunami, he found it had changed out of all.
A.recognition B.expectation C.reception D.control.
11.She chewed each delicious mouthful as slowly as she could, the pleasure.
A.releasing B.expanding C.prolonging D.relieving.
12.She said how much she appreciated the generosity of the public in responding to the appeal.
A.overweight B.overwhelming C.overrunning D.overall.
13.She was deeply by the amount of criticism her play received.
A.frustrated B.mistreated C.threatened D.challenged.
14.It gives me pleasure to welcome Professor Hall.
A.giant B.enlightening C.thriving D.enormous.
15.Children their parents authority far more nowadays than they did in the past.
A.debate B.confront C.challenge D.proclaim.
16.I think he s in his twenties, but he looks a lot older.
A.late B.later C.latter D.latest.
17.I m afraid I could smiling when she told me what she had done.
A.keep off B.keep out C.keep to D.keep from.
18.I feel as if I ve nothing since I left my job.
A.led to B.accompanied C.accomplished D.resulted in.
19.I am on duty until 2 p.m.and the Peter is coming to me.
A.relieve B.release C.substitute D.retreat.
20.I would like to go to the movie tonight kill time.
A.if not B.if only C.only when D.if to.
II.Word Distinguishing.
Choose a suitable word from the given groups to complete the following sentences and try to figure out the difference in meaning.
1.release/relieve/relax
(1) The council is considering banning vehicles from the town centre to congestion.
(2) He from prison after serving two years of a vive— year sentence.
(3) Two weeks after the police security at the airports, there was abomb attack.
2.distress/agony/misery /suffering
(1) His wound caused him great.
(2) She claimed that the way she had been treated at work had caused her extreme emotional and psychological.
(3) We ve both suffered of guilt over what happened.
(4) We try to put our students out of their and give them their exam results as early as possible.
III.Words or Phrases.
Replace the underlined parts in the following sentences with words or expressions from the text that best keep the original meanings.
1.She has thought of some brilliant scheme to double her income.
2.In a series of revolutionary experiments, Paul trained dogs to salivate (过量分泌唾液) at the sound of a bell.
3.She claims that the pressure on public hospitals could be made less strong by combining medical resources in the public and private sectors.
4.I got the job on Sam s recommendation.
5.I was intensely made angry by the way he spoke to me.
6.Cinema in Britain is undergoing a revival of popularity.
7.Banks normally deal with large business first when deciding on loans.
8.The new system includes little; if any, new technology.
9.Most of the staff work for us without being paid.
10.The situation went out of control before the government began to take any measures.
Post-class Activity
I.Synonyms and Antonyms.
Decide if the following pairs of words are synonyms or antonyms.If they are synonyms, circle S.If they are antonyms, circle A.
1.professional amateur S A.
2.typical distinctive S A.
3.in the first place for the first time S A.
4.individual entire S A.
5.mentally spiritually S A.
6.participate retreat S A.
7.impact effect S A.
8.ease intensify S A.
9.upset worry S A.
10.focus concentrate S A.
II.Working for Phrasal Verbs.
Study the following phrases with“mind”and then fill in the blanks with them in their proper forms.
1.I m so glad you didn t think he was offended by my remarks— it.
2.I where to go yet.
3.I to go without him if he s going to such a bore.
4.I have said the first thing that.
5.I find it hard to such complex issues.
6.The boy was told to that he should never speak to any stranger he met on the street.
III.Affixes.