7. live on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 8. do sth good

5. close up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 6. nothing wrong

3. working conditions　　　　　　　　　　　　 4. this very night

1. If quite convenient　　　　　　　　　　　　 2. leave alone

10. If you buy more than ten, they knock 20 pence off _______.

　　 A. a price.　　　 B. price　　　　　　 C. the price　　　 D. prices　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　

Unit 5 convey vt. 1.) 运送,搬运,转运[(+from/to)] Passengers are conveyed by bus to the air terminal.用公共汽车载送旅客前往航空站。 2.) 传播(声音等) A wire conveys an electric current.电线传导电流。 3.) 传达,传递,表达[(+to)][+(that)][+wh-] I found it hard to convey my feelings in words.我觉得难以用言语表达我的感情。 4.) 转让(财产等)[(+to)] The old farmer conveyed his farm to his son.老农夫将其农场转让给儿子。 advertise vt. 1.) 为...做广告;为...宣传 If you want to sell your product you must advertise it. 如果你要推销自己的产品,你就必须做广告。 2.) 公布;通知 He advertised them of his decision to withdraw from the election. 他告知他们自己要退出选举的决定。 vi. 做(登)广告,作宣传[(+for)] The company is advertising for typists in the newspapers. 那家公司在报纸上登广告征聘打字员。 blame vt. 1.) 责备,指责[(+on/for)] He blamed you for the neglect of duty.他责备你玩忽职守。 I don’t blame you; I blame myself.我不怪你;怪我自己。 2.) 把...归咎(于);归因于[(+on/onto)] Don’t blame the failure on him, but on me.别把失败归咎于他，该怪我。 n.[U] 1.) 责备,指责[(+for)] I am ready to take the blame for the mistake.我准备承担这一错误的责任。 2.) 责任[(+for)] The judge put/ laid the blame for the accident on the driver of the car. 法官把事故归罪于小轿车司机。 react vi. 1.) 作出反应,反应[(+to)] How did she react to the news?她对这个消息反应如何? 2.) 影响,起作用[(+on/upon)] The two react upon each other.这两者互相影响。 3.) 抗拒,反抗[(+against)] Children tend to react against their parents by going against their wishes. 孩子们通常以违背父母的意愿来反抗他们。 4.) 起反作用,回过来起作用[(+on/upon)] Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person.恶人往往有恶报。 5.) [化]起化学作用;[物]反应[(+with/on)] How do acids react on metals?酸对金属会起怎样的化学反应? An acid can react with a base to form a salt.酸和碱反应会产生盐。 vt. 使起(化学)反应;使发生相互作用[(+with)] We make superphosphate by reacting rock phosphate with sulphuric acid. 我们使磷酸盐岩同硫酸发生化学反应制造过磷酸钙。 annoy vt. 1.) 惹恼,使生气;使烦恼[(+by/at/with)] His mother was annoyed with him for being so rude to their neighbors. 他母亲因为他对邻居如此粗暴无礼而生他的气。 2.) 打搅,困扰 These flies are annoying me.这些苍蝇一直在打搅我。 vi. 令人讨厌(或不快) accuse vt. 1.) 指控,控告[(+of)] She accused him of stealing her watch.她控告他偷她的表。 He accused his boss of having broken his word.他指责老板不守信。 He was accused of murder.有人指控他谋杀。 2.) 指责,把...归咎(于) Man often accuses nature for his own misfortunes.人类常把自己的不幸归咎于天。 associate vt. 1.) 联想,把...联想在一起[+with] They associate turkey with Thanksgiving.他们把火鸡和感恩节联系在一起。 2.) 使联合,使结合[+with] 3.) 使有联系 [+with] I didn’t want to be associated with it at all.我根本不想与这事有牵连。 vi. 结交,交往[+with] He associates with all sorts of people.他与各种各样的人交往。 Never associate with bad companions.千万不要与坏人为伍。 get across 传播，使...被理解 I couldn’t get my point across in the debate.在辩论中我无法清楚地表明自己的观点。 He found it difficult to get his idea across to them.他发现他难以使他们了解他的想法。 appeal vi. 1.) 呼吁,恳求[(+to/for)][+to-v] He appealed to me for help.他向我求援。 He appealed to his friends for support.他请求朋友支持。 2. )诉诸,求助[(+to)] We will appeal to a great variety of sources of information.我们将求助于多种资料来源。 3.) 有吸引力,迎合爱好[W][(+to)] The idea appealed to Mary.这主意正合玛丽的心意。 4.) [律]上诉[(+to/against)] He appealed against the five-year sentence he had been given. 他对被判五年徒刑提出上诉。 vt. [美]将...上诉,对...上诉 He appealed his case to a higher court.他向上一级法院申诉。 n. 1. 呼吁,请求[C][U][(+to/for)] He made one last appeal to his father to forgive him.他最后一次恳求父亲宽恕他。 2. 吸引力,感染力[U] These subjects have lost their appeal for most students. 对多数学生来说,这些学科已经失去了吸引力。 figure n.[C] 1.) 外形;体形;人影 I saw a figure in the darkness.我看到暗处有一个人影。 2.) 体态;风姿 She has an attractive figure.她有迷人的曲线。 She has a slender figure.她身材苗条。 3.) 人物;名人 He has become a figure known to everyone.他已成了一个知名人物。 4.) 数字 Where did you get those figures?你从哪儿得到那些数字的? 5.) 数量;金额;价格 His work now commands huge figures.他的作品现在值大价钱。 6.) 图表;图解;插图 Our textbook has many figures to help explain the lessons. 我们的教科书有许多图表帮助解释课文。 7.) 画像;塑像 vt. 1.) 计算 Please help me to figure out my income tax.请帮我算一下我的所得税。 2.) 认为,以为;估计[Y][+(that)];料到 How do you figure that?你如何料到的? I figure that you’d want your coffee.我想你要喝咖啡了。 profit n. 1.) 利润,盈利;收益,红利[C][U] He made a profit of fifty thousand US dollars on his house.他卖掉房子获利五万美元。 2.) 利益,益处;得益[U] We gained a lot of profit from your advice.我们从你的建议中获益匪浅。 vt. 有益于 Telling lies won’t profit you.撒谎对你无益。 vi. 1.) 有益,有利 2.) 得益,获益[(+by/from)] He learned to profit by his mistakes.他学会了从自己的错误中获益。 We profit from the work of the specialist.我们从专家的工作中得到益处。 attach vt. 1.) 装上,贴上,系上[(+to)] He’ll attach the label to your luggage.他会把标签系在你的行李上。 2.) 使依附;使附属[(+to)] This hospital is attached to the medical college nearby.这个医院附属附近的那所医学院。 3.) (与oneself连用)使参加;使附着[(+to)] He attached himself to the expedition.他参加了那个探险队。 4.) 把...归于[(+to)] How can you attach the blame for this accident to the taxi-driver? 你怎么能把这次事故的责任归于出租车司机呢? vi. 1.) 附属;附加[(+to)] 2.) 归属[(+to)] The blame for this accident attaches to the man who drove under the influence. 这起事故的责任应由酒后开车的那个人承担。 3.) 伴随[(+to)] Those are advantages that attach to the profession.那些都是从事该职业的种种有利条件。 discount n.[C][U] 折扣;打折扣 We give a special discount of 10 per cent for cash.如用现金购买,我们给予九折优待。 vt. 1.) 将...打折扣;将商品打去...折扣 That store discounts all its slow-selling goods.那家商店削价出售所有滞销货。 2.) 不全相信;怀疑地看待 You must discount much of what he says.他说的好些话,你必须打个折扣听。 vi. 打折扣出售商品 Many stores do not discount at all.许多商店出售商品一概不打折扣。 make sense 有意义;有道理；讲得通 This sentence doesn’t make sense.这句子毫无意义。 It makes sense to take care of your health.好好照顾自己是有道理的。

Unit 6 quit vt. 1.) 离开;退出 He quitted Paris after a week.他一周后离开了巴黎。 2.) 放弃[+v-ing] He has quit smoking.他已戒了烟。 3.) 解除,免除[(+of)] She finally quit herself of fear.她终于消除了恐惧。 4.) [美]停止[+v-ing] Quit muttering!别嘀咕! vi. 1.) 离开;迁出 If he doesn’t pay his rent, he will receive notice to quit.如果他不付房租,他将被通知搬出去。 2.) 停止 It’s almost 5 o’clock; time to quit.都快五点钟了;该下班了。 apply vt. 1.) 应用;实施[(+to)] We should apply both theories in the language classroom. 我们应把两种理论都运用到语言教室中去。 2.) 使起作用;使适用 [(+to)] This rule can not be applied to every case.这条规则并不是在每种情况下都能适用的。 3.) (后常接oneself)使致力(于),使专心从事[(+to)] He applied himself to learning French.他致力于学习法语。 vi. 1.) 申请,请求[(+for/to)][+to-v] He has applied for a post in England.他已申请在英国供职。 2.) 起作用;适用 [(+to)] This rule applies to freshmen only.此项规定仅适用于大学一年级学生。 assessment n. 1.) (为征税对财产所作的)估价[U] 2.) 被估定的金额[C] my tax assessment for 1994我一九九四年的税额 3.) 评价;估计[C] He made a careful assessment of the situation.他对形势作了细致的评估。 assess vt. 1.) (为征税)估定(财产)的价值[(+at)] The value of this property was assessed at one million dollars. 这财产的价值估定为一百万元。 2.) 确定(税、罚款、赔偿金等)的金额 assess damage after an accident事故后确定损害赔偿金额 3.) 对...进行估价,评价 It is too early to assess the effects of the new legislation.现在来评价新法规的效果为时尚早。 burden n.[C] 1.) 重负,重担;负担,沉重的责任 The old man bent with a heavy burden on his back.老人因背着重负而弯腰。 2. )(船的)装载吨数,吨位[the S][(+of)] vt. 1.) 加重压于,加负担于,烦扰[(+with)] The government burdened the nation with heavy taxes.政府使国民负担重税。 2.) 加负荷于,使载重[(+with)] He was burdened with a large bundle of magazines.他吃力地捧着一大捆杂志。 desperate adj. 1.) 情急拼命的,铤而走险的 A desperate man will stop at nothing to get what he wants. 一个亡命之徒为了达到自己的目的什么事都做得出来。 2.) 危急的;绝望的 He was desperate when he lost all his money.当他丢了所有的钱时,他绝望了。 3.) 极度渴望的[F][(+for)][+to-v] He was desperate for work to provide for a large family. 他渴望有个工作,挣钱供养子女众多的家。 accustomed sb’s accustomed cheerfulness 某人一贯的乐观情绪 be accustomed to working/ to work hard 习惯于苦干 relief n. 1.) (痛苦,负担等的)缓和,减轻;解除[U] [(+of/from/on)] The pills gave her some relief.药片减轻她一些痛苦。 2.) 轻松,宽心,慰藉[U] Hearing the news, he breathed a sigh of relief.一听到消息,他如释重负地松了口气。 3.) 救济物品,救济金[U] Relief was flown to the flood-hit areas.救济物品被空运到洪水泛滥区。 deliver vt. 1.) 投递;传送;运送[(+to)] The mailman delivered the letters promptly.那个邮差准时地投递信件。 2.) 发表;讲;宣布 He delivered an important report at the meeting.他在会上作了重要报告。 3.) 给...接生;生(婴儿) She delivered twins in the evening.晚上她生了一对双胞胎。 4.) 解救;解脱;释放[(+from)] Education delivered him from ignorance.教育把他从无知中解救出来。 vi. 1.) 投递;送货;传送 2.) 履行,实现[(+on)] I am certain that he will deliver on his promise.我确信他会履行诺言。

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9. _______ you call me to say you are not coming, I’ll see you at the theatre.

　 A. Though　　　　 B. Whether　　　　 C. Until　　　　　 D. Unless

8. The evening news comeson at seven o’clock and ____ only thirty minutes.

　 A. keeps　　　　　 B. continues　　　　 C. finishes　　　　　 D. lasts

7. There was _____ time ____ I hated to go to school.

　 A. a; that　　　　 B. a; when　　　　 C. the; that　　　　　 D. the; when

6. With a lot of difficult problems _____, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.

　 A. settled　　　　 B.settling　　　　 C. to settle　　　　　 D. being settled

5. When _______ help, one often says “Thank you.” Or “It’s kind of you.”

　 A. offering　　　　 B. to offer　　　　 C. to be offered　 　　　D. offered