Unit 3 Vocabulary 1.
1)It’ll only be a ________visit ,because we recently haven’t much time.
2)The job is great________________advancement but the starting salary is rather low.
3)We’d better pay that electricity bill before they _____us_____.
4)As pace of life quickens things ________to change fast in the city.
5)Why don’t we get rid of these old chairs,since we don’t use them____________
6)The earth’s atmosphere makes_______observation of distant stars difficult.
7)The lawn was laid out________________the figure 8. 8)I shouldn’t always have to tell you what to do,use your own ___________.
9)Words cannot ________how grateful we are for his timely help.
10)It seems to me that the board of directors
is________________over the opening of a branch office in South Africa.
11)I find it difficult to grasp the ______of infinite space. 12)Philip presented a complex argument that was completely beyond my_______. 3.
1)The film’s appeal_________not only the entertainment it provides to the audience but also the questions it raises about the possible______________human beings and alien civilizations.(contact,lie in)
2)The decision on the new project is made on
the____________scientific project __________to succeed despite the fact that we do not
have_________funds______________________.(at the moment,basis,sufficient,likely) 3)True it is hard to make accurate
predictions,but___________growth of the information industry_____________that this line of growth of the
information industry ________________that this line of products_______________profitable.(highly,steady,ensure)
Comprehensive Exercises:
Do we have the right attitude towards
scienceHawking suggests that many people are _______ (1) distrustful of it. This might change if the public were better informed. But how can we_______bring ________（2)It is _______(3)that schools are important, especially if science is taught in an interesting science is changing at such a fast_________(4) that what we learn in school is no longer _________(5) to last a lifetime. What can we use to _____________(6) news of the latest ideas and developments Popular science books can help, but the _____________(7)of the population that read them is not very large. _________ (8) we need to rely on television, for only television can ________(9) the message reaches a sufficiently large audience.
Science is interesting and exciting. Why Science helps you___________(1) the world in which you live. For
example, science explains how airplanes fly and how birds find their way when they________(2) long distances. Besides, people use science to make discoveries that have__________ (3) value. One of these discoveries is the________ (4) of light to carry telephone messages through a glass (5) is the lengthening of human life through the use of heart pacemakers （心脏起搏器）and other mechanical devices(器械). In the future, there will________ (6) be an endless number of new discoveries. These discoveries will ________ (7) your career and your daily life. Television, computers, and space shuttles are part of today's world. Who can imagine what new, yet-to-be-discovered _________ (8) lie ahead In the future, scientists may discover how to predict earthquakes and how to produce an endless_______ (9) of you may live and work in a space station in orbit around the earth. Scientists will continue to make dioveries that will change the world in which you live.
Unit 6 Vocabulary
1.
1) The former lake bed is now a ________plain producing good crops of wheat.
2) Aunt Pat's rough, red hands ___________ a life of hard physical labor.
3)If you are living_________，you may not have to pay tax in your own country.
4) Helen is pretty, of________ build, with blue eyes. 5) We _________ the boards down the middle to use them for the back of the shelves.
6) Only the hope that the rescuers were getting nearer _________the trapped miners.
7) The ________of the setting sun reddened the stream. 8) The kidnappers (绑架者)____________the boy into the car and drove off.
9 )It is common knowledge that dogs have a _______ sense of smell.
10) The unusually cold winter caused many plants to __________late this year.
11) Training is provided, so no __________experience is required for the job.
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