world's navigation history. It showed Zheng He's outstanding navigation and
organization talents; meanwhile, it exhibited the national strength and prestige of
the Ming Dynasty, and strengthened the relationships between the Ming Dynasty
and the overseas countries.
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Unit 5 选词填空
substantial大量的多的，物质的 annual一年一度的，每年的
amateur业余爱好者，业余爱好的 assemble集合收集，组装装配
react作出反应 furnish提供，供应
distinction优秀，差别，卓越 contract契约，合同 apparent表面的，可看见的 magnificent宏伟的，壮观的，华丽的
1. The annual conference which I attend every year is going to be held in
London in January next year.
3. We were honored that so many people of distinctionand talent were present
to discuss the issues.
4. The local government has been providing substantial support to them, without which they couldn't have been so successful.
5. The secret agent promised that the information he furnished was obtained
from reliable sources.
6. Whether amateur or professional, American football is perhaps the most
popular sport in the US. It attracts a total attendance of over 40 million and is
watched by many more millions on television each year. 7. Shops try to meet the DIY (do-it-yourself) fashion by offering consumers parts
and hardware which they can assembleat home.
8. I wonder how she will react to the news if I tell her she is not going to get a raise this year.
9. It was apparent that the professor's lecture failed to impress the students as
some of them had left before it was over.
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10. We all admitted that the trip was worthwhile after we saw a(n) magnificent palace and a fantastic museum. 15选10
Amateur业余爱好者，业余的 endurance耐久持久，忍耐力
Individual个人的，个人 independent自主的，不相关联的
Present现在的，目前的 despite不管，尽管
Developed先进的，发达的 contests争夺竞争
Remarkable异常的，引人注目的 coined创造
Insurance保险 inherent固有的，内在的，天生
Established已建立的 contracts契约 Separate分开分离
For several centuries, cricket (板球) has been a very popular sport in England. It
has been enjoyed by both professional and (1)(amateur) players. This super-popular
game is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players. It can provide
you with health benefits like building (2)(endurance), balance, and physical fitness.
But for a team sport, cricket also places (3)(individual) players under unusual
pressure because every team player is (4)(independent) of each other. Cricket
might have started in early 16th-century England. Written records (5)(present)
evidence of a game known as creag being played by Prince Edward at Newenden,
Kent in 1301; and it is possible, (6)(despite) no hard evidence, that this was a form of
cricket. By the end of the 18th century, cricket had (7)(developed) into a national
sport of England. The growth of the British Empire led to cricket being played abroad
and by the mid-19th century the first international (8)(contests) were held. Cricket
has had a(n) (9)(remarkable) impact on popular culture in England. It has had an
influence on the vocabulary of the English language, with such phrases as that's not
cricket (10)(coined) to describe unfair behavior in general. 选词组
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regardless of不管 give away暴露 fall ill生病 pass away去世 up to达到，至多 have no intention of doing sth.不打算做某事 leave behind把···抛在脑后 忘记拿走 might (just) as well还不如 in attendance出席 to this day直到现在 1. I felt terribly sorry to learn that his sister (passed away) after having fought
against cancer for three years.
2. The Chinese swimmer was (left behind) at the beginning of the women's
100-meter freestyle final, but she didn't give up and finally took the lead. 3. The rich man thinks that he will die in disgrace if he does not (give away)
his money for the public good.
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