Part IV Skill Building
Word Forms
Learn the rules of word formation and finish the exercises. (P157)
部分常见名词后缀
1. –ism, 表示“制度，主义，学说，信仰，行为”，如 plagiarism, heroism, socialism
2. –ship, 表示“情况，性质，技巧，技能及身份，职业”，
如 friendship, leadership, scholarship, relationship
3. –ty加在形容词后面，表示“特性或情况”
如honesty, cruelty, loyalty, safety
(terrorism/criticism/membership/hardships/certainty/integrity
1. With proper guidance, students can be given significant responsibility to help protect and promote the highest standards of academic ______.
Key: integrity
2. Dreaming of home gave them strength to endure all the ______.
Key: hardships
3. Some students still cheat on tests despite bitter ______from their teachers and peers.
Key: criticism
4. The government is determined to combat international ______.
Key: terrorism
5. I forgot to renew my ______ in the swimming club.
Key: membership
6. You can’t say with any ______ where you might be in the future.
Key: certainty
B. Choose a word to complete each of the following sentences. Change the form if necessary. (p158)
1. (identical/identify/identification/identity
a. After all, if I have an ______ twin, then my photo ID becomesan “authorization” card for me and my twin.
Key: identical
b. A new study has ______ the gene most often responsible forthe liver cancer.
Key: identified
2. (repeated/repetitive/repeatedly/repetition
a. After 20 days, I started calling and was ______ told that they needed more time.
Key: repeatedly
b. She hated the tedious, ______ household tasks.
Key: repetitive
3. (suspect (v.)/suspect (n.)/suspicion/suspicious)
a. He is being treated as a SARS _____.
Key: suspect
b. I know of no evidence to support that _____.
Key: suspicion