Vocabulary in Context
A. Match each of the words in Column A with its synonym in Column B. (158)
A
1. legitimate
2. rampant
3. assignment
4. surge
5. decline
6. assume
7. involve
8. annual
B
a. homework
b. decrease
c. yearly
d. include
e. uncontrollable
f. maintain
g. increase
h. lawful
Key: 1. h 2. e 3. a 4. g 5. b 6. f 7. d 8. c
1. be blamed to
All my current problems _________________________（可以归因于我看电视成瘾）
Key: can be blamed on my addiction to TV.
2. go so far as to
She even ______________________（威胁自杀）.
Key: went so far as to threaten to kill herself.
3. range… from… to…
These big round flowers ________________________.（颜色从红色到蓝色不等）
Key: ranged in color from red to blue.
B. Complete the following sentences with the expressions given. (P159)
1. Do you know how to make your Christmas lights _____to music?
A. clash B. flash C. crush D. flush
Key: B
2. Prime Minister insisted on Wednesday he will be thenominee （被提名者）for a new term, saying it is _____that he will step down.
A. without question B. out of the question
C. out of question D. in question
Key: B
C. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. (P159)
3. Heart bypass surgery （心脏搭桥手术） should be _____,not a choice of convenience.
A. the last thing B. the last straw
C. the last resort D. the last hope
Key: C
4. He has a ______ responsibility to help people in need.
A. morale B. moral C. mortal D. mutual
Key: B
5. The volunteers ______ huge amounts of time to the project.
A. distribute B. attribute C. contribute D. donate
Key: C
a. doubt/suspect
doubt 主要指“怀疑”，有一种不确定的语气，肯定句中通常跟whether/if; 否定句则跟that,
如： There is some doubt (as to) whether he is the bestman for the job.
I don’t doubt/I have no doubt/There is no doubt that he will pass the examination.
D. Make a comparison of the following words and finish the exercises. (P159)
suspect 指“猜疑是，怀疑是”，含肯定语气，跟that从句，如：She suspected (that) he was lying.
用作名词时，suspect表示“嫌疑犯；疑似病例”。suspect 还可用作形容词，表示“令人怀疑的，不可信的”，如： The government’s statistics are suspect.
1) Simply stated, there is no _____ that she was disturbedby the noise.
Key: doubt
2) I don’t _____ that he’s a brilliant scientist, but can he teach?
Key: doubt
3) She strongly ______ that her husband had been lying.
Key: suspected
4) His reason for being absent is _____.
Key: suspect
5) Last week the police finally had a _____ for the murder.
Key: suspect
b. suspend/stop/cease/pause/conclude
suspend 是指（1）官方暂时停止某些不好的、违规的事情，或勒令停工、停学、停职 （2） 悬挂，吊stop 和cease 的区别在于：前者后接不定式，表示停下手头的事情，去做其他事情；如接动名词，表示停下手头事情。后者后面可接不定式和动名词，其意义相同。cease 较stop正式。
pause: stop for a short time before starting again 暂停，中断，休息。conclude 除表示下结论外，也可与speech, book, meeting 等词一起用，表示终止，结束。
1) The book ______ with a happy ending.
Key: concluded
2) Once people retire, they automatically _____ to be union members.
Key: cease
3) Sales of the drug will be ______ until more tests are completed.
Key: suspended
4) The long fluorescent tubes were _____ from the ceiling.
Key: suspended
5) There was a _____ before he began to speak again.
Key: pause