1.classic adj. 經典的;古典的 classic novel\ literature

n. 名著 Classics are the antiques of the literary world.

This book is one of the classics of English literature.

classical adj. 古典的(古典文學通用) 古典音樂

2.wisdom 智慧;學識

I question the wisdom of giving a child so much money.

He showed great wisdom in what he said and did.

厭倦 自由

3.adaptation n. 改編;改寫(for)

He made a quick adaptation to the new environment.

This play is an adaptation of a novel.

adapt vt. 改編(for\from) ;使適應(…to ) 注意與adopt的區別。

He tried hard to the new conditions.

The author is going to his play the television.

4.harm n.傷害 損害 do harm to sb. =do sb. harm損害某人

暴風雨損害了莊稼沒有？ Did the storm do any harm to the crop?

harm vt. 傷害 損害 早起對你沒有害處 Getting up early won’t harm you.

harm set; harm get 害人害己 mean no harm 無惡意 come to no harm 安然無恙

harmful adj. 有害的 be harmful to

5.prejudice n 偏見 prejudiced adj.

have a prejudice against 對…有偏見

have a prejudice in favor of …對…有偏愛

Vt. prejudice sb. against (使某人對…有偏見)

prejudice sb. in favor of (使某人對….有偏愛)

6.companion n

company n \accompany vt

accompany sb on sth \to do sth

keep sb company=be in company with sb

keep company with sb 與某人交好

7. be bent on 一心想要 .be bent on sth / doing sth 一心想要;決心要

歸納拓展

make up one’s mind下定決心

determine to do sth決定做某事(表示動作)

be determined to do sth 決心做某事(表示狀態)

determine sb to do sth使某人下決心做某事

decide on/upon決定某事

bend one’s mind to sth專心于某事物

bend (sb) to sth(迫使某人)屈從;順從

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1.___________ to train his daughter in English, he put an ad like this in the paper,＂ , an English teacher for a ten-year-old girl.”

A. Determined; Wanted B. Determined; Wanting

C. Determine ; Wanted D. Determining Wanting

2.He is _________ learning English well.

A. bent to B. bent on C. bending to D. bending on

bend vi\vt (使)彎曲;向～屈服 She was forced to bend to public pressure

She bent her mind to her job. 專心于…

8.settle vt 使定居;安頓;安放;解決

My son has happily settled in the USA. We are settled in our new home.

The Dutch settled in South Africa. We have settled who will pay for the meal.

They settled the dispute themselves.

settle down 舒適地坐或躺；安居

She settled down in an armchair to read her book.

When are you going to marry and settle down?

settle (sb) down (使)某人安頓，安心

The chairman tried to settle the audience down.

9.acquaintance n

1)熟悉，熟知

　I have some ~ with Italian. I have no ~ with the book.

2) 熟人，相識

　He has many acquaintances in the business community.

make the ~ of = make sb’s ~ 和～相識 It was at Mary’s party that I first made his ~ .

have a nodding ~ with 與某人有點頭之交；對某事物略知一二

acquaint vt (使)熟悉于;使明白 ~ sb\oneself with…

be acquainted with 熟識;認識

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I made _____ acquaintance of his sister at the party and then I fell in ____ love with her.

A. an; a B. the ; a C. the ; / D. an ; a

10.companion n. 同伴 伴侶

company n 伴隨 陪伴 keep sb company=be in company with sb

keep company with sb 與某人交好

accompany vt 伴隨 陪伴 accompany sb on sth \to do sth

11.reform vt\vi \n (使)改過自新;改造;改良

We should try to reform criminals rather than punish them.

a reformed man 一個改過自新的人 a reform in teaching methods 教學法之改進

12.pressure n./vt 壓力 對…施加壓力，迫使

pressure sb into sth/ doing sth強迫某人做某事

put pressure on sb (to do sth) (試圖)迫使某人(做某事); 催逼某人

be under the pressure of …在…的壓力之下

work at high pressure 緊張地工作

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We don’t want to ________ pressure _______ you to make a decision, but we haven’t much time left.

A put; to B place; on C put; on D place; to

13.sigh n.&vi.嘆氣 嘆息 breathe/give a sigh

v. sigh with sth. 嘆息，嘆氣

He sighed with pleasure after the excellent meal. 他美餐一頓之后，滿足地嘆了一口氣。

Looking at his naughty son, the poor father let out a sigh.

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The woman drew ____ of relief when the lost child was found in safety.

A. sigh B. a sigh C. a sign D. sign

14.anger n. &v. 憤怒

He was angered by the selfishness of the others.

angry adj. be angry with sb. at/about sth.

15.mistake n. by mistake 錯誤地

v. ~sth. for sth. 誤將某人認作他人

mistaken adj. be mistaken about sb./sth. 誤會某人 mistaken kindness 枉費的好心

I helped him in the mistaken belief that he needed me.

我誤以為他需要我所以去幫助他了。

16.entertain v. 1. ~sb. to sth. 款待 They entertained us to dinner last night.

2. ~sb. with sth. 使某人快樂

He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.

他給我們講故事、說笑話，我們高興了幾小時。

entertainer n. 藝人

entertaining adj. = amusing and pleasing 令人愉快的

a very entertaining film 一部很有趣的電影

entertainment n. 娛樂，消遣，款待

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I like Dr Liu’s lecture, which is both informative (見聞廣博的) and .

Is there any traditional at Thanksgiving in your town, besides Trick and Treat.

The baby was sleepless, so her mother _____ her ____ a panda toy.

A.entertained; with B. fed; on C.contributed; to D.played; with

17.reputation n. 名譽 名聲 have a reputation for sth.

He has a reputation for laziness/for being lazy.

establish/ build up/ make a reputation for oneself 樹立名聲

live up to one’s reputation 不負盛名 ruin sb’s reputation 毀壞名譽

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The young teacher earned a reputation _____ being experienced _____ programming.

A. as; in B. of; at C. for ; in D. for ;at

18.comparison n. bear/stand comparison with 比得上

That’s a good dictionary, but it doesn’t bear comparison with this one.

by/in comparison with 相比之下，比較之下

The tallest buildings in London are small in comparison with those in NewYork.

倫敦最高的建筑物與紐約的一比就矮了。

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I’ve had some difficulties, but they were nothing ____ yours.

A. to compare to B. comparing with C. compared to D. to be compared to

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1. In repairing scientific reports of laboratory experiments, you should ____your findings in logical order and clear language.

A. release B. settle C. present D. put

2.. If you ____ all your energies on the study of English, you will master the language.

A. tend B. reform C . concentrate D. press

3. ------What is Rudi up to?

　　---- Rudi seems bent ______finding a new job.

　　A. on　　 B. to 　　 C. down 　　 D. over

4.________much money one possesses, it can’t ______a healthy body.

A. How , match B. However, compare

C. No matter , defeat D. However , match

5. _______the influence of parents is important to children is _____ to many.

A. That , known B. What, clear

C. How, obvious D. Why, concerned

6.-How do you like your teacher of English ?

- Well, no one teaches ______ here .

A. well B. typical C. best D. better

7. Mr. Adams asked if his son had behaved _______ in school.

A. normally B. constantly C. regularly D. properly

8. The death of the great inventor means a great _____ to science.

A. tension B. harm C. loss D. shortcoming

9.Compare yourself now with _________ and try to exceed(超越) past

achievements so that you can make progress step by step.

A. what you used to be B. what you used to do

C. you used to do D. you used to be

10. If your writing is interesting you'll pick up more marks. If your writing is

_________, you _________.

A. boring；don't B. bored；won't C. bored；don't D. boring；won't

11. The explorer got a disease in blood for the _______ of fresh vegetables and

fruit.

A. sake B. lack C. ignorance D. benefit

12. ------Are you satisfied with the result?

-----Not at all．It couldn’t be .

A. any worse B. any better C. good D. bad

13.Difficulties and hardships have the best character of the young geologist．

A. brought in B. brought out C. brought up D. brought about

14.A story goes ______his ancestors grew rich on the hard work of the slaves.

A. when B. where C. what D. that

15. .It is recommended that the machine ______ together in no time.

A. will be put B. must be put C. be put D. ought be

16. I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person.

A. While B. Since C. Before D. Unless

17. Don’t leave the water while you brush your teeth .

A. run B. running C. being run D. to run

Keys:1.classical 2.boredom freedom 3 adapt himself to adapt…for

7.A B 9. C 12.C 13.B 16.entertaining enternainment A

17.C 18.C

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