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ment n.幻滅感disillusioned a.大失所望的,幻想破滅的IV.1. A。2. C。3. B。4. D。5. B。6. A。7. D。8. B.V. Synonym / AntonymGive a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. And I managed to keep my health and optimism, to a degree, because of 14 steps.Antonym: pessimism2. Not so. Here hobbled a bitterly disillusioned cripple, a man who held on to his sanity and his wife and his home and his job because of 14 miserable steps leading up to the back door from his garage.Synonym: painfully, desperately3. She went into the house and a moment later came out bundled in raincoat and hat, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting.Antonym: cheerless, unhappy, gloomy4. I started the engine and thumped slowly along, keeping well over on the shoulder until I came to the dirt road, where I turned in — thankfully.Synonym: fortunately5. He was an old man, stooped and fraillooking under his slicker.Synonym: weak, delicate, feeble6. As I became older, I became more disillusioned and frustrated.Synonym: disappointed7. I realized that I was filled to overflowing with selfpity, selfishness, indifference to the needs of others and thoughtlessness.Antonym: selflessness, unselfishness8. There followed a long interval of noises.Synonym: periodVI.CompoundingWrite in each space the meaning of each given word.1. likewisein the same way2. underwayin progress3. carefreewith no concern4. forthinging soon5. standbysomething ready for use6. userfriendlyhandy to use7. soundproofpreventing the passage of sound8. landlockedalmost or entirely surrounded by landPart Two. Grammar Exercises1. NumeralsCardinal基數(shù)numerals express integer整數(shù)(whole) abstract numbers, or the number / amount of the determined nouns in literal form. In addition to being numerals determining nouns, cardinal numerals may also work as:1. adjectives2. nouns3. numeral “one” can also be a pronounThe diffe