【正文】 hted B) soared C) inspired D) flourished ared y Vocabulary Test (3) 5. He _____ his rose bushes carefully with insecticide every evening. A) distributed B) discharged C) spread D) sprayed 6. His pany went _____ after he failed in the business. A) decent B) negative C) bankrupt D) acute D) sprayed C) bank Vocabulary Test (4) 7. Although the two players are _____ in the tennis court, they are really good friends. A) partners B) enemies C) rivals D) panions 8. Don’t _____ this news to the public until we give you the goahead. A) relieve B) release C) relate D) retain ls release Vocabulary Test (5) 9. A new spaceship was _____ at Cape Kennedy yesterday. A) motivated B) released C) transmitted D) launched 10. The noise was caused by a dog _____ a cat through the garden. A) chasing B) following C) catching D) fighting Directions: Fill in the blanks with the phrases given below. Change the form where necessary. long for account for hold down go out of style look like range from …to … on sb.’s side anything but nothing but get a break be left over devote …to … 1. Recent pressure at work may ___________ his strange behavior. 2. Problems that _____________ in history between different countries are now able to be solved by peaceful means. 3. He was wearing __________ a pair swimming trunks. 4. Price reductions are _________, but unlikely. 5. Such kind of furniture has long ______________. account for were left over nothing but longed for gone out of style long for account for hold down go out of style look like range from …to … on sb.’s side anything but nothing but get a break be left over devote…to… 6. The increase in GDP in various provinces of the coastal region ___________ several _____ several dozen times. 7. The field ______________ a possible site for the petition. 8. The rate of interest has been ___________. 9. No matter what happens, just remember: justice is ___________. 10. Anna __________ yesterday when the teacher failed to notice she was late for class. ranged from to looked/looks like held down on our side got a break Writing 求學(xué)信 Application Letter for Admission 寫作方法 參考范文 Useful words and phrases academic/professional training 專業(yè)培訓(xùn) admission 入學(xué) admit 接納 apply for admission 申請(qǐng)入學(xué) at your earliest convenience 盡快 convenience 方便 enjoy worldwide fame 享有國(guó)際聲譽(yù) further one’s pursuit 進(jìn)一步深造 previous experience 以往經(jīng)歷 reward scholarship 授予獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金 spring / fall semester 春／秋學(xué)期 inquire about 詢問(wèn) fine tradition of scholarship 學(xué)風(fēng)好 lay a firm foundation 打下堅(jiān)實(shí)的基礎(chǔ) make contributions to 對(duì) … 做出貢獻(xiàn) offer courses in 開設(shè) … 方面的課程 renowned 有名的 tuition 學(xué)費(fèi) wellequipped 設(shè)備精良 wellstaffed 師資好 prestigious 享有盛譽(yù)的 qualification 資格 read for a degree 攻讀學(xué)位 related /relevant information 相關(guān)信息 Useful sentence patterns 1. I39。 2. Typical patterns for parisons and contrasts (1) 應(yīng)用： 對(duì)那些追求家庭生活溫馨的人來(lái)說(shuō) ,配偶的內(nèi)在素質(zhì)要比外表更可靠、更可取。 句型提煉 1) For those who…, sth. is more…than sth. else. 對(duì)那些 When it es to studying abroad, I am on your side. I also hold that the advantages of going abroad to study far outnumber its disadvantages. 在出國(guó)留學(xué)這一問(wèn)題上 ， 我贊同你的意見 。 除了 …… 以外什么也不 Do not have him for a friend: he’s nothing but a criminal. 不要把他當(dāng)作朋友 ， 他只是一個(gè)罪犯。 Today’s work should never be left over till tomorrow. 這些蘋果分完后還剩下兩個(gè)。 In that poor village school, there were only 25 students ___________________________. whose ages ranged from 6 to 13 Sentences range from 5 or 6 words to 70, with the majority not far from 20. 句子的長(zhǎng)度從 6個(gè)字到 70個(gè)字不等 ， 不過(guò)大多數(shù)句子的長(zhǎng)度在 20個(gè)字左右 。 vt. seem or be as good as sb./sth. 與 …… 相匹敵 As far as the old lady is concerned, of all the flowers in the garden, few can rival the lily. 對(duì)那個(gè)老婦人來(lái)說(shuō) ， 花園里所有的花卉當(dāng)中 ， 很少有能與百合花相媲美的 。 drive away 驅(qū)趕、驅(qū)逐 The Johnsons’ cat likes to chase after the mice as if it were playing with them. 約翰遜家的貓喜歡追逐老鼠 ， 好像在跟它們鬧著玩似的 。 2. give freedom or free movement to 釋放、放開 Under the pressure of international consensus, the hijackers released three of the hostages. 迫于國(guó)際輿論 ， 劫機(jī)犯釋放了三名人質(zhì) 。 n. a person who is bankrupt 破產(chǎn)者 The bankrupt and the men to whom he owed money arranged an acmodation. 破產(chǎn)者和他的債權(quán)人協(xié)議調(diào)解。 via prep. using, through 通過(guò)，經(jīng)由 Thanks to the swift transmission of television pictures via satellite, we are kept wellinformed of what is happening all over the world. 多虧電視畫面通過(guò)衛(wèi)星能夠迅速傳送 ， 我們才能及時(shí)準(zhǔn)確地了解發(fā)生在全世界各地的事情 。 2. divide and give out 分發(fā) The manufacturers distribute free samples to customers who are willing to try their products. 生產(chǎn)商給愿意試用他們產(chǎn)品的顧客們分發(fā)免費(fèi)的樣品。 3. spread out through an area 分布 The world’s wealth is not fairly distributed between women and men. 世界財(cái)富男女之間分配不均。 As there is no direct flight available, we will have to/have no option but to fly to Athens via Paris. 由于沒(méi)有直達(dá)航班 ， 我們不得不經(jīng)由巴黎飛至雅典 。 launch vt. 1. begin (sth. such as a plan) or introduce (sth. new such as a product) 發(fā)起（運(yùn)動(dòng)），推出（產(chǎn)品） To beautify the environment and make the campus green, the student union launched a campaign to plant trees surrounding the university. 為了美化環(huán)境 ， 綠化校園 ， 學(xué)生會(huì)發(fā)起一項(xiàng)在大學(xué)周邊植樹的運(yùn)動(dòng) 。 release vt./n. (2) n. 1. the act of setting free or being set free 解脫 After the match the coach had a feeling of release. 比賽結(jié)束后 ， 教練有一種如釋重負(fù)之感 。