【正文】 are similar in meaning. A synonym is one type of context clue that helps you to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. 4. Antonyms (反義詞 ) are words or phrases that have opposite meanings to other words or phrases. Antonym clues can help you understand new words. 5. Sentences before or after a sentence that has a difficult word sometimes explain the meaning of the word. 6. Sometimes we can use our own experiences, or our knowledge about a certain topic, to find out the meaning of an unfamiliar word. 7. Word part clues. We can often figure out an unfamiliar word because we know the prefix or suffix attached to the root word, or the two words that make up a pound word. . The truth was quite other than what I thought. 事實(shí)真相和我所想的完全不一樣。 4. Despite lip service to the contrary … (Para. 3) support in words, not in fact口頭支持 lip service . I know she’ s unhappy, despite all her arguments to the contrary. 盡管她竭力說(shuō)她很快樂(lè)，可我知道她并不幸福。 6. … good feelings we may not necessarily be able to attain … (Para. 4) possibly but not certainly不一定 not necessarily “ He was lying, of course .” “ Not necessarily.” “他肯定在說(shuō)謊。 refuse to admit否認(rèn) deny . He denied knowing anything about the matter. 他說(shuō)他對(duì)此事一無(wú)所知。 without her we cannot continue. 3. He became badtempered as a co__________ of drinking too much wine. 4. The con_________ of power must be reduced. azard dispensable nsequence sumption 5. Streams containing waste material are sometimes dis________ into rivers. 6. Wise people do not form their opinions purely on a r_______ basis。 11. … relatively insignificant means to a healthy end. (Para. 10) n. a method, system, object, etc. that you use as a way of achieving a result方法，手段，工具 means Notice that both the singular and plural forms of the noun “ means” have the same spelling. XV. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the reading text. 1. Workaholics are anized people who get a lot of work done and, therefore, they lead a full life. 2. Most pany employers support the idea that a balanced employee is a productive employee. F F 3. Workaholism, from psychology counselors’ viewpoints, can have both advantages and disadvantages for us. 4. Our parents’ and grandparents’ work was more of physical work, but the stress they felt was no less than we do. 5. Very petitive people tend to bee workaholic, because they equate selfworth with success at their professions. F T T 6. Workaholics never take holidays. 7. Workaholics admit that they spend too much time on work. 8. We should realize that there is a lot to life than a job. F F T XVI. Complete the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s). Fill each blank with one word only. 1. The old building is a h______。 . He flatly denied the charge. 他斷然否認(rèn)該項(xiàng)指控。 loyal . She has remained loyal to him throughout his misfortune. 在他遭受不幸期間 ,她自始至終對(duì)他保持忠誠(chéng)。 3. … negative consequence. (Para. 3) n. 1) [C] result結(jié)果 consequence n. 2) [U] importance重要 . It is of little consequence to a man of such great consequence. 對(duì)這樣的顯要人物而言，這件事 無(wú)關(guān)緊要。因此他們往往容易患心臟病。 14. … with things like traffic jams, deadlines and … (Para. 20) deadline n. a date or time by which sth. has to be done or pleted最后期限 . . Up to five million political refugees have fled to other countries. 多達(dá) 500萬(wàn)名政治難民已逃往他國(guó)。 . Financial reward will stimulate a person into further efforts. 金錢(qián)獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)會(huì)激勵(lì)人不斷努力。 3) n. stirring, great excitement攪拌 . Give the broth a stir. 把肉湯攪一攪。 4. Perfectionists cannot delegate. (Para. 9) She delegated his responsibilities to her secretary. 她委托秘書(shū)代司其責(zé) 。 The whole nation was overwhelmed with the excitement because of its victory in bidding for hosting the 2023 Olympic Games. . 由于申辦 2023年奧運(yùn)會(huì)成功 ,整個(gè) 國(guó)家都沉浸在興奮激動(dòng)之中。 . He lost position through situations beyond his control. 他因無(wú)法控制局勢(shì)而丟了烏紗帽。 . When he told her how much it cost, she blew her top. 當(dāng)他告訴她東西的價(jià)格時(shí)，她大發(fā)脾 氣。 . This task provides an excellent outlet for his artistic impulse. 這項(xiàng)任務(wù)為他的藝術(shù)沖動(dòng)提供了一個(gè)絕妙的展示 機(jī)會(huì)。 Her viewpoint differs from yours pletely. 她的觀點(diǎn)和你的完全不一樣 。 do not rely on their opinions or judgments. 4. Each club de_______ one member to attend the state meeting last week. mends tributeddependently legated 5. They got into an ar______ about whether to stay at home or to go to the seaside for the holiday. 6. He f___ away at the first sight of danger. 7. This is an important matter, so we must give it p_______ over all other business. 8. Being short of money is a bit tr__________ but we’ ll do what we can. gument ledriority oublesome IV. Replace the underlined words or expressions in the following sentences with words or expressions from the text that best keep the original meaning. 1. The boss would explode with anger when he finds the pany is in a mess, totally out of control and order. 2. Moreover, we were very interested to hear what had happened to our house. blow his top Among other things 3. Who is to take control