【正文】 ber。 otherwise we ______ him. A. would have telephoned B. must have telephoned C. would telephone D. had telephoned20. No matter how frequently ______, the works of Beethoven always attract large audiences. A. performing B. performed C. to be performed D. being performedUnit 5 Vocabulary 11. The latest report _________ earlier predictions of El Nino occurring this year. A. declares B. affirms C. announce D. asserts 2. The latest exhibition at their Venice gallery is nothing short of _________. A. amazing B. amazed C. astonishing D. astonishednothing short of 簡直就是；無異于…；簡直不比…差amazing 令人大為驚奇的，（尤指）令人驚喜（或驚嘆、驚羨）的astonishing 令人十分驚訝的，使人大為驚奇的，難以置信的3. It will have no impact _________ on the vast majority of cheap drinks sold in supermarkets. A. whichever B. whatsoever C. what D. what’s morewhatsoever 絲毫〔用于強(qiáng)調(diào)否定句〕4. The workers are going to strike for their welfare if the employers are not ready to __________. A. promise B. yield C. settle D. adjust5. In no country __________ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. A. better than B. more than C. other than D. rather thanother than 除了6. Some recent studies___________ light on an essential part of the way the brain works. A. show B. leave C. give D. shedshed light on 闡明；使…清楚地顯出7. The thought of her daughter’s wedding day_________ her to lose some weight. A. forced B. prompted C. encouraged D. suggestedprompt 引起8. He admits that more work needs to be done to _______ the strategy, and ensure that it’s safe. A. validate B. prove C. develop D. promptvalidate 證實(shí)，驗證validate “驗證”，“使…證實(shí)”。形容詞 valid可指理論、觀點(diǎn)、說法“站得住腳的”、“正確的”，因此validate常用于證明理論、觀點(diǎn)、說法的正確性或站得住腳。prove “證明”，普通用詞，泛指有充分的、可靠的事實(shí)證明某一觀點(diǎn)或結(jié)論是正確的?？捎米骷拔飫釉~，后接賓語或賓語從句。 9. But the other factor that we shouldn’t forget is the lack of ________ of . immigration policy. A. definition B. purity C. clarity D. simplicity10. The university is unwilling to _______ upon students the heavy responsibility of choosing their own courses. A. impose B. levy C. agree D. call11. There is much ________ over the cause of the air crash. A. conclusion B. speculation C. inference D. pondering12. The resulting salty water will be _______ into the sea. A. directed B. discharged C. derived D. delivered13. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the ________ silk from damage. A. sensitive B. tender C. delicate D. sensibledelicate 精美的，雅致的14. He was ________ of nobody’s achievements. A. envy B. jealous C. generous D. proud15. The newers found it impossible to adapt themselves to the climate sufficiently to make _______homes in the new country. A. temporary B. permanent C. durable D. constantpermanent 永久的，永恒的；不變的durable 持久的，耐久的，持續(xù)的constant 不變的；恒定的；經(jīng)常的16. What ________ to him is whether the job allows him to pursue his studies. A. matters B. refers C. happens D. applies17. Although he had looked through all the reference material on the subject, he still found it hard to understand this point and her explanation only _______ to his confusion. A. extended B. amounted C. added D. turned18. That sounds fantastic. Where do I go to ________ for that tour? A. check in B. make up C. sign up D. conform to check in 報到，記錄；到達(dá)并登記sign up for 報名參加19. So _______ sometimes they stayed rather late, it doesn’t mean anything. A. whatever B. whatsoever C. what’s more D. even if20. It was _______ the fans turned out. The matches yielded 259 goals. A. no longer B. no doubt C. no way D. no wonderUnit 5 Vocabulary 2 1. The president ________ that a new currency would be issued. A. proceeded B. processed C. proclaimed D. provided2. Their refusal to ________ will inevitably invite more criticism from the UN. A. prise B. promise C. dispute D. suspect3. He never speaks to me _______ to ask for something. A. more than B. rather than C. or rather D. other than4. They will ______ a few tears at their daughter39。s wedding. A. cast B. discard C. scrap D. shed5. Now it became _______ that he spoke two languages at once. A. apparent B. evident C. approval D. plain現(xiàn)在我才明白，原來他心里一套表面一套。apparent 強(qiáng)調(diào)顯而易見或一想便知。這個詞從動詞appear派生而來，故有時含有表面如此而事實(shí)上未必的意味。evident 指根據(jù)事實(shí)成為顯然的。plain 普通用詞，含義與clear很接近，可通用，但plain著重簡單明了，不復(fù)雜。6. I don39。t take any drugs ________, except aspirin for colds. A. whatever B. whatsoever C. however D. whenever7. The magician39。s next trick will ________ you. A. amaze B. assign C. assume D. astonish可見，除了【使吃驚】的意思之外，amaze還有【讓人感到神秘或迷惑不解/混亂】之意，這是astonish所沒有的意思。8. We all felt as if we were intruding on his private ________. A. grief B. pain C. sorrow D. tormentsorrow是普通大眾對某人的悼念。grief是程度上較重的悲哀，如喪偶或失去至親內(nèi)心的大創(chuàng)傷。9. He has a broken nose but may be ______ today. A. discharged B. dismissed C. fired D. released10. Students are asked to prepare material in advance of each weekly ________. A. course B. meeting C. seminar D. gathering11. He admits that more work needs to be done to _______ the strategy, and ensure that it’s safe. A. certify B. establish C. prove D. validate12. He always put his point of view with _______ and with courage. A. clarity B. cleanness C. purity D. simplicity13. Scientists cannot _______ the existence of life on other planets. A. affirm B. acknowledge C. declare D. swear14. They have much ________ over the cause of the air crash. A. conviction B. conclusion C. forecast D. speculation15. You should e to unwillingly accept what others _______ on you, regardless of how you personally feel. A. act B. depend C. impose D. press16. All flights ________ because of the terrible weather, they had to go there by train. A. h