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1) slump 2) mortgages 3) incredibility 4) crashing 5) spread 6) promote 7) catastrophic 8) verge 9) oversight 10) stabilizeExpressions in use[7]1) put down 2) wind up 3) scrape together 4) on the verge of 5) in all likelihood 6) deteriorate into7) are in a position 8) gave way to Word in use[4]1) amplifying 2) assimilate 3) intrinsic 4) entail 5) modity 6) mentality 7) envisage 8) allocated 9) equity 10) ambiguousExpression in use[5]1) in 2) on 3) in 4) in 5) into 6) off 7) in 8) to Sentence structure[6]1) what if it rained and then froze all through those months?2) what if all children were kind to animals?3) what if a major earthquake hit the Seattle area?[7]1) so we ended up seeing a different one2) you might end up getting something you don’t want 3) but who knew it would end up being a career. Collocationwarmup1. constant harassment 2. employment spectrum 3. unsure futures 4. fall sharply 5. further increases 6. profound grief[8]1) falling sharply 2) unimaginable situation 3) economic slump 4) tenant eviction 5) purchasing power 6) further increases 7) stock market crash 8) sinking finances 9) negative equity 10) daily stress 11) longterm unemployment 12) employment spectrumUnit 8Word in use31) indignation 2) provocative 3) militant 4) overlap 5) conferring 6) defiance 7) hesitant 8) milestone 9) cradled 10) preachingWord building 4man manhood mother motherhoodcalculate calculation plicate plication imitate imitation assassinate assassination circulate circulation acmodation acmodate accuse accusation defect defection exhaust exhaustion51) circulation 2) accusation 3) acmodate 4) defection 5) manhood 6) imitation 7) plication 8) exhaustion 9) assassination 10) calculation 11) motherhoodBanked cloze61) automatic 2) charge 3) presumption 4) attached 5) handy 6) confer 7) contact 8) bounce 9) tumble 10) intellectExpression in use71) at their disposal 2) insulate him from 3) irrespective of 4) has a high opinion of 5) has authority over 6) for your part 7) get away with 8) dispense with 9) provide for 10) tiptoeing aroundWord in use41) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)Expression in use51) to 2) through 3) off 4) down 5) to 6) out 7) under 8) in/back Sentence structure6. taking measures that are likely to increase the greenhouse effect will be morally graver than having done nothing to reduce it.2. Admittedly they are the perfect guides to keep you informed of the various things happening around you.3. Admittedly those who oppose to the viewpoint also have their reasons to a certain extent.7. the time es to demonstrate your unique set of sporting skills and physical gifts when the time came to put some money into the home the time es to pay for my classescollection1) versatile 2) shatter 3) unquestioning 4) stony 5) hairtearing 6) substandard 81) hairtearing 2) negative 3) substandard 4)stony 5) perfect 6) unilateral 7) shatter 8) secretly 9) unquestioning 10) true 11) intensity 12) ultimate 1. 若不給自己設(shè)限,則人生中就沒(méi)有限制你發(fā)揮的藩籬。2. 若不是心寬似海,哪有人生風(fēng)平浪靜。在紛雜的塵世里,為自己留下一片純靜的心靈空間,不管是潮起潮落,也不管是陰晴圓缺,你都可以免去浮躁,義無(wú)反顧,勇往直前,輕松自如地走好人生路上的每一步3. 花一些時(shí)間,總會(huì)看清一些事。用一些事情,總會(huì)看清一些人。有時(shí)候覺(jué)得自己像個(gè)神經(jīng)病。既糾結(jié)了自己,又打擾了別人。努力過(guò)后,才知道許多事情,堅(jiān)持堅(jiān)持,就過(guò)來(lái)了。4. 歲月是無(wú)情的,假如你丟給它的是一片空白,它還給你的也是一片空白。歲月是有情的,假如你奉獻(xiàn)給她的是一些色彩,它奉獻(xiàn)給你的也是一些色彩。你必須努力,當(dāng)有一天驀然回首時(shí),你的回憶里才會(huì)多一些色彩斑斕,少一些蒼白無(wú)力。只有你自己才能把歲月描畫(huà)成一幅難以忘懷的人生畫(huà)卷。