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p thinking for a long time about sth. that makes you very angry or worried ? lose the grip on: to lose the power and control over ? The ship got ________ on a rock. (shore) ? Mr. Spears did not ______ to obtaining a better position in life. (aspiration) ? The shock was _____ to him. (die) ? The right hand is ________ in most people. (dominate) ? A sword rusts in _______. (idle) ? A brave leader is an __________ to his followers. (inspire) ? There is keen ______ for these appointments. (rival) ? He’s very unhappy about her promotion。 he seems to feel that his own job is ________. (threat) ashore aspire deadly dominant idleness inspiration rivalry threatened Exercises ? There were some _______ flowers on the table. A. artificial B. unnatural C. false D. unreal A Exercises ? People were surprised to find that he had the ability to _____ everything he was involved in. A. precede B. dominate C. effect D. instruct B Exercises ? When people bee unemployed, it is ____ which is often worse than lack of wages. A. laziness B. poverty C. idleness D. inability C Exercises ? Although the two players are ______ in the tennis court, they are really good friends. A. partners B. enemies C. rivals D. panions C Exercises ? By _____ putation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars. A. coarse B. rude C. crude D. rough D Exercises ? A wellwritten position ____ good choice of words and clear anization among other things. A. calls on B. calls for C. calls up D. calls off ? Craig assured his boss that he would ___ all his energies in doing this new job. A. call on B. call for C. call up D. call off B A ,呼吁 B. 邀請,要求,需要 C. 打電話,召集,使人想起 D. 放棄,取消 Exercises ? ______ the speech contest I would have gone to the dance party last Sunday. A. In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for B Exercises ? I’m sure he is up to the job ___ he would give his mind to it. A. if only B. in case C. until D. unless A Discussion ? “ I do not work for use, but for wonder.” Do you support this view of science for science’s sake? Should scientists mainly aim at those “purposeful effort”? ? In order to make their voice heard, many small nations and nationalities resort to terrorism. Is it a necessary approach for them to get powerful? Discuss with your partners. Quotes: ?Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities. Lord Dunsany