Unit Six Key to Exercise Vocabulary I. 1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. Change the form where necessary. 1)To stimulate consumption, farmers now can buy household _ with government subsidy. 2) Conventional medicine has concentrated mainly on the treatment of chronic and acute illness, and until recent years the role of preventive (预防性的 ）medicine has suffered _ neglect. appliances comparative
3) Cost apart, you should remember that however fancy a fridge is, it doesn’t kill bacteria(细菌); it only slows down the rate at which they _. 4) The economic planners are seeking to achieve a fairer _ of wealth throughout society, but it’s easier said than done, I think. 5)The town has been producing wool, cloth, and blankets since the 13th century and much of its _ today is still founded on those industries. multiply distribution prosperity
6)I’ve heard of a company that provides guidance and help so that you can _ your house to your own taste. 7) To prevent widespread _, the UN report calls for a joint effort to develop new high-yielding crops adapted to hotter climates and drier soils. 8) Carrying _ cash could be dangerous and inconvenient. Why not use a credit card? 9) The World Bank decided to grant Hungary a loan of 66 million dollars to _ its fragile financial system. decorate famine large quantities of/a large quantity of streamline
10) I’ll send you a _ with detailed information about the proposed project. 11) It was Deng Xiaoping who _ our opening-up policy and fundamental economic reforms. 12) Mayor Lewes was taken aback and utterly _ by the unexpected question put to him by a reporter- “Are you a liar, sir?” fax pointed the way to bewildered
2. 1) eat into 2) cling to 3) stand out/stood out 4) wears away 5) set about 6) switch off 7) will be turned loose 8) poured in 3. 1) The unemployment rate is forecast to be below average next year, which at the moment is 4 percent. 2) Efforts to enter the building and find the baby girl proved futile as rescuers were driven out by the heat and flames
3) The board was urged to divert some of its attention from expanding production and get more involved with issues of market demand. 4). Losing just one or two items of expensive clothing can really eat heavily into your profits when you are selling suits at £900 and dresses at £2,000. 5). She has toiled endlessly over the exercise machine for the last twenty years in order to keep her body in shape
4. Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets. Made additions or changes where necessary. 1) The recent public _ a murder case involving a tycoon （工商界大亨）killed in his office shows growing _ of ordinary people with the rich. The killing _ little outrage and few expressions of sympathy for the victim. (discontent, reaction, provoke) reaction to discontent provoked
2) At the National Tax _, a number of speakers mentioned the difference between avoiding tax and _. As they explained, avoiding tax is an act of doing everything possible within _ the Tax Law in order to reduce your tax burden. And evading tax is the act of illegally paying less than (or not paying at all) the full amount of tax required by law. (evade, confine, convention) Convention evading tax the confines of
3) Has the ever-increasing pace of modern living gotten you down? Has the quest for more money and more excitement become _ in your life? Surveys show that today a lot of Americans feel weary of being knocked backwards and sideways just because they _. In their crazy search for fulfillment, they’ve gotten themselves into situations in which they are not able _. (on the go, cope, burden) a burden qre always on the go/seem forever on the go to cope
II. Confusable words 1. Stress tension nervousness 1) When you are doing a presentation, you should concentrate on the ideas you want to get across, not on you own nervousness . 2) Studies have found that thirty minutes of intense physical exercise immediately reduces body tension and counters anxiety and depression. 3) There is a tendency to think of occupational (职 业的) stress as applying mainly to the busy executive, but such people often experience less stress than those in the rank immediately below them