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8 Vocabulary
1. The company
began aggressive advertising campaigns, increased
its variety (categories)
of beers, and
further expanded its markets. By 1991 Coors beer
was available (=on sale) in all
50
states.
It
also
worked
to
improve
its
image
and
quell
（
制止
,
结束
,
镇压
）
ongoing
(ever-lasting) boycotts.
A.
investigate
B. condemn
C. crush
D.
forbid
2. With his strong right-wing
views, and close affiliation
（
联系，
隶属
）
to the military, he'd
long
been regarded as a (swear) sworn enemy of the
people.
A. emotion
B. association
C. communication
D. reaction
3. Adams
supported what became known as the Boston tea
party, and thereafter he firmly
supported the patriotic
（
爱国的
）
measures that led
step by step to American independence.
A. passionate
B.
moderate
C. radical
D.
nationalistic
4. The best
hope is that we will have a rapid mobilization
（
动员
）
of international opinion
insupport of the movement.
A. calling up(on)
B. bringing up
C. catching up (with)
D.
getting up
5.
When
he
was
there
(be
present/
witness
sth.),
he
often
gave
food
and
coins
to
the
destitute
（
贫苦的）
children who lived on the
street.
A. deserted
B. poor
C. homeless
D. despaired (->desperate: adj.)
6. Combining social commentary with
rhythmic
lyrics(
词
)
, heavy
bass beats, and remixed
or original
melodies, rap is one of the most controversial of
black musical forms.
A.
words
B. music
C. band
D. dance
7. The
history of newspapers, magazines, and other
publications in the country has varied,
depending upon the level of censorship(
书报
审查制度
)
in the ruling government.
A. support
B. sponsor
C. control
D. restoration
8. The cause
of the incidence has been kept off the air in the
radio by the administration.
A. secret
B. not
broadcasted
C. publicized
D. not known
9.
He took out a court injunction (
法
令，
判决
)
against the newspaper demanding the
return
of the document.
A.
sentence (sb. to death)
B. bias
C. suspension
(bridge)
D. order
10. A great cheer went up from the
crowd as (=when) they caught sight of (noticed)
their
idol(
偶像
)
.
A. figure
B. idea
C.
hero
D.
foe(
敌人
)
9. Vocabulary
1.
We
now
are
provided
with
several
television
commentators
(narrator)
to
explain
the
action
to
us,
with
the
help
of
the
ubiquitous
slow-motion
instant
replay.
(provider
sb.
with
sth.)
A. continuous (continue: vt./vi.)
B. successful
C. ever-present
(everlasting/ common)
D.
popular
2.
The
jury
deliberated
(gave/
discussed)
for
eighteen
minutes
and
recommended
a
sentence of from two to five years in
the state penitentiary(
监狱
,
收容所
,
教养所
).
A. spoke
B. discussed
C. complained
D. inquired
3.
Mr.
Anna
formally
disbanded
the
fact-finding
team
Thursday
because
of
Israel's
objections to the mission's composition
and mandate.
A. motivation
B. identity
C. purpose
D. authority
4.
The
number
of
old
people
is
on
the
rise
(increasing),
and
with
this
fact
comes
the
number
of people with chronic diseases associated more
with old age.
A. enduring (lasting)
B. painful
C. severe
D. incurable
5 In the 1984 revised version of
The Black and White Truth about
Basketball
, Greenfield
again
challenges his readers by asserting that the two
races have inherently different styles on
the court.
A. importantly
B. intrinsically
C. inevitably(=unavoidably)
D.
interestingly
6. I didn't
speak to Dominick Dunne or Mark Fuhrman, because
their points of view are
unclear, and
their factual recitations are patently false.
(insincere)
A. obviously
B. improperly
C. unfortunately
D.
favorably(
be
in/
out
of
favor)
7. Sophie asked her
mother to
pick her up
from
the camp
a day earlier than
scheduled
(planned).
Although
Sophie
was
of
camp
and
ready
(willing)
to
come
home
Ms.
Wexler
objected, and finally prevailed.
A.
consented
(=agreed)
B. disagreed
C. triumphed (=won)
D. changed
8. In the years
1659 to 1681 the celebration of Christmas was
actually outlawed in Boston
and the
Christmas spirit was fined.
A. forgone
(gone forever)
B. disliked
C. condemned
D. forbidden
9.
The
personal
computer
is
only
a
decade
old,
and
the
language
it
spawned
(brought
about) has made
only minor (small/ unimportant) inroads in
English, but this will change.
A.
processed
(processed food)
B. prohibited
C.
produced
D.
pronounced
10. The case of Hemant
Lakhani, the Briton charged in the USA with
attempting to sell a
missile
to
an
undercover
agent
from
the
FBI,
has
highlighted
the
threat
posed
by
the
ever-expanding illicit
arms trade. (accuse sb. of sth./ charge sb. with
sth./ highlighter)
A. profitable
B. illegal (=illicit)
C. unacceptable
D. notorious
10. Vocabulary
1. He hoped
to
strengthen (strength) the position
of the sciences in the leading universities.
2. We took an
abundant
(abundance)
supply
of
food
with
us
when
we
went
hiking
in
the
mountains.
3.
Conservation (conserve) is the protection of
plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting
and important structures and buildings,
especially from the damaging effect of human
activity.
4. And if you're emotionally
connected to it, you also get intellectually
(intellect) connected to it;
you want
to learn more about it.
5. Relief
(rescue/ relieve) workers are concerned over
(=worried about) the shortage (short) of food
and shelter in the refugee camps.
(shelter sb. from sth./ seek refuge)
6.
It is proposed (=suggested) at this conference
that the law should impose penalties on companies
that use energy wastefully (waste).
[suggest sb. (doing) sth./ that sb do sth.]= [sb.
(should) do sth.]
7.
It
is
hard
(difficult)
to
believe
that
in
this
prosperous
(prosper)
country,
hunger
could
be
a
serious problem.
8. We must be careful not to do
anything that might endanger (danger) the economic
recovery.
9.
This
disease
is
hereditary
(heredity),
so
chances
are
(possibly/
likely)
that
her
daughter
may