5.选用下列短语及词组的适当形式填空：

Part　 1

come on　 come out　 come down　 come to life　 come true come to an end　　 come up with　 come out　 come up　 come along

1) --- Four dollars a pair?　 I think it’s a bit too much.

--- If you buy three pairs, the price for each will ___　　　 　to three fifty.

2) Very few experts have ______________ complete new answers to the world’s economic problems.

3) --- I'm dead tired. I can't walk any farther, Jenny.

--- _________ , Tommy. You can do it!

4) The dictionary is being printed and it will soon _______　　 .

5) --- Not getting that job was a big letdown.

--- Don't worry. Something better will ______________.

6) The girl's fainted. Throw some cold water on her face and she will ______________.

7) The party last night was a success. We sang and danced until it _______________ at 12:00.

8) It took years of planning and saving, and their seagoing vacation _____________ at last.

9) The question ___________ at the meeting whether we had enough money for our research.

10) In my opinion, your work does not __________________ what I expected of you.

Part　 2

come down with　 in common with　 have…in common　 compare to　 compare with be concerned about　 compare notes　 common sense　 connect with　 in the company of

11) Many children ___________________ the flu and they could attend school.

12) However different, the native people do _______ something _______________.

13) Alfred didn't have the ________________ to send for a doctor in time of danger.

14)________________ most young people, he likes pop music better than folk music.

15) Children under 12 years of age in the country must be __________________ adult when in a public library.

16) The boy with the name Li Xiao, who often helps others, is ______________ Lei Feng in our school.

17) Living in a town can't __________________ living in the country in many respects.

18) I intended to __________________ with a friend, but unfortunately they couldn’t spare me even one minute.

19) Zoo officials __________________ the mother elephant, which is badly ill.

20) ---Why ask me to take that early bus?

--- Because that bus ____________________ the 9:30 train at Boston.

Part　 3

be content with　 consist of　 on the contrary　 convince…of　 at the cost of　 cut off be curious about　 around the corner　 out of control　 cut in　 cut down　 cut out for　 in consequence　 combine…with　 communicate with

21) The International Olympic Committee ___________ members from many countries.

22) Those who ____ not _____________ the progress they have made will have greater success.

23) It wasn't a good thing; ___________________ it was a huge mistake.

24) The reporter said a car went _________________ on a highway south of the city and rushed into a river.

25) The government is trying hard to _____________ the local people _______ the safety of the new nuclear power station.

26) The shop needs more children's toys in store, for the Children's Day is just _____________________.

27) He saved the child from drowning but only ________________ his own life．

28) Don't _____ too ______________ other people's private affairs: the privacy right is protected by law.

29) The editor told me that if I could ___________ my story to 5,000 words, they would take it.

30) He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was _____________ from the outside world.　 (05北京春季)

31) I'm sure he'd make a good journalist；he seems to ____________ the job.

32) Accidents are often caused by drivers who try to ________．

33) _______hard work ______ good method, and you’ll make progress in your English study

34) She speaks fluent English, so she can __________________ Americans without difficulty.

35) He is guilty of drug trafficking (贩卖). ________________, he will be sentenced to death.

4.选用下列动词的适当形式填空：

Part　 1

come　 compare　 concern　 confirm　 conduct　 comment　 concentrate　　 comfort　　 complete　　 connect

1) Then _________ the hour we had been looking forward to.

2) I tried to _________ him after he was defeated by his opponent.

3) There is a rumor that the minister planned to resign, but he didn't __________ on that.

4) When _________ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.

5) That gas pipeline project, started in July 2002 and to be ____________ in 2009, will be China’s longest gas pipeline in history.

6) Turn off the TV, so you can __________ on your homework.

7) ____________ about Lucy, the teacher called her parents to find out why she was so often absent from class.

8) Copper _________ electricity better than other materials do.

9) I called the airline to _________ my flight reservation a week before I left for Canada.

10) What I need now is a computer _____________ to the Internet.

Part　 2

contradict　 control　 consider　 continue　 contribute　 contain　 convey　 convince　 correct　 copy

11) Many things ______________ impossible in the past are quite common today.

12) He picked up an envelope _____________ 50 dollars in it.

13) Taking this medicine, if ___________, will of course do good to his health.

14) It's difficult to ____________ someone politely.

15) Immigrants ____________ to English culture in many ways.

16) It is to _________ breakouts of bird flu that many monitoring stations have been set up not to disturb the living environment of wildlife.

17) Nowadays sending e-mails to each other is a way many a student _______ what they think.

18) Alice _________ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them.

19) Blindly __________ others might very well leads to losses.

20) One learns a language by making mistakes and __________ them.

Part　 3

compensate　 corrupt　 cover　 cure　 consult　 cost　 create　 cycle 　condemn　 conclude　 compromise　　 consume

21) The businessman was sent to prison for trying to __________ a tax official with money.

22) The exam he paid no attention to ________ him the chance to go to college.

23) After moving into the town, my wife did some washing for the rich so that we had just enough to _______ our expenses.

24) At present more and more people try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this in turn ___________ further problems．

25) Although this medicine can _______ you of your illness, it will have a bad effect on you.

26) I sugget you ________ your doctor about your stomachache.

27) __________ is not only good for the environment; it's a great form of exercise too.

28) Nothing can ___________ for the loss of one’s health.

29) I __________ from his strange behavior that he was lying.

30) Each year Americans ________ a high percentage of the world's energy.

31) I wanted to go to Greece, and my wife wanted to go to Spain, so we __________ on Italy.

32) She knew that society would ________ her for deserting her baby soon after giving birth.

3.选用下列词的适当形式填空：

Part　 1

concern　 common　 comfortable　 crime　 comment　 cycle　 communication　 confident　 competition　 companion

1) It was so __________ and warm in bed that I didn't want to get up.

2) ---I don’t know what kind of university I’ll go to?

---You’d better have _____________ (意见) from your teachers and classmates.

3) He was arrested for committing several ___________.

4) Many things considered impossible in the past are quite ___________ today.

5) Radio was the pilot's only means of ______________.

6) Ann became my closest ______________; we spent a lot of time together.

7) ______________ for these jobs is very fierce -- we had over 200 applicants.

8) I have prepared for the test for a whole month, so I am _________ of passing it.

9) The changing color of the trees show the ________ of the seasons.

10) She seldom shows ______ about over others, but that does not mean that she is cold-hearted.

Part　 2

condition　 conclusion　 conflict　 content 　complex　 considerate　 connection　 consequence　 criterion　 confidential

11) We've come to the ______________ that he's not for the plan.

12) The second-hand computer she bought looked almost new; besides, it was in good _______.

13) Getting high maks is still an important _________ of a good student.

14) What I'm telling you is strictly ______________. Do not let anyone know of it.

15) Nations must not settle their differences by armed __________.

16) There is a _____________ between pollution and the death of trees.

17) The high level of unemployment has produced harmful social ____________.

18) It was very _____________ of you to let us know you were going to be late.

19) When you come across a __________ sentence that you can’t understand, try to divide it into small sentences.

20) Before reading a new book, you should first look through its ____________.

Part　 3

continuous　 control　 convenient　 courage　 contribution　 cost　 course　 cure　 court　　 criminal

21)With the help of man-made satellites, now we can have __________ TV programs every day.

22) The club was named after a very popular football star in honor of his ____________ to the country.

23) Her voice is under ___________ but she is almost shaking with anger.

24) ---Shall I give you a ride since you live so far away?

　 　---Thank you. If it is ______________ to you.

25) This new invention has greatly reduced the _______ of production.

26) He is really a brave man. We can’t admire his _________ too much.

27) Long before they graduate from high school, these students take special __________ to prepare for advanced study.

28) The prisoner was brought to ________ for trial.

29) The man is a violent and dangerous ___________.

30) “Prevention is better than ________.” If you pay close attention to your health, you can avoid getting sick.

Part　 4

curriculum　 custom　 customer　 constant　 concrete　 component　 competence

31) When you are traveling abroad, it is important to follow the __________ of the country you are visiting.

32) The company has a free long-distance telephone number so that ____________ may call with any question they have about the products.

33) Have you any __________ thoughts on how to deal with this difficulty?

34) He kept in touch with his family by telephoning __________ while he was in Australia.

35) What subject do you have according to the school __________ this term?

36) Typing is considered by most employers to be a basic ___________.

37) Exercise is one of the key ___________ of a healthy lifestyle.

2. 根据英文释义选用下列单词填空：

companion　 comment comfort　 confuse create　 compensate　 corrupt　 crew　 convince　 conflict

1) ___________ to make someone feel less worried, unhappy, or upset

2) __________ an opinion that you express about someone or something [=　remark]

3) _____________ someone you spend a lot of time with, especially a friend

4) _________ to make someone feel that they cannot think clearly or do not understand

5) __________ to make someone feel certain that something is true

6) _________ to encourage someone to start behaving in an immoral or dishonest way

7) ________ to make something exist that did not exist before

8) ________ all the people who work on a ship or plane

9) ________ a state of disagreement or argument between people, groups, countries etc

10) ___________ to replace or balance the effect of something bad

1. 单项选择:

1) It's already 10 o'clock I wonder how it _______ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.

　 　A. came over　 　B. came out　 　C: came about 　　D. came up

2) The better __________ you have of words, the better chance you have of saying exactly what you mean.

　 A. demand　　 B. comment　　 C. command　　 D. performance

3) The teacher usually writes his _________ on the margin of the composition.

　 　A. comments　 　B. words　　 C. review　　　 D. command　

4) It is surprising that such an innocent-looking man should have ________ such a crime.

　 A. confirmed　　 　B. clarified　 　　C. committed　　 　D. conveyed

5) Letterboxes are much more _______ in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead.

　 A. common　　　　 　 B. normal　 　　　 C. ordinary　 　　　　D. usual

6) _______ other nurses, Alice is careful and patient.

　 A. Looking like　　 B. Comparing with　 　C. In common with　　 D. As to

7) When you want to introduce yourself to an American, you can just try a _______ greeting, such as “Hello, my name is…”

A. commonly used 　B. used commonly　 C. commonly using　 D. using commonly

8) It is said that dogs will keep you ______ for as long as you want when you are feeling lonely.

　 　A. safety　　　 　B. company 　　　C. comfortable　　 　　　D. friend

9) __________ with other children, the father thinks, Jack is a most satisfying son.

　　 A. Commenting　　 B. Complaining 　　C. Compared　　　 D. Committed

10) Every four years athletes from all over the world _______for medals in the Olympic Games.

　　 A. fight　　　 B. struggle　　　　 C. complete　　　　 D. compete

11) Meg realized she'd been a ________ fool; she was always doing foolish things.

　　 A. complete　 　B. commercial　　 　C. content　　 　　D. constant

12) The rapid development of science and technology make the ______ among people more and more convenient.

　　 A. competition　　 B. communication　　 C. companion　　 D. comprehension　

13) Math is a _______ subject for both arts and science students.

　　 A. compulsory　　　　 B. must　　　　 C. concrete　　　　　 D. obliged

14)Due to the loud noises from the neighborhood, he could not ______ his mind on his books.

　　 A.collect　　　 B. gather　　　 C. concentrate　　　 D. fix

15) From his appearance we may safely ________ that he is a heavy smoker.

　　 A. show　　　 B. promise 　　　　C. confirm　　　　 D. conclude

16) In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the _____ in personality.

　　 A．contact　　 B．contrast　　 C．connection　 D．conflict

17) I am _______ by what you said just now. Can you explain it a little bit?

　 A. corrected　　 B. surprised　 C.mistaken　　　 D. confused

18) _______ that the young fellow has only been learning how to drive for three months, his driving skill is fairly good.

　 　A. Regarding　 　B. Considering　　 C. Regarded　　 　D. Considered

19) Children must learn just a few basic roles---being safe, being ______ to others and being responsible to themselves.

A. considered　 　B. considerable　 　C. considerate　 　D. considering

20) It's a simple dish to prepare, consisting mainly _____ rice and vegetables.

A. of　　 　　　B. in　　　 　　C. for　　 　　　　　　D. on

21) The story book ______ fifty stories, ______ “Snow White”.

A. contains; includes　　　 　　　B. contains; including

C. includes; including　　　 　　　D. is containing; including

22) Tomorrow we'll go on a journey. I hope the weather, as it is today, will ______ fine.

A. promise　　 　B. turn out　　 　C. continue　　 　D. come out

23) --- Are you really through with your work assigned the day before yesterday?

---_________, I've only just begun.

A. On the contrary　 B. On the other hand　　 C. You are wrong　 D. Never mind

24) Eating too much fat can ______ heart diseases, _______ high blood pressure.

A. attend to; to cause　　 　　　　　B. devote to; having caused

C. contribute to; causing 　　　　　　D. dedicate to; cause

25) The ________ of the Egyptian Pyramids is considered as a miracle (奇迹).

A. construction　 B. constitution　　 C. instruction　　 D. contribution　

26) I was just talking to Margot when Jackson _____ .

　 　A. cut in 　　　B. cut down　　 　　 　C. cut out　　　 　D. cut up

27) Our new house is very _______ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.

A. available　　 　B. suitable　　 　C. convenient　　 　D. comfortable

28) Let’s hold a cocktail party and have a good _______ tonight.

　 A. communication　　 B. conference　　 C. conservation　　 D. conversation　

29) Wang Zhizhi's return has ________basketball fans of a far better result in the coming title contest.

　 A. convinced　 　　B. expected　 　　C. accused　　 　　D. believed

30) Short sight can be ______ by the use of suitable glasses.

　 A. improved　　 B. fixed　　　 C. reduced　　 D. corrected

31) Tom and I seldom get together, but we ______ with each other frequently.

　 A. write　　　 B. correspond　　　 C. respond　　　　 D. count

32) The driver managed not to hit the child who ran in front of his car, but only _____ injuring himself.

A. in hopes of　　 B. as a consequence of　　 C. at the mercy of　 D. at the cost of

33) Dress well for a job interview because first impressions really do _______.

　 A. count　 　B. correspond　　 　C. convince　　 　D. important

34) I have a dream that we will one day live in a _______ where we'll have a lot of trees and fresh air.

　 　A. counter　　 　　B. country　 　　　C. nation　　 　　D. space

35) The manager needs an assistant that he can _______ to take care of problems in his absence.

　 A. count up　　　 B. count it　　　 C. count on　　　　 D. count out

36) His book on European history __________ the period from 1914 to 2001.

　 A. covers　　 B. about　　 　　C. crosses 　　　　　D. deals

37) People have always been curious 　　　　　　how living things on the earth exactly began.

A. in 　　 B. at　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. of 　　　　　 　D. about

38) Christians believe that man is the ______ of God.

　 A. creation　　 B. creature　　　 C. product　　　 D. producer　

39) If you don’t have enough money right now, you can buy the computer _______.

　 A. in crash　　　 B. on credit　　 C. by check　　　 D. without paying

40) Whoever commits a _______ should be punished by law.

　 A. crime　　　 B. error　　　　 C. mistake　　　　 D. suicide　

41) A traffic accident happened at a _________ a few meters away from a bank.

　 A. crossroad　　　 B. cross　　　 C. courtyard　　　 D. crossroads

42) Today, cancer is still one of the diseases that cannot be _______.

　 A. cover　　 B. healed　　 C. cured　　　　 D. treated　

43) When you go abroad for further study, you should learn to adapt to the ______ of the destination country.

A. customs　　　 　B. habits　 　　　C. practice　　 　D. customers

44) The editor ________ the article to make it fit the space available in a magazine.

A. turns down　 　B. cuts down　　 　C. cut up　　 　D. runs down

7.翻译：

1) The book published lately mainly __________________________ (内容是关于目前的环境污染) and its drawing attention of the local government.

2) The wall was built to _________________________________.(保护这条路不被海水冲毁).

3) ---What caused the party to be put off?

---Tom’s __________________________(把请贴送晚了).

4) Many people ________________________( 期望良好的工作条件) and more education for their children.

5) ___________________________ (如果他决定做某事), nobody can stop him from doing so.

6) The high quality of our shirts ______________________________ (使我们的衬衫不同于其它厂子生产的).

7) 保护环境是每个公民的职责。

　 _____________________________________________________________.

8) 这一习俗可以追溯到几百年前。

　 _______________________________________________________.

9) 他们的成功依赖于他们不懈的努力。

　 ____________________________________________________

10) 语言难以描述出这景色的美丽。

__________________________________________

11) 这位年轻的医生致力于帮助穷人和病人。

　 _____________________________________________________________

12) If foreign aid dries up, the situation will be desperate.

　 ____________________________________________________________.

13) It took me some time to digest what I had heard.

　 _________________________________________________.

14) The real dignity of a man lies in what he is, not in what he has.

__________________________________________________________.

6. 选用下列词的适当形式填空：

divide　 separate　 danger　 film　 sound　 resource　 accept　 properly　 turn　 flee　 rely on　 depend on

1) I’d like to leave these _______ to be developed? Could I have them by Saturday?

2) A teacher must see to it that every one of his students develops ________.

3) The main stream of a river frequently is _______ into two or more branches near the mouth.

4) There are things people _______ less the more you defend them. The truer your story is, the less true it sometimes ______.

5) If you meet a tiger in the forest and have no gun, you are in ______, because a tiger is a __________ animal.

6) We ________ the strength of the masses and the collective to bridge over difficulties.

7) Television brings us harm as well as benefit, ______________ how we make use of it.

8) We must develop all the natural __________ in our country which can make us rich.

9) Many older people may prefer not to be _________ out from the rest of the adult population.

10) The thieves _________ when they were disturbed by a neighbour.

11) He ______ a deaf ear to the teacher’s warning, which leads to his failure in the examination.

5.选用下列短语及词组的适当形式填空：

Part　 1

deal with　 date back　 have difficulty　 in danger　 in debt　 be designed to　 die down　 die out　 make a difference　　 depend on

1) According to recent reports, one of the rare animals, crocodile, is ____________ of dying out.

2) The traditional friendship between our two peoples _____________ to ancient days.

3) He seemed to be quick-tempered, but was actually not difficult to __________.

4) He has financial problems and at one time he was ____________ heavily.

5) Some materials can be thrown into the sea ______________ the nature of them.

6) The course _____________ help students develop their speaking skills.

7) My anger at him has ____________ since he apologized to me.

8) If human beings had been a bit less greedy and cruel, more birds and animals might have avoided ___________.

9) Everyone fails now and then. It's how you react that _______________ in life.

10) Do you know the ________ he ________ understanding what the word means?

Part　 2

divide…into　 in the distance　 due to　 dream of　 do sb. wrong do good　 do up　 do with　 be drunk with　 dress up　 by design out of one’s depth　　　 to date　 　in demand　 be deaf to

11) They watched the train until it disappeared ______________.

12) “The interest shall be _________________ five parts, according to the agreement made by both sides,” declared the judge.

13) I think eating more fruit will _______ your health ________.

14) I must be getting fat --- I can hardly _____ my trousers _____.

15) There is more land in Australia than the government knows what to ________ it.

16) The ______ you have _____ him is terrible, for you should make an apology to him, I think.

17) ---How do you like this park?

--- It’s wonderful. I never ____________ there being such a quiet place in this noisy city.

18) As it turned out to be a small house party, we needn't have __________ so formally.

19) He _____ so ________ the natural scene of the country that he forgot the time to return.

20) The great success of this programme has been largely ________ the support given by the local businessmen.

21) The list is up ______________ now that we’ve added the new member’s names.

22) It is very difficult to understand. It is totally _____________.

23) I don't know whether they did it by accident or __________.

24) Full of self-admiration(自负的), he ________________ others’ advice.

25) Graduates from this famous university are always ______________ in big companies.

4.选用下列动词的适当形式填空：

Part　 1

decide　 decorate　 demand　 debate　 defend　 deliver　 decline　 demonstrate　 delay　 declare

1) The question of whether war can be abolished has often been ________.

2) Don’t ________ on important matters too quickly.

3) His actions __________ him to be an honest man.

4) She _________ to have lunch with her friend, saying that she wasn’t feeling well.

5) All the walls of his room are ___________ with pictures of rock singers.

6) Facing the reporters' questioning, the spokesman had to _______ what he had said.

7) John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been ______ by a heavy storm.

8) As a boy, Ralph __________ newspapers on a bicycle to earn some money.

9) The teacher ________ that he tell his parents what had become of him.

10) The car salesman took the customer for a driver in the new model in order to __________ its improved features.

Part　 2

deny　 depend　 design　 desire　 determine　 develop　 destroy　 despair　 describe　 deposit

11) American women were ______ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.

12) --- How long are you staying?　　 --- I don't know. It _________.

13) The cheque was only _________ yesterday, so it hasn't been cleared (兑现) yet.

14) The beauty of the West Lake is more than I can __________.

15) The research is so ___________ that once begun nothing can be done to change it.

16) Yang Li wei succeeded in circling the earth, and what our astronauts ________ to do next is walk in space.

17) Jim was so badly burnt that at first they began to _________ of his life.

18) If vegetables are cooked too long, the vitamin C in them will be __________.

19) It is generally accepted that the experiences of the child in his first years largely ___________ his character and later personality.

20) Technology is ____________ so rapidly that having been used for only a year, my cell phone is out-of-date.

Part　 3

drag　 disappoint　 devote　 dial　 discourage　 drop　 direct　 differ　 draw　 drive

21) Mr. Read made up his mind to _______ all he had to setting up some schools for poor children.

22) The fire was due to the fact that somebody had _________ a lighted cigarette.

23) I called you last night, but I think I __________ the wrong number.

24) Although our looks _________, we are both attractive.

25) The waiter walked out from behind the counter and began to _____ the drunk out of the bar.

26) Go and ask the policeman ---he'll _________ you to the freeway.

27) You will _____________ them if you don't go. They will be expecting you.

28) With the graduation time __________ near, they started to exchange photos and words.

29) Failure will never ____________ a man with a strong will.

30) Pick up your chairs, children. Don't _______ them along the floor.

Part　 4

do　 dismiss　 dry　 doubt　 desert　 double　 distribute disturb　 donate　 distinguish　 deserve　 download　 discover

31) A baby soon learns to _____________ its mother's face from other adults' faces.

32) However, at times the balance in nature is ___________, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.

33) He cares so little about his meals that anything will _____ so long as it fills his stomach.

34) We built a fire to get ourselves warm and _______ our clothes.

35) Share your happiness with others, and your happiness will be ___________.

36) ---The meeting has begun and I _________ if he will come.

---Of course, he is sure to come. He'll speak at the meeting.

37) She is always late for work and is _________ from her job.

38) People who are sent to prison for drunk-driving get what they _________.

39) He has become so rude that his friends are __________ him.

40) Clothes and blankets have been __________ among the refugees.

41) Local people lined up to ________ blood for the brave girl.

42) Electricity was not ___________ by Edison, but he invented the electric lightbulb.

43) I need to ____________ some articles from the Internet for my term paper.

3.选用下列词的适当形式填空：

Part　 1

decision　 damage　 deadline　 danger　 deal　 demand　 deliberately　 degree　 description　 deaf

1) Nobody was hurt in the accident but the ___________ to the car was quite bad.

2) With so much electrical equipment, wood and paper in one place, there is a ________ of fire .

3) Professor Smith, along with his assistants, is working on the project day and night to meet the __________.(06上海卷)

4) No one is so _________ as those who won’t listen to others’ advice.

5) ---45,000, but that’s my last offer.　 ---- OK. It is a _______.

6) His _________ to become a common teacher in the village made all of us surprised.

7) Maria ____________ missed the first train so as to travel on the same one as John.

8) The key to solving the problem is to meet the ___________ made by the customers.

9) The temperature dropped to five _________ Centigrade.

10) Tom gave the police a ______________ of his lost car.

Part　 2

desperate　 detective　 diet　 dictionary　 direction　 difficulty　 different　 disorder　 dessert　 determined

11) The situation is ___________, we have no food, very little water and no medical supplies.

12) ___________ is sweet food served after the main part of a meal.

13) She hired a ___________ to find out the true facts.

14) _____________ to complete the job on time, they set off to work immediately.

15) Guess the meaning of an unknown word before looking it up in a ____________.

16) Lyn always seems to be on a ________ because she wants to get thinner.

17) First ,it is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you _________ from everyone else.

18) If law-breakers went unpunished, the society will be in ___________.

19) If you are in _________，you may ask for some money from me．

20) Only taken according to the ____________ can the medicine be quite effective.

Part　 3

disaster　 disappointment　 disadvantage　 discount　 discouraged　 discovery　 distance　 diverse　 defense 　discrimination

21) Compared to other applicants, your main ______________ is lack of job experience.

22) --- Not getting that job was a big _______________.

--- Don’t worry. Something better will come along.

23) California is often stricken by natural __________ such as floods and earthquakes.

24) A thick overcoat is a good _________ against the cold.

25) Club members get a 15% __________, much lower than the regular price.

26) The exam result was not good as he expected; he was very ___________.

27) He made the ____________ that bees can communicate with each other.

28) The racial ___________ 　issue is a political hot potato.

29) As you know, taxis are paid by ___________, to be more exact, by the kilometer.

30) John and his brother have __________ interests though they have something in common.

Part　 4

decrease　 divorce　 debate　 drunk　 departure drink　 document　 devotion　 due　 doubtful

31) According to the survey, half the marriages in this country end in ________, which has a bad effect on the children.

32) Several secret _____________ went missing from the manager's office.

33) I was a bit _________ at first, but it turned out to be a really good idea.

34) It was impossible for him to keep a secret when he was in _______．

35) She was so ________ that she could hardly stand up.

36) Your electricity bill is _______ to be paid on time, otherwise they will cut it off.

37) The ___________ in crime is due to the improvement of people’s living standard.

38) After a long ________ the bill was passed.

39) If the roads are icy, you'd be better advised to delay your _________.

40) We were deeply moved by their ___________ to the cause of education.