1. stick with / stick to　　　　　　　　　　　　 2. through thick and thin

9. Mary is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to ____ the cold in a few days.

　 A. get rid of　　　　 B. get away with　　　　 C. get off　　　　 D. get out

Unit 9 abuse vt.1.) 滥用,妄用 He abused his power while in office.他在职时滥用权力。 2.) 辱骂;毁谤 You are always abusing and offending people.你总是出言不逊得罪人。 3.) 虐待,伤害 Those captives were physically abused.那些俘虏遭受了肉体上的摧残。 n. 1.) 滥用,妄用[C][U] There is no freedom that is not open to abuse.任何自由都可能被滥用。 2.) 辱骂[U] She greeted me with a stream of abuse.她一见我就吐出一连串的污言秽语。 3.) 虐待;伤害[U] Child abuse is widespread in this country.这个国家虐待孩子的情况很普遍。 insurance n. 1.) 保险;保险契约[U] 保险业[U] I found a job selling insurance.我找到一份推销保险的工作。 She works in insurance.她从事保险业。 2.) 保险金额;赔偿金[U][(+on)] He has $100,000 life insurance, which his wife will receive if he dies first. 他有十万美元的人寿保险,如果他先去世,他的妻子将得到这笔钱。 3.) 预防措施;安全保证[U][S1][(+against)] I bought some new locks as an additional insurance against burglary. 我买了一些新锁具以进一步防止盗窃。 4.) 保险费[U] The insurance on my house is very high.我的房屋保险费很高。 allowance n. 1.) 津贴,补贴;零用钱[C] The child has a weekly allowance of five dollars.这孩子每星期有五元零用钱。 2.) 分配额;允许额[C] His allowance for food is $100.他拨出一百美元用于购买食物。 3.) 承认;允许[U] the allowance of a claim对要求权的允准 4.) 认可;容忍[C][U] the allowance of segregation对种族隔离的容忍 pressure n. 1.) 压;按;挤;榨[U] The small box was flattened by the pressure of the heavy book on it. 小盒子被这本厚厚的书压扁了。 2.) 压力;压迫;紧迫;催促[U][C] He works well under pressure.他在有压力的情况下工作很出色。 3.) 困扰;艰难[U] These old people are unaccustomed to the pressure of modern life. 这些老人不习惯现代生活的紧张压力。 consult vt. 1.) 与...商量 I’ll do nothing without consulting you.我采取行动之前一定和你商量。 2.) 找(医生)看病;请教 He went to town to consult his doctor.他进城去看医生。 3.) 查阅(词典、参考书等) He consulted his notebook repeatedly during his speech.他讲演时不断看他的笔记本。 vi. 1.) 商议,磋商[(+with)] We will consult together about her education.我们将一起商议她的教育事宜。 2.) 当顾问[(+for)] The retired executive consults for several large companies. 那位退休的总裁在好几家大公司当顾问。 fee n. 1.) (付给律师、医生等的)酬金,服务费[C] I’m afraid I can’t afford the doctor’s fee.恐怕我付不起给医生的酬金。 2.) 费(如学费、会费、入场费等)[C] They charge a small registration fee.他们收一点注册费。 3.) 赏金,小帐[C] vt. 付费(或小帐)给 She feed the waiter.她付给侍者小费。 significance n.1.) 重要性, 重要[U] The proposals they put forward at the meeting were of little significance. 他们在会上提出的建议无足轻重。 2.) 意义, 含义; 意思[U][S] He did not understand the significance of my wink.他没有领会我眨眼的意思。 devotion n. 1.) 献身;奉献[U][(+to)] We appreciated his devotion of time and money to the project. 我们感谢他为这一项目花费的时间和金钱。 His devotion to science is well known.他对科学的献身精神为人熟知。 2.) 忠诚;挚爱,热爱[U][(+to/for)] devotion to music热爱音乐

Unit 10 outcome　 n. 结果;结局;后果[S1][(+of)] I think there can be but one outcome to this affair.我认为这件事只可能有一种结局。 She was satisfied with the outcome of her efforts.她对自己努力的结果很满意。 weep　 vi. 1.) 哭泣,流泪[(+over/for)] The girl wept over her sad fate.那女孩为自己悲惨的命运而哭泣。 Mother wept for joy.母亲高兴得流眼泪。 2.) 悲叹,哀悼[(+over/for)] We all wept in silence for the deceased.我们都默默为死者哀悼。 vt. 流(泪);哭泣 The little girl wept herself to sleep.小女孩哭着哭着入睡了。 n. 哭泣 furnish vt. 1.) 给(房间)配置(家具等);装备[(+with)] How are you going to furnish the house?你将如何布置房子? 2.) 供应;提供[(+with/to)] I’ll furnish you with all you need.我将提供你所需要的一切。 attend to 1.) 注意;致力于 You should attend better to your studies.你应该更专心于学习。 2.) 关心;照料;护理

The nurse is attending to a sick man.护士正在照料病人。 do up 1.) 修理 The room needs doing up.这房子需要修缮。 2.) 使穿上 She was done up in her Sunday best.她穿着节日盛装。 3.) 使精疲力尽 He was done up after the long trip.长途旅行后他精疲力尽。 pale a. 1.) 苍白的,灰白的 She was pale with fear.她吓得脸色发白。 2.) (颜色)淡的 Her beauty seemed pale beside Mary’s.她的美貌与玛丽的相比似乎显得黯然失色。 He wore a pale blue tie.他戴一条浅蓝色的领带 approve vt. 1.) 赞成,同意;赞许 The professor does not approve the government’s foreign policy. 那位教授不赞成政府的外交政策。 2.) 批准;认可 The city council has now approved the scheme for the erection of a new public library. 市议会业已核准建造一座新的公共图书馆的计划。 vi. 赞成;赞许 [(+of)] I’m afraid your parents won’t approve of your going there. 我担心你父母不会赞成你到那儿去。 shave vt. 1.) 剃去...上的毛发;刮(脸)等 shave one’s face刮脸 2.) 刮(胡子等)[(+off/away)] He shaved off his beard.他剃掉了胡须。 vi. 1.) 修面,刮脸 He shaves every morning.他每天早晨刮脸。 2.) 挤过,勉强通过 He shaved through the math exam.他勉强通过了数学考试。 n.[C] 1.) 剃刀,刮胡刀;刨刀 2.) 修面,刮脸[S] I need a shave.我需要修面。 comb n.[C] 1.) 梳子;(羊毛等的)毛刷,马鬃刷 2.) 女人头发上梳状的饰物 3.) (用梳子)梳理[S] My hair needs a good comb.我的头发需要好好梳理一番。 vt. 1.) 用梳子梳理 The mother combed the child’s hair.母亲梳理了孩子的头发。 2.) 彻底搜查[(+for)] We combed the city to look for our lost dog.我们搜遍了全城寻找我们走失了的狗。 at length 1.) 最后,终于 At length, we began to understand what she wanted.最后,我们总算弄清楚她到底要什么。 2.) 详细地 He talked at length about his work.他详细地谈了他的工作。 flash vt. 1.) 使闪光;使闪烁[(+at)] Why is that driver flashing his lights at me?那个司机为何用灯照我? 2.) (向...)闪现出[(+at)] I flashed a warning glance at them.我向他们投去警告性的一瞥。 3.) (火速地)发出(电报,电讯等);使迅速传遍 The news was flashed around the world.这一消息迅速传遍世界各地。 vi. 1.) 闪光,闪烁 The stars flashed in the night sky.夜空中群星闪烁。 2.) (想法等)掠过,闪现 A thought flashed through my mind.我脑子里闪过一个想法。 3. 飞驰,掠过 A car flashed by.一辆汽车疾驰而过。 n. 闪烁,闪光[C] There was a flash of lightning a moment ago.刚才有一道闪电。 simplify vt. 简化,精简;使单纯;使平易 The subject is immensely complex, and hard to simplify. 这个题目非常复杂,并且很难简化。

Units 11-12

8. I was under ____ pressure from my parents to become ____ teacher.

　 A. a; a　　　　　 B. the; the　　　　 C. a; /　　　　　 D. /; a

7. While paying for the gas, Mary’s mother told the seller about the nice night _____ she had spent at the Welcome Inn.

　 A. in which　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. on which　　　 D. that

6. None of them had expected that the middle-aged engineer died _____ his design uncompleted.

　 A. with　　　　 B. from　　　　 C. without　　　　 D. through

5. Her phone _____ for ten minutes. Why doesn’t she answer it?

　 A. has rung　　　 B. rang　　　　 C. had been ringing　　　 D. has been ringing

4. In the dark forests______, some large enough to hold several English towns.

　 A. stand many lakes　　　　　 B. lie many lakes

　 C. many lakes lie　　　　　　　 D. many lakes stand

3. Before the war broke out, many people _____ in safe places possessions they could not take with them.

　 A. threw away　　　 B. put away　　　 C. gave away　　　 D. carried away

2. Mary never does any reading in the evening. _________.

　 A. so does John.　　　　　 B. John does too.

　 C. John doesn't too　　　　 D. nor does John

1.　　　 Maggie has been fortunate to find a job she loves and, ________, she gets well paid for it.

A. sooner or later　　　　　 B. what’s more

C. as a result　　　　　　 D. more or less