UnitOneVocabularyExerciseFillintheblankswiththebestchoice.1._______impliesanactivechoicetoclingtosomething,notpassivelybeingcarriedalongoutofinabilitytoimagineanythingelse.A.TenancyB.TenacityC.TendencyD.Tenure2.InEgypt,IsawthepyramidsandthedamagedfaceoftheSphinx,smilinga(an)_______smile.Anamazingjourney!A.inscrutableB.sweetC.incredulousD.incurious3.Theeliminationof________wasbelievedtobeaprerequisiteforanysuccessfulinterculturalexchange.A.generalizationsB.judgmentsC.doubtsD.stereotypes4.ThePentagonwasplanningtolauncha24-hoursatellitetelevisionchannelbasedinBaghdadtomakeiteasierto________thenewsmedia“filter”thatBushAdministrationofficialsbelieveismisleadingthepublicbyemphasizingbadnewsabouttheoccupationofIraq.A.circumnavigateB.circulateC.circumventD.curriculum5.Thisclasswillprovideyouasaparentwithageappropriatesongsandactivitiestoenjoymusicathomewithtoddlerthatwilldevelopcoordination,balanceand________relationshipskillsaswellascommunicationandcooperation.A.scrutinyB.spaciousC.stereotypeD.spatial6.Itisa_____tosaythatthewomenwhoteachinIndiamustknowthelanguage,thereligion,superstitionsandcustomsofthewomentobetaughtinIndia.ItoughttobetheverysamecaseforEngland.A.truismB.genuineC.tenacityD.similarity7.The______of“white”inChineseincludessomethingunhappy.Atfunerals,Chinesepayrespecttothedeadandexpresstheirsorrowbywearingwhiteandwritingelegiaccoupletsinwhitepaper.IntheWest,however,whiteisthetraditionalcolorforthebrideatweddings,andtowearwhiteatfuneralswouldbeoffensive.A.configurationB.conjunctionC.connotationD.connection8.Thejust-concludedelectioninPakistanissimplya_____forcontinuingmilitaryrule,accordingtoSeligHarrison,aleadingUSauthorityonSouthAsia,Afghanistanandtheregion.A.inflectionB.façadeC.ambiguityD.fabrication9.Astelevision,andtoanextenttheinternethave_____furtherthroughoursociety,theeffectsareperhapsmoresignificantthanevenwerealize.A.perpetuatedB.pervasiveC.permanentD.permeated10There’sthisnewgirlcomingtomyschool,andIlikeheralot.Iwantto_____ourfriendshipbeforeIstartaseriousrelationship.A.cementB.limeC.clayD.concreteUnitThree1.Therewassomuchpainthere,_______causedbybothsidesovertheyears.Ididn’twanttohurtthem,northeyme,buttheharmhadbeendoneanditwasirreversible.A.inappreciablyB.inadvertentlyC.inarticulatelyD.invisibly2.StrengtheningregionaleconomiccooperationisatoppriorityformanyAsiancountries.Interdependenceamongthesedifferentcountriesisbecomingstronger-thankstotheadoptionofamoreopeneconomicmodel.Andnow,Asiancountriesaremakingeffortstopromoteregional________,andinturnrealizecommonprosperity.A.integrationB.diversityC.competitionD.integral3.Whenpeoplecan’texplainanewphenomenonusingtheirknowledge,theywillfirstlytrytounderstandthenewphenomenausingthelogicreferenceof______.A.comparisonB.analysisC.counterpartD.analogy4.Ifyoumessup,it’snotyourparents’fault,sodon’t______aboutyourmistakes,learnfromthem.A.wonderB.worriedC.whineD.pester5.Thesystemwasredesignedtoembracethenetworkandeventually_______itinaprofitabledirection.A.adaptB.controlC.installD.steer6.Theintroductionofgunpowdergraduallymadethebowandarrow_______,particularlyinwesternEurope.A.obscureB.obsoleteC.optionalD.overlapping7.Frombusyhomemakerstoprofessionalpeople,manyAmericansenjoytheconvenienceofprepackagedmealsthatcanbereadytoservein10minutesorless.Ontheotherhand,manyAmericansrecognizethevalueof_______art.A.cookieB.culinaryC.cuisineD.cook8.Thechairmanoftheboard______onmetheunpleasantjobofdismissinggoodworkersthefirmcannolongeraffordtoemploy.A.compelledB.posedC.pressedD.tempted9.Iamnot_______withmyroommatebutIhavetosharetheroomwithher,becauseIhavenowhereelsetolive.A.concernedB.compatibleC.considerateD.complied10.Agoodeducationshouldtrainstudentstothinkforthemselves.However,mostofthemaretrainedinthetechniqueofexaminationunder______.A.dulyB.dutyC.duressD.obligationUnitFourVocabularyCheckAChoosetheappropriatewordorphrasefromthelisttocompletethefollowingsentences.Remembertochangetheformifnecessary.1.Morestudiesonrigorousdataare____warrant___.2.Theprogressofstudiescomesfromhardworkandis____retard____byfrivolities.3.Unforfunately,whatthefarmershadgainedintheautumnharvestwas_offset_____bytheheavylossescausedbyasnowstorminthewinter.4.Therenewingofthe____infrastructure______needsgreaterfiscalinvestmentsfromthegovernment.5.The__vestige______ofplaneconomyisbeingerasedstepbystep.6.Thenewcomerhasgraduallylearnedwhatis__entail_____inthepositionasaqualifiedsalesperson.7.Thedisagreementsinthenuclearnegotiationare__symptomatic______ofthetensionsbetweenAmericaandIran.8.ThepolicybyEUthatimposesseriousconstraintsontextileimportsfromChinawilldefinitly__thwart______thebilateraltradeinotherareas.9.TheLabourPartyunderTonyBlairwona(n)____aggregate_____numberof356seatsinthepresidentialelection.10.Policymakersandeconomistsshouldertheresponsibilityof_____optimize___theuseofresources.VocabularyCheckBChoosetheappropriatewordfromthelisttocompletethefollowingparagraph.Remembertochangetheformifnecessary.Thetruerateof(1)___return_____toeducationinChinamaybeashighas30%or40%.Ourknowledgeoftruer