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Lesson11.Therepresentativepresentedtothecommitteeapetitionsignedby1,200electorsaskingforathoroughprobeintothefinancialscandalsurroundingthecandidatefortheregionalsegislature.2.Thelandladyfiredtheservantwhopocketedhouseholdfundsforhisownuse.3.Afterexploringformorethanhalfayear,theecologistfeltagreatthrillfromspottingtherarespeciesatthefootofthemountain.4.“Betterlatethannever”isaplatitudethatisveryfamiliartomostEnglishspeakers.5.Thecouplehadbeentryingtosatisfyalltheneedsoftheironlyyoungster,whohadbeenimportuningformorepocketmonenyallthetime.6.Theunrulycrowdbecameevenmoreboisterouswhenthenegotiatortriedtoquietthem.7.Thebeliefthatoneshouldworkhardandbehonestisdeeplyingrainedinourculture.8.Thecompanywasfinanciallycorneredandalmostwentintobankruptcyduringlastyear’seconomicrecession.9.Theemployeestriedtoavoideveryriskthatmightincurherdispleasureduringthefirstmonthafterherdivorce.10.Inordertopreventasuddenoutbreakofhostilities,wemustmakenoprovocativemove.Replcetheitalicizedpartsinthefollowingsentencewiththeappropriateformsofwordsorexpressionsfromthetext.11.Theauthorofthebookmadeacomparativestudyofcourtesybetweenthetwodifferentcultrues.(etiquette)12.AfterlongnightofrevelryattheNewYear’sEveparty,mostoftheguestsweredrunk.(looped)13.Sincethebeginningoflastmonth,shehassufferednowandthenfromasharpandunexplainedheadacheforwhichthedoctorsaretryingtofindacure.(unaccountable)14.Thesecurityguardspokeangrilyandseriouslytothegroupofnoisyboysactingupinthegardenofthehotel.(toldoff)15.Comparedwithallhispeers,theyoungengineerhadbeennoticeablysuccessfulinthatfield.(conspicuously)16.Manymentendtoregarddailyhouseworksuchascooking,cleaningandlaundrytobeanirritatingnuisance.(pesky)17.Thepsychiatristencouragedhispatienttoreleaseallhisresentmentatthewaylifehadtreatedhim.(letloose)18.Inthislivelyromantichistoricalnovel,theauthornarratesarivetinglovestorybetweentwogreatfiguresofthe19thcentury.(race)19.Shewasdepressedbythegloomy,fog-boundsceneonthewaterfrontandfeltevenmorelonely.(murky)20.Thechairmanadvisedbothpartiestocalmdownandberationalbecausethyhadreachedasensitivestageoftheirbusinessnegotiations.(ticklish)Lesson21.Italianneo-realistcinemafocusedonworking—classsubjects,usingamateuractorsandfilmingonlocation,ratherthaninthestudio.2.Despitehiswartimeatrocities,(暴行)Hitlerisstillreveredbyneo-Naziinmanycountries.3.Neo-fascistgroupsareanincreasingthreattoethnicminoritiesacrossEurope.4.Byneocolonialismwemeanthepracticeofgrantingasortofindependencewiththeconcealedintentionofmakingaliberatedcountryaclient—state.5.Thetutortriedhardtodissuade(阻止)studentsfromusingneologisminformalwriting.6.Heisaneo-Darwinistwhoalwayspreachesthattheevolutionarydevelopmentofplantsandanimalsisprincipallydeterminedbynaturalselection,andthatacquiredcharacteristicscannotbeinherited.7.ThearchitecttraveledaroundthewholeofEuropeseekingPalladio’swonderful16th-centuryneo-classicalbuildings.8.Inviewofthestillunknownphysicalrisksthatcloningmightimposeonneonates,cautionisappropriate.9.Thechallengeforthefutureliesinfosteringconditionsincitiesthatwillbefavorabletoeconomicgrowth.10.Theoldladyravedabouthergrandchildrenforaboutanhour.11.Genetherapy-----theactualcorrectionorreplacementofdefectivegenesequencesintheembryoortheadult------istheholygrailofgeneticmedicine.12.Throughgeneticengineering,willscientistsbetamperingwiththegeneticdiversitythathasbeenthemainstayofhumansurvivalinthepast?13.AnewsreleasebytheChineseMinistryofPersonnelprintedinafewleadingnewspapersandonnewswebsitescaughttheattentionofthousandsoftwenty-somethingsinOctober.14.Formanyreasons,thevastmajorityofheterosexualsstillpreferthe“old—fashioned”,sexualwayofproducingchildren.Noothermethodbetterexpressesthelovingunionofamanandawomanseekingtomakeababy.15.Itisabsolutelymandatorythateverydriverofavehiclemustpassadriver’slicensetest.16.Intoday’slightning—speedworldmanysinglesareembracingthenewesttrendinrelationship-----speeddating-------tosizeupapotentialloveinterest.17.Asayoungman,hespentalotoftimemeditatinguponthepurposeoflife.18.Shereallyenjoyedthefilmbecauseitwasa(n)fusionofhistoryandcontemporaryevents.Lesson31.InChina,homecomputerownershipisexpectedtoexceedthatoftheU.S.andEuropecombined.(outstrip)2.Thecompanyhasbeenplacedinastateofuncertaintyastheboarddecideswhattodonext.(limbo)3.Hewrotequickly,butfromtimetotimethestoppedandoutbreakofcivilwar.(ceased)4.Thousandsofrefugeesleftthecountryfollowingtheoutbreakofcivilwar.(inthewakeof)5.Anairlinespokesmanstatedthatthesafetyofpassengerswasabsolutelyofthemostimportant.(paramount)6.Theuseofanimalsinscientifictestsraisesdifficultmoralquestions.(ethical)7.TVcoverageofthematchhadtobeextendedwhenitwentintoover—time.（prolonged）8.He’sagoodpersontobewithifeveryou’reinatoughsituation.(thorny)9.Heseemedtobeabornliar.(congenital)10.Theoperationwasratherpainful,butIfeltalotbetterafterwards.(subsequently)11.IntheNetherlandseuthanasiahasalreadybeenlegalized.12.Someobserversdoubtwhetherthepeaceprocesscanbesalvaged13.Lackofessentialmineralscancausedeformityinunbornchildren.14.Allthecarsaretest