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Exercise1:Makeclearthemeaningsoftheunderlinedwordsaccordingtothecontext.1.Themajorpointofyourplaniscleartome,butthedetailsarestillhazy.2.Byanticipatingthethief'snextmove,thepolicewereabletoarriveatthebankbeforetherobberyoccurred.3.Allofthepalace'slaundry,whengatheredforwashing,formedamassivebundlethatrequiredthecombinedeffortsofalltheservantstocarry.4.“Givemespecificsuggestionswhenyoucriticizemywork.”saidtheemployee.Vaguecommentsdonothelpmeimprove.5.Theappleappeasedmyhungertemporarily,butIcouldstilleatabigdinner.6.Aftertheattacksonciviliansbyarmytroops,acommitteemettotrytodiscoverwhatcouldhaveprovokedsuchaction.7.Thekingmanifestedhispleasurewithaheartylaugh.8.Thenation'shighwaydeathtollhasincreasedeveryyearsincetheinventionoftheautomobile.9.Theworkers'liveswerewretched:theyworkedfrommorningtonightinallkindsofweather,earningonlyenoughmoneytobuytheirsimplefoodandcheapclothes.10.Inaseriesofboldmoves,governmentattorneysattackedthemammothautoindustry,askingthatthesizeofthebusinessendangeredthefinancialfreedomoftheindividualbuyer.Exercise2:Explainthefollowingwordsunderlined.1.Desalination,ortheremovalofsaltfromseawater,isamethodofprovidingfreshwaterforbusiness,home,andagriculturaluse.2.Astheymovedwestward,theyfacedmanyadversities,suchasscarcefood,extremeweather,andloneliness.3.Cellphoneshavebecomeubiquitous;youcanseeandhearthemeverywhere.4.Mysisterthinksitisfutiletostudyhardthenightbeforeanexam,butIfinditquiteuseful.5.Businessesareredesigningtheirofficestoprovidebetterworkingenvironmentfortheiremployees.6.Ittookawholedayforthemtoextricatethelittlegirlfromthebottomofthewell.7.Theharborisprotectedbyajetty—awallbuiltoutintothewater.8.Janeisindecisive,thatis,shecan’tmakeuphermind.9.JanewastalkingwithotherswhileElizaremainedreticentallthetime.10.ThedoorwassolowthatIhitmyheadonthelintel.11.Iamaresoluteman.OnceIsetupagoal,Iwon’tgiveitupeasily.12.Afterspendingthreeweeksinthewoods,Henrywastiredofsolitude.13.Selectanyoftheseperiodicals:Times,NewsweekorReader’sDigest.Exercise3Followingisalistofwordscontainingsomeofthestemsandaffixesintroducedinthisunitandthepreviousones.Definitionsofthesewordsappearontheright.Puttheletteroftheappropriatedefinitionnexttoeachword.--------------------------------------------------1._______hyperbolea.thetissueimmediatelybeneaththeouterlayerofthetissueofplants2._______hypodermisb.aquotationprintedatthebeginningofabookorchaptertosuggestitstheme3._______epicenterc.theouterlayerofskinofsomeanimals4._______epidermisd.anexaggeration;adescriptionthatisfarbeyondthetruth5._______epigraphe.thepartoftheearth’ssurfacedirectlyabovetheplaceoforiginofanearthquake--------------------------------------------------6._______orthographya.fearofwater7._______hydrateb.agreeingwithestablishedbeliefs8._______decapitatec.fat;largeofbody9._______orthodoxd.tocutofftheheadof10._______hydrophobiae.correctspelling;writingwordswiththeproper,acceptedletters11._______corpulentf.tocausetocombinewithwater----------------------------------------------------12._______bypassa.oforrelatedtowalking;apersonwhowalks13._______pedestrianb.adeadbody14._______byproductc.apassagetooneside;aroutethatgoesaroundatown15._______corporeald.asecondaryandsometimesunexpectedresult;somethingproduced(asinmanufacturing)inadditiontotheprincipalproduct16._______corpsee.thecareandtreatmentofthehumanfootinhealthanddisease17._______podiatryf.bodily;ofthenatureofthephysicalbody;notspiritual18._______geomorhicg.oforrelatingtotheformoftheearthoritssurfacefeatures--------------------------------------------------Exercise4Wordanalysiscanhelpyoutoguessthemeaningofunfamiliarwords.Usingcontextcluesandwhatyouknowaboutwordparts,writeasynonym,descriptionordefinitionoftheitalicizedwords.1._______________Mr.Adamsisemployedatahydroelectricpowerplant.2._______________BeforeCindygetsdressedinthemorning,shelooksatthethermometerhangingoutsideherkitchenwindow.3._______________Somedoctorsprescribemedicationtoslowdownhyperactivechildren.4._______________I’mnotsureifthatinformationiscorrect,butI’lllookinourrecordstoverifyit.5._______________Susanwantstoreplacethepedalsonherbicyclewithaspecialkindthatracersuse.6._______________Afterspendingsomanydayslostinthedesert,hewassufferingfromseveredehydration.7._______________June’sfather’shobbyisphotography,sosheboughthimatopqualitytripodforhisbirthday.8._______________Hewillneverlearnhowtoimprovehiswritingunlesshestopsbeingsohypersensitivetocriticism.9._______________Dr.Robinsonsaidthatjustthesightofahypodermicneedleisenoughtofrightenmanyofhispatients.10._______________Althoughshefinishedherdegreeindentistryin1960,shewantstogobacktoschoolnextyeartospecializeinorthodontics.11.______________TheimmigrationauthoritiesdeportedMr.Jensenbecausehedidnothavealegalpassport.12.______________Mr.Thompsonmadeanappointmentwithadermatologistbecausehenoticedsmallredspotsonhishands.13.______________Scientistshavedevelopedasensitiveinstrumenttomeasuregeothermalvariation.14.______________Theydoubttheveracityofhisstory.15.______________TheConcorde,whichflie