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UnitOne1.(drivesth.home)Aftercitingmanyfactsandgivinganumberofstatisticalfigures,hefinallydrovehomehispoint.2.(moreorless)Ittookushalfayearmoreorlesstocarrythroughtheresearchproject.3.(subtle)Whathesaidwassosubtlethatwecouldhardlymakeouthistrueintention.4.(squarely)Hisnewbooklookssquarelyatthecontemporarysocialproblems.5.(bealiveto)TheyoungergenerationtodayareverymuchalivetothelatestinformationfoundontheInternet.6.(amatterof)Itisamatterofopinionwhetheraforeignlanguageismoreeasilylearnedinoneschildhoodorotherwise.7.(takecourage)Neverloseheartinthefaceofasetback;takecourageanddealwithitsquarely.8.(constitute)Adequateamountsofrice,meat,vegetables,andfruitconstituteabalanceddiet.UnitTwo1.(escape)IthoughtIhadmethimbefore,buthisnamejustescapedmeatthemoment.2.(sophisticated)Afteryearsofseparation,hewasnolongertheinnocentladthatIhadremembered;ratherhehadturnedintoasophisticatedbusinessman.3.(affluent)OneofthemotivesoftheOccupyWallStreetcampaignwastheever-wideninggapbetweentheaffluentandtheimpoverishedintheU.S.4.(deny)Foreignvisitorsaredeniedaccesstothelight-houseasthereisanavalbasenearby.5.(gohandinhand)Almostwithoutexception,drugaddictiongoeshandinhandwithrobberyandprostitution.6.VIP(exclusively)Thisgolfclubisnotopentothepublic;itservesexclusivelyVIPclubmembers.7.(vie)Invyingfortheking'saffectionandfavour,theimperialconcubinesresortedtoeverymeanspossible.8.(waryof)Hewasbittenbyadogwhenachild,sohehasbeenwaryofdogseversince.UnitThree1.(alert)Hehonkedhiscarhorntoalertthepedestrians.2.(endeavour)Thefastdevelopmentofinformationtechnologyisanoutstandingexampleofhumanendeavour.3.Mary(grope)Marygropedfortheappropriatewordstoexpressherindebtednesstoherteacher.4.(convey)Theschoolprincipal'splainwordsconveyedamessageofchallengetotheyoungpeople.5.(tamperwith)Don'ttamperwiththewires,oryoumaycauseashortcircuit.6.(failvt.)Hethoughthecouldbeateveryoneatthecompetition,buthisexcessiveself-confidencefailedhim.7.(fathom)Whathesaidseemedsimpleandclear,butthemeaningimpliedwecouldhardlyfathom.8.(steer)Hetriedtosteerthegroup'srandomtalktowardssomeconstructivesubjects.UnitFour1.(makeout)Canyoumakeoutthemeaningofhislong-windedharangue?2.(notintheleast)Beingworriedabouthisexamresults,hewasnotintheleastattentivetothevisitingprofessor'slecture.3.(rudiments)Isiteasierforachildoragrown-uptoacquiretherudimentsofaforeignlanguageinashortperiodoftime?Thisisacontroversialquestion.4.(appealto)Didwhathesaidabouttheshort-termtrainingcourseappealtoyou?5.(inspire)ThebiographyofSteveJobsinspiredhimtogreatercreativeeffortsindoingresearch.6.(indifferent)Shouldwebeindifferenttothechildrenwhoaredeniedtheopportunityofanormaleducationintheimpoverishedregionsinthewest?7.(bearon)Thedecisionmaderecentlybytheschoolboardhadlittletobearonourcurriculum.8.(withstand)Theshipwassostronglybuiltthatitcanwithstandanystorm.UnitFive1.(dispel)Theharshrealitytheycouldnotevadedispelledalltheirromantichopesforarosyfuture.2.(postpone)Oursportsmeetwillbepostponedtonextweekbecauseoftheunpredictableweather.3.(nomatter)Everyvisitortothisexhibitionmustshowhis/heridentitycardnomatterwhohe/sheis.4.(besubjectto)Therenovationplanfortheoldcitycenterissubjecttotheapprovalofthemunicipalgovernment.5.(wither)Theexperienceofrepeatedsetbacksandfailuresdidnotwitherawayhishopes.6.(replace)E-mailissoquickandconvenientinsendingmessagesthatithasalreadyreplacedtraditionalmailservicetoalargeextent.7.(evoke)ThesightoftheGreatWallevokedasenseofwonderinhim.8.(maintenance)Themaintenanceofquality-controlinstrumentscanbeverycostly.UnitSix1.(address)Ifthereisanythingyouarenotclearaboutthedevice,addressyourinquirytoourheadoffice.2.(scrutinize)Beforeweputthenewplanintopractice,wehadbetterscrutinizeeveryaspectofittomakesurethatitispracticable.3.(achangeforthebetter)Weexpectthattherewillbeachangeforthebetterinthesecuritysituationofthisareaafterthenewregulationsareimplemented.4.(literally)Don'ttakehiswordsliterally.He'sjustcrackingajoke.5.(nitrogenfixation)(prospect)Theprospectofemployingnitrogenfixationinagricultureispromising.6.(contrive)Hisattemptatcontrivingacorrectingfluidwhichleavesnomarksonpaperendedinfailure.7.(getsth.across)TheforeignerwhodidnotspeakChinesegesturedtomakearequest,buthejustcouldn'tgethisideaacross.8.(onceandforall)Withoutconsideringtheurgencyofthematter,hegaveusaflatrefusal,onceandforall.UnitSeven1.(runcounterto)Hispeculiarbehaviourrunscountertothepopularconceptofgoodconduct.2.(impact)WhatiscertainisthatfewpeopleinhistoryhavecreatedagreaterimpactthanNewtononthedevelopmentofbothscienceandmathematics.3.(deride)Youarenotsupposedtoderidechildrenfortheirfailures;youshouldencouragethemtotryagain,instead.4.Judy(sumptuous)Onhergraduationday,Judywastreatedtoasumptuousdinnerbyheruncleandaunt.5.(withrespectto)Withrespecttohispastrecordinthefirm,noonehasanythingtocomplainabout.6.(inextricably)Theirfreedomisinextricablyboundtoours.Wecannotactalone.7.(disposable)Myagedgreatauntisnotusedtothedisposablegoodswhichfloodthemarkettoday.8.(eliminate)Hisnamewasimmediatelyeliminatedfromthelistofcandidatesafterhewa