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tone1.Theessayist’slanguageexpressesrichandsubtlemeanings.2.ThestockbrokerswereovertakenbythesharpdropinthestockmarketlastTuesday.3.Biologistshaveestimatedthattherearearoundonemillionanimalandplantspecieslivingandgrowingintherainforests.4.IntheUnitedStatesthecostoflivinghasbeensteadilyrisinginthepastfewdecades5.Thequicklygrowingcompanyhasambitiousplanstoexpandbeyondnationboundarie6.Thatcomputerstoreishavingasaleofaudiosoftware;let’sgoandhavealook.7.Tobesafe,youmayputonyourdarkglassestoavoidthesunshiningintodirectlyyoureyes.8.Whenthekitchenisfinished,I’mgoingtofocusmyattentiononthegardenshed.9.Inaserioustoneofvoice,thedoctorwarnedhimtokeepoffsugar.10.SheCuppedherhandsaroundthemugofhotcoffeetowarmthem.1.Ididn’texpectyoutobesoefficientatthatrate;thetaskwillbefinishedaheadofschedule.2.Forthesakeofsafety,youmustkeepallmedicinesawayfromchildren.3.Whenwecometoknowthesenewemployeesbetter,wewillassignmoresuitabletaskstoeachofthem.4.Thiseveningdressisratherexpensivesinceitismadebyhand5.IntheWorldCup,Englandtriedtobeatitslong-termrivalArgentinaandqualifyfromthe“GroupofDeathvice”andversaUnit2Model:Einstein’stheoriesofrelativelycontributedmuchtothedevelopmentofscience.(relativity)Thespokesmanwasmerelygivenacondenseversionofthedocument,sohedidn’tknowmuchaboutthedetails.(condensed)2.Stout’scuriousinsciencewassparkedbythefascinatingstoriesaboutNobelPrizewinners.(curiosity)3.Whenthereistoomuchsmokeintheroom,thedevisewouldautomaticallyturnonthealarmingsystem.(device)4.Anyonewithoutpatienceandpersistentisunlikelytomakeagoodresearcher.(persistence)5.Thereisconvincedevidencethatstressispartlyresponsibleforhisfailinghealth.(convincing)pparent

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ultimate1.Thetheoriesofrelativityhavemadefundamentalchangesinourultimateproposal,andnootherchangeswillbeconsidered.3.heforestirewasfoundtohavebeensparkedbyacigaretteend.4.Thespeakerhadapparentlynoticedthathistopicwasn’tpopularwiththeaudience,sohequicklyendedhisspeech.5.I’venopatiencewithpeoplewhoarealwayscomplainingoftheirmisfortune.6.IhaveneverimaginedthatIwouldbetheobjectofsuchcuriosity.7.Thedoctorstriedtoconvinceherthatshedidn’tneedtofeeldepressedaboutherhealth.8.Thepoliceaskedhimtodescribetheaccidentineverdetaily9.Thequalityguaranteeandgoodafter-saleserviceswillcertainlymeetwithpositiveresponsesfromtheconsumers.10.ThestoryofHarryPotter(has)stirredtheimaginationofchildrenthroughouttheworld.1.Thescoundrelhasfooledalotofpeopleintobelievinghe’sarichman.2.Isn’tthisstrawhatbeautiful?MywifecameuponitonherbusinesstriptoChinalastyear.3.Agroupofbystanderswasinvitedtojoininthegame.4.Scientistswillhavetocomeupwithnewtechnologiestoimprovetheworld’sfoodandfuelsupplies.5.ThenewsofthePresident’swarlikespeechyesterdaypushedthestockmarkettoasharpriseofupto120points.Unit3attainattractivebrandcampaignimportmanufacturemarketmodestprecisesponsor1.Idon’tthinkthattheamountofstudyingyoudidinhighschoolwouldbesufficientforyoutoattaingoodmarksinuniversity.2.BecauseoftheimpactofpoorsalesinotherAsiancountries,therehasbeenamodestdecreaseinhousessaleinChinathisyear.3.Someyoungpeoplefindcomputergamessoattractivethattheycanhardlypullthemselvesawaytotendtoothermatters.4.Thevictimwasabletogiveaprecisedescriptionofthedrunkendriver,whichwasratherhelpfultothepolice.5.Somenon-governmentalorganizationsareplanningapubliccampaigntoawakenpeopletotheproblemofnoisepollution.6.Thecostofproducingatubeoftoothpasteisabout3yuan,sowewillmarketitat5.50yuantoensureourprofits.7.Mikeisnowthedirectorofafactorywhichmanufacturescannedfood.8.Plentyoffootballandbasketballclubsareeagertosponsoryoungathletesiftheyshowgreatpromise.9.ThesweatersaremadeofwoolimportedfromAustralia.10.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,youthsarebeginningtohavealotofinfluenceontheproductsandbrandstheirparentschoose.1.Shewantstodropoutofcollegeandbecomeasinger,butherparentsfrownverymuchonherintention.2.Manygreatmenhaverisenfrompoverty;forinstance,LincolnandEdison.3.Thenumberoffamilieswithbothparentstakingfull-timejobsisgrowing;asaresult,childrenaredoingmoreofthehousework.4.Icanuseacomputer;butwhenitcomestohardware,Iknowalmostnothingatall.5.ItisexpectedthatallthecountriesundertheWTOumbrellashouldtradeonequalterms.Unit4combat

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string1.Ahackerattackedane-commercemarketplacesite.Thisisthelatestinastringofonlinebreak-insinwhichcreditcardnumberswerestolen.2.ThecomingofIBM’sCEOcausedastirofexcitementonthecampus.Brown’scommentsontheprojectcausedunexpectedcontroversy4.Tocombatpovertyinthecity,millionsofdollarshavebeenspentontrainingtheunemployedworkers.5.Youwillbeoverweightifyouconsumeexcessiveamountsoffat.6.Theeffectiveimplementationofenvironmentallawsandregulationsistheresponsibilityofthelocalgovernment.7.Trustyourinstinctsanddowhatyouthinkisright.8.After20hoursofnon-stoppartying,scoresofthebravestormostrecklessmenwillrisktheirlivesinathree-minutedashfromsixfightingbulls.9.Theprohibitiononstreetbeggingwillbeinforcenextmonth.10.Thecourtgavetheheavysentence,inresponsenottothefactsofthecasebuttotheirrationalpublicfear.1.Withnopaperqualificationstohisname,hefailedtogetadecentjob.2.ThishighdosageofVitaminCisanexcellentwayofhelpingtokeepatbaynastycoldsandviruses.3.Wehaveexchangedviewsoneverythingunderthesun4.Taiwan’sPCmakersweresaidtohavejumpedthegunbylaunchinganewseriesofminilaptops.5.Hundredsoffanslineduptogetthesignatureoftheirfavoritesinger,butshedidn’tshowup.Unit5assumecommitconfusehintmisleadpeculiarpuzzlequalifyretreatvague1.Beingthesonofaprofessordoesnotqualifyhimforthescholarshipconsideration.2.ThepolicesuspectthatitwasJohnwho(had)committedthemurder.3.Sofar,thenewmanagerhasgivenlittlehintthathewon’tbeanydifferentfromtheformerone.4.Fromalltheindications,itissafetoassumethatthepricesofcarswillgodownbylargemargins.Someofhisinstructionsareoutdatedandothersaretoovaguetobeunderstood.Thelocaldialectsoundsalittlepeculiartothepeoplefromthenorth.7.Thefailureofthemoviehastenedherdecisiontoretreatfromtheglamorousscreenandspendmoretimewithherfamily.8.Thewoman’sheadachepuzzledthedoctor;hecouldn’tfindthecause.9.Thestatehaslawsthatprotectconsumersagainstfraudormisleadingsalespractices.10.Hetriedtoexplainthecomplicatedtheorytome,butIgotevenmoreconfusedbythetechnicaltermsinhisexplanation.Thelocalgovernment’sdecisiontoreduceunemploymentbenefitsenragedtheworkerswhowerelaidoffandtheyresortedtoviolentprotest.2.What’sthepointofrackingyour/one’sbrainsformonthsoversomethingthatagoodteachercouldhaveexplainedinminutes?3.Theboyadmireshisfatherandhangsonhiseveryword.4.Themanagerpulledthepencilandpadfromhisshirtpocketandjotteddowneverywordthecustomersaid.5.Atpresent,thewholeworldseemstobeatalossabouthowtocopewitheconomicglobalization.Unit6approachcorecounterparteconomyefficientexceptioninvitereliefpunctuallyvague1.ThemayorisscheduledtomeethisAmericancounterpartduringhis7-dayvisittoSanFrancisco.’smuchmoreefficientthantheformerone.3.IfeltgreatreliefwhenIheardIhadpassedtheexamination.4.Theregulationsaresovaguethattheyleadtomisinterpretation.5.ChineseandmathematicshavealwaysbeenthecoresubjectsinprimaryandsecondaryschoolsinChina.6.Youareexpectedtogettotheinterviewpunctuallyorafewminutesearly.7.Gettingtiredofherpartner-talk’s-noall-actionapproach,shedecidedtotaketheactionallbyherself.8.Forthepurposeofeconomy,Marydecidedtotakelunchboxtoworkeveryday.9.Youcouldnotbeexemptedfromthepunishmentbecausetherecanbenoexceptiontotherule.10.Strifeathomewouldinvitedangersfromabroad.1.Wehopethespecialloanfromthebankwillpullourcompanythroughthecrisis.2.Itisbelievedthatthecarthepolicefoundattheparkinglotoftheairportterminalbelongstothegunman.3.Hefoundedthecompanyfiveyearsagoandhasbeenmanagingthebusinesseversince4.Thefivecandidateswillspeakinturntointroducethemselvestothevoters.5.Attheweddingparty,guests

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utterAsIcametoknowmoreaboutclassicalmusic,myloveforitdeepened2.Thesoldiersintheopenfieldwereexposedtotheenemy’sgunfireandmanyofthemgotkilledorwounded.3.Isawalittlegirlcurledupcomfortablyinanarmchairreadingachildren’smagazine.4.Thelongclimbupthehillmadeourheartthrob5.Formanyyears,theSeptember11attackontheWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkwillremainanightmarefortheAmericanpeople.6.Don’tbotherabouthim.Whathehassaidisutternonsense.7.Theexplosionatthecrowdedmarketplacecausedgreatconfusioninthesmalltown.8.Thedoctorfeltthepatientpulse’sonherwristandthentookhertemperature.9.Aftertheintensivetraining,theybecamesomewhatmoreconfidentthantheyusedtobe.Thesightoftheratsrunningaboutinthehousemademyfleshcreep1.Hewassentencedto2yearsinprison,andontopofthat,allhispropertywasconfiscated.2.Thechairmantalkedandtalked,anditseemedasifthemeetingwouldneverend.3.Drugsandalcoholhaveputthisyoungmaninastateofutterphysicalruin.4.Asaleadingproducerofsparepartsforairplanes,ourcompanyisalongwayaheadofothercompanies.5.Thebankrobberhasbeensentencedtoaten-yearimprisonment.Ifonlyhehadknowntheconsequencebeforehecommittedtherobbery.Unit8bewilder

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venture1Onarrivingatthescenicspot,thetouristswerewarnednottoventureontheriverinthesmallboat.2.Let’sgoandsitinthemiddleofthetheatersothatwecanseethescreenatacomfortableangle.3.Thejudgesmustco