Unit one: decisive, bide one’s time, stroke, alliance, render, invasion, siege, bring to a halt, desperate, offensive, reckon, crucial, launch, efficient, catch sb. off guard, press on/ahead1.On October 4, 1957, Soviet scientists ______ the world’s firs t artificial satellite, called Sputnik.puters connected to data banks make the home the most _____ place to work in many cases.3.The adoption of the euro is widely viewed as a _____ step toward a single European government.4.Amazingly, our soccer team won the victory in the ______ final game.5.He _______ until Harvard University offered his a professorship.6.I saw a chance of solving all my problems at a _______.7.NATO is considered as the most powerful military ______ in modern history.8.On Hitler’s orders, the ______ of Poland began on September 7,1941.9.His troops were ＿＿____ and badly defeated in the first days of fighting.10.Hundreds of people were _______ homeless by the earthquake.11.The city was under ______ for six months.12.Our journey was _________ by a storm.13.He makes crude jokes that are _____ to women.14.Looking up at the sun, I ____ that it must be about three o’clock.15.The central government is determined to ______ with the reforms.16.He was so _________ that he got down on his knees and prayed to God.keys: 1. launched 2. efficient 3. decisive 4. crucial5. bided his time6. stroke7. alliance8. invasion9. caught off guard 10. rendered 11. siege12. brought to a halt 13. offensive 14. reckoned15. press on/ahead 16. DesperateUnit 2 lucrative, hazard, prototype, be poised to, vibrate, correlate, eliminate, monotonous, incorporate, approximately, alert, remote, mount, lane, bunch, expansioncar accident happened at _______ 7:30.teacher ______ the students to the dangers of swimming in the river.have found ______ jobs in private security firms.released its small-car _____ in 1947.newly-built highways have two _____ for each direction of travel.government approved a new plan to _______ illiteracy nationwide by 2006.research has confirmed that tobacco smoke presents a _______ to health.8. Obesity ______ with increased risk of stroke.9. Thanks to ______ diagnosis, now you can get a health check-up without setting foot inside the doctor’s office.10. Microwave ovens operate by agitating the water molecules in the food, causing them to ______, which produces heat.11. They ______ together to allow others to squeeze into the crowded elevator.12. Some automobiles were designed with a transmitter _______ on the rear axle.13. His newly published book ________ his earlier essays.14. It was reported that US forces __________ attack Iraq.15. In the 1970s, we had a ________ diet of rice and vegetables.16. Under heat the metal undergoes considerable ______.Unit3 grill, prospective, endeavor, blurt, inadequate, veteran, sparkle, in the neighborhood of, chuckle, have a crack at, follow up, go after, incidentally, measurable, taxi1.The college had applications from nearly 200 __prospective_ students.2.If you make a hotel booking by phone, __follow_ it __up_ with written confirmation.3.The senior detective _grilled_ the young suspect about the robbery case.4.He __went after___ first prize in the English speech contest.5.The company has made every _endeavor_ to deal with clients’ complaints as promptly as possible.6.In this study, we wanted to determine whether __inadequate__ income itself has an impact on infant health.7.She sat reading the comic, __chuckling__ to herself.8.8. ___Incidentally__, if you want to see her again, let me know.9.9. Peter ___blurted__ the secret (_out_) before we could stop him.10.10. I would like to ___have a crack at_ the Olympic title again before I retire.11.11. The 20-year __veteran_ of the news business decided to take up a teaching job at a local college.12.12. He has an annual salary __in the neighborhood of__ $40,000.13.13. The diamond ring _sparkled__ in the sunlight.14.14. There has been a ___measurable_ improvement in our product quality.15.15. The plane __taxies_ to a stop, steps appear and the holidaymakers bustle out of the plane.odds, endeavor, partition, mock, grill, prospective, in sb’s hands1.Although he failed in the math test, it was wrong to _mock__ his effort.2.He is taking his __mock_ exam in May, the real exam will be in July.3.Tom was __grilled__ by customs officers for several hours.4.All the relevant facts are _in__my solicitor’s __hands_.5.The chief function of direct-mail advertising is to familiarize _prospective___ buyers with a product.6.No matter whether the _odds___ are against us or in our favor, we should try our best.7.Glass __partitions__ divided the room into individual offices.8.The climbing of Mount Everest was an outstanding example of human ____endeavor__.Unit 4 asset, a handful of, earnest, considerable, entitle, vanish, facilitate, at odds with, establishment, endorse, erase, forefront, landmark, pendulum, patriotic, domestic, contradiction, aspire, strike a balance1.The presidential candidate said paying higher taxes was a _____ act.2.Buying clothes at the end of a season seems to be a good way to _______ between low costs and high fashion.3.______ items and services are intended to be used in people's homes rather than in factories or offices.4.There seems to be a _______ between her words and her action.5.For us, it's something that we may ____ to but can never attain.6.The Reform and Open Door policy has become a ______ in Chinese history.7.Since last election, the _______ of public opinion has swung back against the government.8.If you ______ someone or something, you say publicly that you support or approve of them.9.It couldn’t have _____ into thin air for I locked it up in the safe.10. Official data are hard to believe because they are often __________reality.11. Teachers try hard to come up with ways to ______ their students’ learning.12. Isn’t it ironic that most hippies have now become part of the ______13. Can we choose to _____ a particular memory from our consciousness14. Companies compete to stay at the ______ of research and development.15. She was reading a poem _______ I Have A Dream.16. China’s public servant examination attracts a _______ number of would-be college graduates every year.17. He prayed an ______ prayer.18. That place was of little interest. I only took _______ pictures.19. Copyrights, patents, trademarks, brand names, and trade secrets are all part of a company’s intangible _______.1.patriotic2. strike a balance3. Domestic4. contradiction5. aspire6. landmark7. pendulum 8. endorse 9. vanished10. at odds with 11. facilitate 12. establishment13. erase 14. forefront 15. entitled16. considerable 17. earnest 18. a handful of19. assetsUnit 5deceptive, vanity, wrinkle, definite, affectionate, hitherto, sip, insane, instinct, spicy, transparent, vacancy, constitution, candid, broke, stroke, aback, pawn, trim,1.The skin on her cheeks and around her eyes was beginning to ______.2.Doctors have found a _____ link between smoking and lung cancer.3._____ is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired.4.The company was charged with ______ advertising for a number of products.5.When it was time to say goodbye, Lisa gave her daughter an ______ kiss.6.It is the mother’s _______ to protect her children.7.The cup is made of _______ colored plastic.8.Many multinational companies went _______ during the financial crisis, not to speak of small businesses.9. Common items _____ by customers include jewelry, electronics, musical instruments and tools.10. My friend_____ my hair last week.11. He has ______ achieved great success in his career.12. She reached out to _____ the baby’s cheek.13. Jessica ____ her coffee, listening to music.14. People from Sichuan province like to eat _____ food.15. Your plan to walk through the desert on your own is quite _____.16. Having been ill for several years, he has a particularly fragile ______.17. The college has no ______ for new teachers.18. Let me be absolutely _____ with you: your work is not good enough.19. She was taken _______ when a man answered the phone.1.wrinkle2. definite3. Vanity4. deceptive5. affectionate6. instinct7. transparent8. broke 9. pawned 10. trimmed 11. hitherto12. stroke 13. sipped 14. spicy 15. insane16. constitution 17. vacancies 18. candid19. abackUnit 6 bewilder, fraction, prosperity, oblige, nurture, cope, appliance, famine, provoke, appalling, futile, divert, cram, streamline, evade, confines, on the go, eat into, keep sb. up with sth. remedy, be doomed to1.Lisa has been at my brother’s for the past two weeks, but he ______ her by going to work.2.This project addresses basic science problems within the ______ of laboratory.3.It was _____ to continue the negotiation.4.Some dams _____ the flow of river water into a pipeline, canal, or channel.5.Passengers in the bus were _____ against the windows.6.Corporate mergers can result in job losses because management combines and ______ departments within the newly merged companies.7.Many people die of starvation during ______ every year.8.People’s concern over genetically modified food has ______ a global debate that shows no sign of ending soon.9. The force of the blast blew him out of the carriage and left him with _____ injuries.10. War brings no ______ to the great mass of ordinary citizens.11. Please _____ me by leaving me alone.12. This website has ____ me _____the news from all over the world.13. Only a small _____ of the population lived in that remote area.14. I’ve been _____ all week, preparing my thesis.15. Health psychologists study how people ____ with stress.16. Bob felt ______ by the unfamiliar surroundings.17. The company has operations in many different business sectors, including household _____, aircraft engines, and financial services.18. Parents want to know the best way to ______ and raise their child to adulthood.19. All these expenses are ______ our savings.20. When I’m stressed, the best _____ for me is play ing the piano.21. Their plan seemed to ________ failure.1. evaded2. confines3. futile4. divert5. crammed6. streamlines7. famines8. provoked 9. appalling 10. prosperity11. oblige 12. kept (me) up with13. fraction 14. no the go 15. cope16. bewildered 17. appliances18. nurture 19. eating into 20. remedy21. be doomed toillusion blot out take/have/get revenge on think back on/to accomplice bring down fill/step into sb’s shoes pick at voi d coat heal memorial perish solidarity ally in the aftermath of debris wreckage in great detail in/within the space of topple divine1. Some fans seem to regard pop singers as __________ beings.2. Sadly Lisa‘s husband passed away a nu mber of years ago, which left a ________ in her life.3. The baby loved to _________ his mother’s glasses.4. Food that is fresh and full of nutrients would help __________the patients.5. No one could __________ such a great CEO.6. Amy _______ the biscuits with chocolate.7. The government _________ after several large public demonstrations.8. The human tendency is to _________ bad memories.9. It’s extremely rare for one author to write, publish and release three books _________ one year.park was built in the 1920s as a war _________ park.11. Nearly 7000 people _________ in the earthquake that hit Sichuan Province in western China on May 12, 2008.12. You should _________ blood pressure to a safe level.13. The man claimed that he was not an _________ to the murder.14. We need a leader to speed up the decision-making progress and enhance the _________ among the member countries.15. We must ensure food safety _________ natural disasters.and the United States were ________ in World War II.17. Tim presented his argument _________ .18. The woman _________ her cheating husband.19. A team of French and American scientists found the _________ of the Titanic.20. Scientists are tracking the _________ from a satellite collision.that I have children of my own, _________ on my own childhood Christmases has new meaning.22. The CEO of the company is under no _________ about the challenges he faces.Key:1. divine2. void3. pick at4. heal5. fill in the shoes of6. coated7. toppled8. blot out9. within the space of10. memorial 11. perished 12. bring down13. accomplice14. solidarity 15. in the aftermath of16. allies 17. in great detail 18. took revenge on19. wreckage 20. debris 21. thinking back22. illusion。