Vocabulary ExerciseFill in the blank in each of the following sentences with the proper form of the wordgiven. (用括号里的单词正确形式填空） 1.Leo could sense his daughter’s __________ (frustrate) at not being able to help with thecost of buying a house. 2. How do you manage to work in this __________ (swelter) heat without air conditioning? 3. The president was __________ (applause) for a full five minutes after his after-dinner speech. 4. Mark reckons over sixty people were there, but I think that is a slight __________(exaggerate). 5. Many children have become __________ (emotion) disturbed as a result of the abuse they have suffered. 6. Their associate has absolutely no __________ (conceive) of how a successful business should run. 7. The competitor did not want a repeat __________ (perform) of the humiliating defeat he had suffered. 8. The statesman maintains that all non-violent __________ (religion) and political beliefs should be respected equally. 9. Most of our employees work in New York, the __________ (remain) are in London. 10. __________ (current), antique oriental rugs are enjoying a wave of worldwide prosperity.
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- 请用下列单词的适当形式填空。 restore fluctuate rival profit motivate investigate enlighten prejudice implement discard 1. We should not jump to conclusions. Let's______ first. 2. Can you ______her on this subject? 3. The president will have to work hard to______ his credibility. 4. My mood seems to ______from day to day 5. Their decision was based on ignorance and______. 6. Reiner, 56, has all but conceded the race to his______. 7. This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a______. 8. How do you ______people to work hard and efficiently? 9. Leadership is about the ability to ______change. 10. We should ______old beliefs.
- What qualities do you need to run a large company effectively? For me there are three simple qualities that cut across all requirements, and those are 1 , 2 and empathy. What business leaders do you admire and why? I think they’re probably the ones who have had a great 3 and have seen it through to fruition. As a leader, how do you motive your employees? I think my job is to make sure the company has a 4 . People like to work for a company that has a reason for being, that they can 5 with and feel good about. I have to 6 well with them everything that’s going on in a clear way. Do you think leaders are born or made? I think it’s probably a bit of 7 . I would have to say, mostly it’s made, but you have to use what you’re 8 .
- Fill in the blanks with proper forms of the words given in the box. challenge explain luckily spot uniform frustrate disappear direct trust panic 1.Can you _______ the difference between these two pictures? 2. ________ or unluckily, there is nothing in our lives that does not end sooner or later. 3. How do you ________ this kind of behavior? 4. He accepted his friend’s ________ to swim across the river. 5. Although this can ____________ a reporter, the policy makes sense. 6. You have choices, so don’t _________ or let fears rule your behavior. 7. The policeman looks quite smart in his new __________ . 8. A good marriage is based on ________ .You should not doubt your wife 9. Quite frankly, I do not have a ________ answer for you 10. The young people paired off to ________ in the bushes
- Finish following sentences with the proper form of words. Boast Overseas Spark Commercialise Viral (1) London’s Chinatown has become a growing cultural, __________ and tourist center. (2) He __________ that he could run very fast. (3) Over the years, hundreds of __________ students have studied at that university. (4) A __________ illness left her barely able to walk. (5) A tiny star can__________in the darkness.
- 1. Most women do not have to marry for ____________ security now. 2. Nothing can ____________ your cheating on an exam. 3. I am confident that our company has the ____________ to develop the new product. 4. In our last class we learned the ____________ way to write a business letter in English. 5. You have to ____________ your mom and how she will feel if you go abroad to study. 6. No one can ____________ the freezing water in this dangerous area if the ship goes down. 7. Do you have any idea how much money ____________ in the robbery case? 8. It says physical exercise helps to ____________ the risk of obesity ( 肥胖 ) and keeps a child healthy. 9. After they pay for their ____________, customers should receive a smile and a warm “thank you” from the clerk. 10. Then she started to talk to us about the French language, saying that it was the most beautiful ____________ in the world.