1. The whole nation watched the two candidates （arguing， debating） the issue of raising taxes on TV.

　　Argue：（transitive） to state， giving clear reasons， that something is true， should be done etc

　　Debate：（transitive） to discuss a subject formally when you are trying to make a decision or find a solution

　　2. It was a （proud， arrogant） moment for my cousin when she shook hands with the President.

　　Proud： feeling pleased about something that you have done or something that you own， or about someone or something you are involved with or related to

　　Arrogant： behaving in an unpleasant or rude way because you think you are more important than other people

　　3. Even if you （mix， blend） oil and water， they will not （mix， blend）。

　　Mix： if you mix two or more substances or if they mix， they combine to become a single substance， and they cannot be easily separated

　　Blend： to combine different things in a way that produces an effective or pleasant result， or to become combined in this way

　　4. Some people watch television so much that they cannot （conceive， imagine） of living without it.

　　Conceive：（formal） to imagine a particular situation or to think about something in a particular way

　　Imagine； to form a picture or idea in your mind about what something could be like

　　5. As it was an informal dinner， most people （wore， were dressed） in their comfortable clothes.

　　Wear： [transitive] to have something such as clothes， shoes， or jewellery on your body

　　Dress： to put clothes on yourself or someone else （一般跟IN搭配）

　　6. Do you think those young people are （idealistic， ideal） or pragmatic？

　　Idealistic： believing that you should live according to high standards and principles， even if they cannot really be achieved， or showing this belief

　　Ideal： the best or most suitable that something could possibly be

　　7. Filled with great （adulation， admiration） for their integrity and courage， e was determined to be a man like them.

　　Adulation： praise and admiration for someone that is more than they really deserve

　　Admiration： a feeling of great respect and liking for something or someone

　　8. Deep at night， they could still hear gun-fire （rambling， rumbling） in the distance.

　　Ramble： to talk for a long time in a way that does not seem clearly organized， so that other people find it difficult to understand you（漫谈）； To go on a walk in the countryside for pleasure

　　Rumble： to make a series of long low sounds， especially a long distance away from you

　　9. The professor looked over our papers with a hasty （sight， glance）。

　　Sight： the act of seeing something

　　Glance： to quickly look at someone or something

　　10. Before ordering their dinner， they considered the （relevant， relative） merits of chicken and roast beef.

　　Relevant： directly relating to the subject or problem being discussed or considered（强调与一方相关）

　　Relative： having a particular quality when compared with something else（强调比较）

　　11. the little boy‘s constant noise （exhilarated， exasperated） his father， who was busy writing a paper for a symposium（座谈会）。

　　Exhilarate： to make someone feel very excited and happy

　　Exasperate： to make someone very annoyed by continuing to do something that upsets them

　　12. isn‘t it （wholesome， noisome） to live in a city with so many vehicles passing day and night？

　　Wholesome： likely to make you healthy

　　Noisome： very unpleasant

　　13. He was born in a small town （lived， inhabited） by about 500 people.

　　Live： if you live in a place， you have your home there

　　Inhabit： if animals or people inhabit an area or place， they live there

　　14. Her desk was all （jumbled， cluttered） with old papers， strings， and other odds and ends.

　　Jumble： to mix things together in an untidy way， without any order（及物动词经常用于被动，不能作表语）

　　Clutter： to cover or fill a space or room with too many things， so that it looks very untidy（与with搭配）

　　odds and ends： small things of various kinds without much value（零星东西）

　　15. He thinks they are extremely （idealistic， ideal）， for all their pragmatism.

　　Idealistic， ideal： see number 6

　　16. She made one last （attraction， appeal） to her father for permission to go to the party.

　　Attraction： a feeling of liking someone， especially in a sexual way（强调双方相互吸引）

　　Appeal： a quality that makes people like something or someone（强调一方吸引另一方）

　　17. The girl looked at the doctor （terrifyingly， terrified）。

　　Terrifyingly： extremely frightening； scary（表主动）

　　Terrified： very frightened； scared（表被动）

　　18. “If you finish all the homework tonight， we‘ll go for a picnic tomorrow，” he （admonished， coaxed）。

　　Admonish： （formal） to tell someone severely that they have done something wrong

　　Coax： to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind， gentle， and patient way

19. He thought their behavior was （contemptuous， contemptible）， but he didn‘t say anything in front of the host.

　　Contemptuous： showing that you think someone or something deserves no respect

　　Contemptible： not deserving any respect at all

　　20. Summoned by the boss， he approached his office full of （apprehension， distrust）。

　　Apprehension： anxiety about the future， especially about dealing with something unpleasant or difficult； anxiety

　　Distrust： a feeling that you cannot trust someone

　　21. He was sincerely sorry for what happened at the party， so people accepted his （excuse， apology）。

　　Excuse： a reason that you give to explain careless or offensive behavior； a reason that you invent to explain an action and to hide your real intentions

　　Apology： something that you say or write to show that you are sorry for doing something wrong

　　22. They were walking in the forest when they heard a （terrifying， terrific） roar， which made their blood freeze.

　　Terrifying： extremely frightening

　　Terrific： （informal） very good， especially in a way that makes you feel happy and excited；

　　very large in size or degree（在尺寸和程度上很大）

　　23. Obviously they were getting nowhere with the meeting， so he decided to （desist， resist） from making a final decision that afternoon.

　　Desist：（formal） to stop doing something （跟from搭配）

　　Resist： to stop yourself from having something that you like very much or doing something that you want to do

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　　24. “How can you say that you don‘t want to see your grandmother” the fatter （admonished， coaxed）。

　　Admonish， coax： see number 18

　　25. The warrior managed to （evade， dodge） the arrow that came flying through the air.

　　Evade： to avoid talking about something， especially because you are trying to hide something（避而不谈）； to escape from someone who is trying to catch you（逃避）

　　Dodge： to move quickly to avoid someone or something

　　26. They speaker‘s last few words were （drowned out， stopped） by the audience’s thunderous applauses.

　　Drown out： if a loud noise drowns out another sound， it prevents it from being heard

　　Stop： prevent， not continue

　　27. Would I be （intruding， invading） if I joined in your discussion？

　　Intrude： to interrupt someone or become involved in his or her private affairs in an annoying and unwanted way

　　Invade： to enter a country， town， or area using military force， in order to take control of it

　　28. The （omission， exclusion） of a full stop at the end of the sentence is a deliberate act by the writer.

　　Omission： when you do not include or do not do something

　　Exclusion： when someone is not allowed to take part in something or enter a place

　　29. The newly-recruited soldiers swore an （oath， promise） of loyalty to their country

　　Oath： a formal and very serious promise

　　Promise： to tell someone that you will definitely do or provide something or that something will happen

　　30. The suspect was accused of （preventing， withholding） some important evidence from the court.

　　Prevent： to stop something from happening， or stop someone from doing something

　　Withhold： to refuse to give someone something（隐瞒）

　　31. Whether or not he is the best person for the promotion is （debatable， arguable）。

　　Debatable： things that are debatable are not certain because people have different opinions about them

　　Arguable： not certain， or not definitely true or correct， and therefore easy to doubt

　　32. He has established himself as a （credible， believable） businessman.

　　Credible： deserving or able to be believed or trusted（可形容人或事）

　　Believable： something that is believable can be believed because it seems possible， likely， or real（只能形容事）

　　33. His story of having discovered the treasure buried by some pirates seemed （incredible， incredulous） to everyone

　　Incredible： too strange to be believed or very difficult to believe

　　Incredulous： unable or unwilling to believe something

　　34. “But the piano is out of （tone， tune）”， she said in a disappointed （tone， tune）。

　　Tone： the way your voice sounds， which shows how you are feeling or what you mean

　　Tune： a series of musical notes that are played or sung and are nice to listen to

　　35. Her friends expressed great （sympathy， empathy） to her when her mother died.

　　Sympathy： the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation（表具体）

　　Empathy： the ability to understand other people's feelings and problems（表抽象）

　　36. They are now enjoying a short （vocation， vacation） at the seashore.

　　Vocation： the feeling that the purpose of your life is to do a particular type of work， especially because it allows you to help other people（尤指一种能够帮助他人的职业，比如说教师等）

　　Vacation： a holiday， or time spent not working