PDF《Roots - I》

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1 Vocabulary Card R Ro oo ot ts s - - I I Study the following roots and do the exercises that follow.

Roots Meanings Examples audio hear inaudible―听不见的 audience―听众 bre brief brevity―简短 briefly―简要地 cap, cep take capture―俘获 accept―接受 capit head capital―首都 captain―队长;

船长 cent one hundred centigrade―百分度的;

摄氏度 century―世纪 cur run;

go current―流,水流 currency―流通;

通货 doc teach doctor―博士 document―公文 duct lead conduct―指导,引导 induct―使正式就任 Sorting Work Find words to complete the chart below. Roots Examples Roots Examples audio bre cap, cep capit cent cur doc duct W Wo or rd d B Bu ui il ld di in ng g Put the proper form of the following words in the blanks to complete the sentences. 1. Susan had difficulties for which an ear operation was necessary. 2. Rick was asked to the cycling team because he is an experienced cyclist. 3. The issue of this magazine is in great demand. 4. Your work is not do it again. 5. The letter is and to the point: it said No. 6. The producer made a(n)film on politics. 7. The fashionable girls spend a large of their salary on clothes every month. 8. There are students at the entrance guests to their seats. currently briefly document accept auditor percent captain conductor

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1 Vocabulary Card V Vo oc ca ab bu ul la ar ry y T Te es st t Choose the best answer to fill in the following blanks. 1. To prepare herself for the speech contest, she has been practicing by talking to her own in the mirror. A. soul B. echo C. reflection D. picture 2. A of One Two Three One Two Three is characteristic of waltz. A. rhythm B. beat C. pattern D. note 3. Some people don'

t know how to adjust themselves to the of society. A. phenomenon B. diversity C. difference D. complex 4. I sat down to write my composition, but found I was completely without A. thought B. imagination C. comment D. inspiration 5. Purple was said to be the color of the winter fashion in 1998. A. predominant B. predictive C. prospective D. practical 6. The between the two families lasted so long that no one could remember its cause. A. quarrel B. struggle C. conflict D. argument 7. Many Western literary works in Greek mythology. A. originated B. came C. adapted D. collected 8.tools were made of sharp stones and animal bones. A. Primary B. Principal C. Prior D. Primitive 9. The story was by an Indian with a heavy accent. A. performed B. narrated C. conveyed D. informed 10. You have to be careful in dealing with John because he has an temper. A. extensive B. explosive C. excessive D. evil 11. These houses seem to well with the trees and the countryside. A. mix B. confuse C. combine D. blend 12. The rumor was back to a journalist. A. chased B. pursued C. traced D. followed 13. The bottles got wet and all the came off. A. drugs B. labels C. pills D. tablets 14. We can'

t lay too much on the importance of health. A. emphasis B. foundation C. focus D. strength 15. The coming of the of space travel made our life more colorful. A. error B. era C. edge D. echo

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1 Reading Card R Re ea ad di in ng g C Co om mp pr re eh he en ns si io on n Questions or unfinished statements 1-3 are based on the following passage. The entertainment profession, or show business , attracts many young people. Unfortunately, only very few can hope to become famous. Talent is not enough, because show business is as competitive as any other business. Without a good manager, a performer can never hope to succeed. Fashion is important in this business, too. A performer must change their act in order to follow the taste of the moment. This is true for actors, dancers and comedians, but perhaps most of all for singers. Pop stands for popular , and a singer has to work very hard to become popular. They must either give the public what they want, or they must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. Even when they have succeeded, and their records are sold everywhere, they cannot relax. Then they must work harder than ever to remain popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity. The life of a successful pop singer is not at all easy. They can only relax when they are alone, because everything they do is watched and reported in the special newspapers written for the fans . The fans are the most important people in the world for the singers. They buy their records, they go to their concerts, and they make them rich and famous. But they can be very annoying, too. Sometimes they get so crazy that they do anything to get a souvenir . They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer'