帅哥
发表于 2009-1-1 22:34:33
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Eating</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is a shelf in our kitchen for pepper,salt,mustard,catsup and other condiments.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had a second helping and would have taken a third except that I didn’t want to be considered a glutton.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The hikes were so hungry that they devoured the hamburgers as fast as they were served.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>On a sultry afternoon you may find a long line of people at the drinking fountain,waiting to slake their thirst.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Never eat wild mushrooms,even though they look edible. They may be poisonous.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The watermelon was very luscious. Everyone wanted another slice.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The main dish had little flavor,but I made it palatable by adding condiments.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The steak will be dry if you leave it in the oven longer. Take it our now if you want it to be succulent.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>John would not be overweight if he were not such a voracious eater.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Size / Quantity</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>After the test I thought at first I had done very well, then quite well,and finally,poorly.I ran the gamut from confidence to despair.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you make the same mistake again,despite all my warnings,I will not hae one iota of sympathy for you.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shopping for clothes can be a small matter for some,but a problem of the greatest magnitude for others.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>At those low wages,few will apply for the job. Who wants to work for a pittance?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our committee doesn’t need any more help. We have superabundance of helpers.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Since the football has lost air,we shall need a pump to inflate it.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The game will be played in a colossal arena with a seating capacity of more than 60,000.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Even during change of classes there is no crowding because the halls and stairways are commodious.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>In our science lesson tomorrow we shall consider whether space is bounded or infinite.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>If there is any salt in this soup,it must be infinitesimal. I can’t taste it.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Frank kept my book for such an inordinate length of time that I shall never lend him anything again.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The trouble with your studying is that you spend too much time on picayune details and not enough on the really important matters.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The skyscraper dwarfs the surrounding buildings.by comparison to it,they seem puny.</FONT></SPAN></P>
帅哥
发表于 2009-1-1 22:34:45
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Weakness </FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>But he soon overcame this infirmity.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The patient had been so debilitated by the fever that he lacked the strength to sit up.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Evervated by the heat,we rested under a shady tree until our strength was restored.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ruth will be absent today. She is incapacitated by a sore throat.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>When industry moves away,a flourishing town may quickly become decadent.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill rode past the street on a horse that looked decrepit and about to collapse.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Up the road was an abandoned farmhouse,partially in ruins,and near it a barn,even more dilapidated.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Judy understands algebra well but I have only a flimsy grasp of the subject.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>To be an astronaut,you must be in robut health. It is not an occupation for a frail person.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Strength</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>For centuries the British regarded their navy as their principal bulwark against invasion.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The fortified city of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Singapore</st1:place></st1:country-region> was once considered unconquerable.In 1942,however,this citadel fell to the Japanese.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am better than Jack in English but not in math;that is his forte.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The robust young pitcher performed with his usual vigor for seven innings,but he weakened in the eighth and was removed from the game.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you feel enervated by the heat,try a swim in the cool ocean. It will invigorate you.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Excuses for not handing work in on time vary. Some are flimsy,as, for example,”I left it at home.” Others are more cogent,such as a physician’s note.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you elect Jessica,you may be sure she will present our views forcefully and energetically.She is a very dynamic speaker.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our hopes for an easy victory sank when our opponents took the field.They were much taller and huskier,and they looked formidable.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Before World War II,the French regarded their Maginot Line as an impregnable bulwark against a German invasion.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The lifeguard was in excellent physical condition.I had never seen anyone more robust.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>After the dog got the ball,I tried to dislodge it from her tenacious jaws,but I couldn’t.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Your protest was too mild. If it had been more vehement,the dealer might have paid attention to it.</FONT></SPAN></P>
帅哥
发表于 2009-1-1 22:35:00
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Neglect</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The royals must be on the playing field by 4 p.m. if they do not appear,they will lose the game by default.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The finance company took away Mr.Lee’s car when he defaulted on the payments.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The motorist was given a ticket for ignoring a stop sign.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some of the students in the play neglected their studies during rehearsals,but after the performance they caught up quickly.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>For leaving his post,the guard was charged with neglect of duty.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Before his injury,Mike used to jump from the stairs,heedless of the “No Jumping”sign.Now he pays attention to it.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Unfortunately,I made an inadvertent remark about Irma’s failure while she was present.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The owner of the stolen car was himself remiss.he left the keys the vehicle.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>You would not expect anyone so neat in her personal appearance to be slovenly in her housekeeping.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Care</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>My brother’s solicitude over getting into college ended when he received word that he had been accepted.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The night watchmen who apprehended the thief ws praised for his vigilance.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our teacher said that we might have a test,but I didn’t heed her.That’s why I was unprepared.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The guard at the gte scrutinizzed Harvery’s pass before letting him in,but he just glanced at mine.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>You were discreet not to say anything about our plans when Harry was here. He can’t keep a secret.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Before signing a contract,one should read it carefully,including the fine print. This is one case where it pays to be meticulous.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mr.Brooks refused to be a judge because his wife’s niece is a contestant. He is very scrupulous.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>General Braddock might not have been defeated if he had been wary of an ambush.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Residence</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>On their safari,the hunters stalked lions,tigers,and other ferocious denizens of the jungle.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The announcement read:”The Coopers have moved and invite you to visit them at their new domicile,<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">22 Apple Street</st1:address></st1:Street>.”</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>When the warden took charge,the prison had fewer than 100 inmates.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The entire Russo family are natives of <st1:State w:st="on">New Jersey</st1:State> except the grandparents,who were born in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Italy</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tobacco,potatoes,and tomatoes are native American plants that were introduced into Europe by explorers returning from the <st1:place w:st="on">New World</st1:place>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nomads have no fixed homes but move from region to region to secure their food supply.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>On her trip home,Jane will stop in St.Louis for a two day sojourn with relatives.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hundreds of thousands of suburban residents regularly commute to the city.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Because they were persecuted in <st1:country-region w:st="on">England</st1:country-region>,the Puritans migrated to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Holland</st1:place></st1:City>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>In winter,many European birds migrate to the <st1:place w:st="on">British Isles</st1:place> in search of a more temperate climate.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Most of the Indians of the North American plains are nomadic.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>After living abroad or a time,Robert became homesick for his native land.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Disobedience</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The union showed defiance of the court order against a strike by calling the workers off their jobs.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Parking at the bus stop is illegal. Motorists committing this infraction are heavily fined.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>When the revolt broke out,the government ordered its troops to arrest the insurgents.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The insurrection was easily suppressed,less than a dozen being slain on both sides.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The work stoppage was caused by a few malcontents who felt they had been ignored when the promotions were made.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The author of the pamphlet advocating the overthrow of the government was arrested for sedition.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack’s previous record showed he had been an obedient student and had never transgressed school regulations.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The owner erected a “Keep OFF” sign to discourage strangers from trespassing on his land.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do as mother says. If you are insubordinate,father will probably hear of it.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Though I had care fully explained the shorter route to him, the perverse youngster came by the longer way.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Obedience</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Every school day,millions of children “pledge allegiance to the flag of the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States of America</st1:place></st1:country-region> and to the republic for which it stands.”</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Though I wasn’t enthusiastic about Tom’s plan to go fishing,I acquiesced in it because there seemed nothing else to do.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Husbands as a rule do not decide on the colors of home furnishings but defer to their wives in these matters.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mr.Walker,who had been told that he was getting a disciplined class,was surprised to find it unruly.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Though he boasted he would never be taken alive,the outlaw submitted without a struggle when the police arrived.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dan is easy to each,but his brother is not so docile.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Only two of the girls protested when they were ordered off the field. The rest were too meek to complain.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>We tried to get Joe to change his mind,but he was not pliable. Perhaps you can influence him.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>For his cabinet,the dictator wanted tractable men. Therefore,he appointed no one whom he could not control.</FONT></SPAN></P>
帅哥
发表于 2009-1-1 22:35:12
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Time</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>My sister dawdles over the dishes. Mother gets them done without wasting time.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Most of the picnickers took cover when rain seemed imminent. The few that procrastinated got drenched.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>We had planned to stay only for lunch but,at our host’s insistence, we protracted our visit until after dinner.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl’s sore arm is not a new development but the return of a chronic ailment.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rhoda is a chronic complainer. She is always dissatisfied.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>When the strike is settled,there will probably be an increase in wages and a concurrent increase in prices.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>By the sudden darkening of the skies and the thunder in the distance,we could tell that rain was imminent.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Certain serious deseases can be successfully treated if detected in and incipient stage.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>There were intervals when the sun broke through the clouds,because the showers were intermittent.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don’t think that war has plagued only our times. It has been<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>aperennial curse of man.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some grasses last only a year. Others are perennial.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Though polio has practically been wiped out,there have been sporadic cases of the disease.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Necessity</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The union and management held a lengthy meeting without getting to the essence of the men’s dissatisfaction-low wages.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>A mark of at least 75% in Basic Art is a prerequisite for Advenced Art.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can your family afford the extra expense that a larger apartment entails?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mr. Brown told Ellen that her refusal to work necessitates sending for her parents.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>If your friend ere in trouble,wouldn’t you feel obliged to go his help?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Helen has agreed to lend me the book I need. This obviates my trip to the library.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>State law makes attendance at school compulsory for children of certain ages.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Were it not for your gratuitous interference,the children would have quickly settled their dispute.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you have failed a subject you need for graduation,it is imperative that you go to summer school.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dan felt it incumbent on him to pay for the window,since he had hit the ball that broke it.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>We can do without luxuries and entertainment. However,food,shelter,and clothing are indispensable.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Before preparing for tomorrow’s party,I have some more prssing matters to attend to, such as finishing my report.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Since we already have enough food for the picnic,please don’t bring any because it will only be superfluous.</FONT></SPAN></P>
帅哥
发表于 2009-1-1 22:35:25
<H2 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2>希腊词根</FONT></SPAN></H2>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Aut,Auto --- self</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>In her autobiography The Story of My Life, Helen keller tells how unruly she was as a young child.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The autocrat was replaced by a ruler responsible to the people.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The baseball star wrote his autograph for an admirer who came up to him with a pencil and scorecard.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many workers have lost their jobs as a result of automation.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>An autocrat prefers his subjects to be automatons,rather than intelligent human beings.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>After World War II, many colonies were granted autonomy and became independent nations.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The cause of the actor’s sudden death will not be known until the autopsy has been performed.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>When you withdraw money,the bank compares your signature with the one in its files to see if it is authentic.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>You do not have to defrost this refrigerator because it is equipped with an automatic defroster.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Alumni Association is not under the control of the school. It is a completely autonomous group.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Cracy---government</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Before 1789,<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">France</st1:place></st1:country-region> was an aristocracy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>When the Revolution of 1789 began,many members of the French aristocracy fled to other lands.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN lang=EN-US>Germany</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN lang=EN-US> under Adolf Hitler ws an autocracy.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The mayor was criticized for setting up an inefficient bureaucracy unresponsive to the needs of the people.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><st1:country-region w:st="on"><SPAN lang=EN-US>France</SPAN></st1:country-region><SPAN lang=EN-US> helped the Thirteen Colonies establish the firse <st1:place w:st="on">New World</st1:place> democracy.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>If only millionaires can afford to run for office,we shall quickly become a plutocracy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many are opposed to a technocracy because they do not wish to be ruled by technical experts.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>An aristocrat would like to see noblemen in control of the government.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Winston Churchill was born an aristocrat;he was the son of Sir Randolph Churchill.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Senator used to be a Republican but is now a Democrat.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Dem,Demo---people</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>No responsible leader,only a demagogue,would tell the people that,if elected,he will solve all their problems.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The high rate of absence in the lower grades last spring was caused by the measles epidemic.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Federal aid was granted to the depressed area where unemployment had risen to epidemic proportions.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The adoption of the 19<SUP>th</SUP> Amendment,giving women the franchise greatly democratized the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>A nation cannot be considered democratic unless its leaders are chosen by the people in free elections.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Pan,panto---complete</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>A two-week vacation is wonderful for fatigue,but will not cure baldness or improve vision. It is no panaca.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The huge crowds in Times Squake grew noisier as the old year ticked away,and when midnight struck there was pandemonium.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The opposing knights,mounted and in full panoply,awaited the signal for the tournament to begin.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The top of the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Empire</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType> affords an excellent panorama of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York City</st1:place></st1:City> and the surrounding area.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not until THE GREAT DICTATOR did Charlie Chaplin play a speaking part. All his previous roles were in pantomime.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Pan-American Highway links all of the countries of the Western Hemisphere rom <st1:State w:st="on">Alaska</st1:State> to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chile</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
帅哥
发表于 2009-1-1 22:35:41
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Chron,Chrono---time</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is an anachronism to say that william Shakespeare “typed” his manuscripts.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>One of the earliest accounts of King Arthur occurs in a 12<SUP>th</SUP>-century chronicle of the kings of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bruce named all the Presidents,but he made an error in chronology when he placed Ulysses S.Grant after Abraham Lincoln,instead of after Andrew Johnson.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The magazines in this file are not in chronological order. I found the February issue after the October one.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The clocks in the library need to be synchronized; one is a minute and a half behind the other.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The millionaire who was caught shoplifting was found to be suffering from kleptomania.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>For a student with an A average to quit school two months before graduation is sheer mania.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Though I am still fond of stamp collecting,I no longer have the mania for it that I originally had.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The deranged behavior of John’s brother leaves little doubt that he is a maniac.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The preson arrested for setting the fire had been suspected of pyromania on two previous occasions.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The customer protested in such a loud, violent,and maniacal manner that onlookers thought he had lost his sanity.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Ped---child</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are four different encyclopedias in the reference section of our school library.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Patients recovering from broken limbs are housed in the hopital’s orthopedic ward.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>A new teacher usually receives a great deal of help from the more experienced pedagogues.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mr.Brown’s lessons are usually excellent. He is a master of pedagogy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>When the baby developed a fever, Mother telephoned the pediatrician</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>From the number of baby carriages outside his office,you can tell that Dr.Enders specializes in pediatrics.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Ortho---correct</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>A student who wears braces on his teeth is obviously under the care of an orthodontist.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>American and English orthography are very much alike.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>A deformity of the spine is a condition that requires the attention of an orthopedist.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>There ws no religious liberty in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Roger Williams,for example, was banished because he did not accept orthodox Puritan beliefs.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Vaccination was rejected as unorthodox when Dr. Jenner first suggested it.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Gen, Gena---race</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Diana can trace her descent from an ancestor who fought in the Civil War. I know much less about my own genealogy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>According to legend,the Trojan War had its genesis in a dispute between three Greek goddesses.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>If dairies did not homogenize milk,the cream would be concentrated at the top instead of being evenly distributed.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many different racial and cultural groups are to be found in the heterogeneous population of a large city.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The dancers for the ballet were selected for similarity of height and build so that they might present a homogeneous appearance.</FONT></SPAN></P>
帅哥
发表于 2009-1-1 22:35:54
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Meter,Metr---measure</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>When the barometer indicates a rapid drop in air pressure,it<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>means a storm is coming.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Unlike ordinary clocks and watches,chronometers are little affected by temperature changes or vibration.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some giant redwood trees measure 325 feet in height and up to 30 feet in diameter.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>When water meters are installed,it will be easy to tell how much water each home is using.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>A meter is 3.37 inches longer than a yard.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>All eyes,except the driver’s,were fastened on the odometer as it moved from 9,999.9 to 10,000 miles.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The intensity of a source of light,such as an eletric liht bulb,can be measured with a photometer.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>I advised Dad to slow down as we were in a 30-mile-an-hour zone and his speedometer registered more than 40.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>As the planes sped by,we were impressed by the perfect symmetry of their V-formation.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Ant,Anti---against</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN lang=EN-US>Japan</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN lang=EN-US> was our antagonist in the World War II.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brutus is the main character in William Shakespeare’s JULIUS CAESAR, and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Antony</st1:place></st1:City> is his antagonist.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The antibiotic penicillin stops the growth of bacteria causing pneumonia,tonsillitis,and certain other diseases.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>When the body is invaded by foreign agents such as bacteria or viruses,the antibodies go to work against them.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>By telephone,the physician prescribed the exact antidote to be given immediately to the poison victim.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>A few of the neighbors have an antipathy to dogs,but most are ond of them.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The wound was carefully washed;then an antiseptic,tincture of iodine,was applied.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>We are injected with diphtheria antitoxin produced in horses beause the antitoxin manufactured by our bodies may not be enough to prevent diphtheria.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>“Temporary” is the antonym of “permanent”.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Onym,Onomato---word</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The word “radar” is an acronym for Radio Detecting And Range.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>“Fair”and “fare” are homonyms.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Notice the onomatopoeia in these lines by the poet John Drydth:” The double,double,double beat/Of the thundering drum.”</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>O.Henry is pseudonym of William Sydney Porter.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>“Building” is a synonym for “edifice.”</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>When you write a letter to the editor,be sure to sign it. Responsible publications eill not print anonymous letters.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Derm,Dermato---skin</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The patient with the skin disorder is under the care of a dermatologist.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The tiny cells from which hairs grow are located in the dermis.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Although very thin,the epidermis serves to protect the underlying dermis.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The lifelike models of animals that you see in museums are the work of taxidermists.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>A hypodermic syringe is used for injecting medication beneath the skin.</FONT></SPAN></P>
帅哥
发表于 2009-1-1 22:36:06
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Nom,Nem---management.</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The science of agronomy helps farmers obtain larger and better crops.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Being a gastronome,my uncle is well acquainted with the best restaurants in the city.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The fleeing murderer escaped the bullets of two pursuing policeman ran itno a third who proved to be his nemesis.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>We would have ended the season without a defeat if not for our old nemesis,Greeley High.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The first astronomical observations with a telescope were made by the Italian scientist Galileo.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is difficult to conceive of so astronomical a sum as one hundred billion dollars.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The President’s chief economic adviser expects that production will continue at the same rate for the rest of the year.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Which is the most economical fuel for home heating-gas,electricity,or oil?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Phan,Phen---show</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>When used as a wrapper,cellophane lets the purchaser see the contents of the package.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>We must be able to distinguish between fact and fancy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anne is not sure whether she saw a face at the window.Perhaps it was only a fantasy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The phantom of the slain Caesar appeared to Brutus in a dream.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Philip is a phenomenon in math. He always gets 100% on tests.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fever and infalmmation are phenomenon of disease.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Young Mozart, a phenomenal child,began composing music at the age of 5.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert Fulton’s proposal to build a steamboat was was at first regarded as fantastic.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Therm,Thermo---heat</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Diathermy may be proscribed for arthritis,bursitis,and other conditions requiring heat treatment.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>During the hot spell,the thermometer reached 100 degrees on six days in a row.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>We set the thermostat to shut off the heat when the room temperature reaches 72 degrees.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>At Lava Hot Springs in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State>,visitors may bathe in the thermal mineral waters.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is believed that the sun gets its energy from thermonuclear reactions constantly taking place within it.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Prot,Proto---first</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brutus is the protagonist in William Shakespeare’s JULIUS CAESAR,and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Antony</st1:place></st1:City> is the antagonist.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The protocol initiated by the representatives of the three nations is expected to lead to a formal treaty.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is a breach of protocol for a subordinate publicly to question the judgment of his uperior officer.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Protoplasm distinguishes living from nonliving things.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The crude craft in which the Wright brothers made the first successful flight in 1903 was the prototype of the modern airplane.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The tiny protozoans are believed to be the first animals to have appeared on earth.</FONT></SPAN></P>
帅哥
发表于 2009-1-1 22:36:17
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Thesis,thet</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>I cannot vote for a condidate who stands for the antithesis of what I believe.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>In “crafty Ulysses” and “Richard the Lion-Hearted” the epithets are “crafty” and “the Lion-Hearted”.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>When <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Columbus</st1:place></st1:City> first presented his hypothesis that the earthis round,very few belieed it.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Only political parties can produce the synthesis or compromise of interest necessary to make representative government work.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do you agree with Elbert’s thesis that a student court would be good for our school?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Candidates for advanced college degrees usually must write a thesis based on original research.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cotton is a natural fiber,but rayon and nylon are synthetic.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Aster,Astr,Astro---star</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Most asters bloom in the fall.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The asterisk after “Reduced to $<st1:chmetcnv w:st="on" TCSC="0" NumberType="1" Negative="False" HasSpace="False" SourceValue="1.95" UnitName="”">1.95”</st1:chmetcnv> refers to a footnote reding “Today only.”</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Compared to planet Earth,some asteroids are tiny,measuring less than a mile in diameter.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>If an asteroid loses an arm to an attacker,it can grow back the missing arm.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>An astrologer would have people believe that their lives are regulated by the movements of the stars,planets,sun and moon.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yuri Ggarin,the world’s first astronaut,orbited the earth in an artificial satellite on April 12,1961.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Because the stars are so far away,astronomers measure their distance from Earth in “light years”.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The attack on <st1:place w:st="on">Pearl Harbor</st1:place> was the worst disaster in the history of the U.S.Navy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Gram,Graph---letter</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>“Moat” is an anagram for “atom”.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ancient cartographers did not know of the existence of the <st1:place w:st="on">Western Hemisphere</st1:place>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Military leaders,diplomats,and businessmen use cryptograms to relay secret information.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>After reading Mrs.Hale’s electrocardiogram,the physician assured her that her heart was working properly.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>“The more things aman is ashamed of ,the more respectabe he is“ is one of George Bernard Shaw’s epigrams.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>“Lead” pencils do not contain lead,but rather a mixture of clay and graphite.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some of Dad’s hadkerchiefs are embroidered with his monogram.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>For his thesis,the student plans to write a monograph on the life of an obscure 19<SUP>th</SUP>-century composer.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>A court stenographer has to be able to take down more than 250 words a minute.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The reporter’s graphic descriptin made us feel that we were present at the scene.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Proofs submitted by the printer should be carefully checked to eliminate typographical errors.</FONT></SPAN></P>
帅哥
发表于 2009-1-1 22:36:32
<H2 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2>拉丁词首词根</FONT></SPAN></H2>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Ab,A,Abs---from,off</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The automobile was a total wreck,but the river,luckily,escaped with minor cuts and abrasions.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>My uncle,an accountant,composes music as an avocation.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The aging king abdicated his throne and went into retirement.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Greeks attacked <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Troy</st1:place></st1:City> to recover Helen,who had veen abducted by the Trojan prince Paris.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Janet is doing her best to pass English because she abhors the thought of having to repeat it in summer school.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>A wide search is under way for the manager who absconded with $10000 of his employer’s funds.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The fact that you were absent when the assignment was given does not absolve you from dong the homework.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Of the three suspects,two were found guilty and the third was absolved.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>My dentist said I would have fewer cavities if I abstained from eating candy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The mayor promised to do everything in his power to avert a strike by newspaper employees.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>We had three absences today,which is abnormal.Usually,everyone is present.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Today’s art lesson came to an abrupt end when the gongs sounded for a fire drill.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>That was an absorbing book.it held my interest from beginning to end.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am in favor of the dance,but I am averse to holding it on May 25.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>You can count on Martha’s support in your campaign for reelection.she is one of your most loyal adherents.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Weather Bureau gave adeqquate warning of the advent of the hurricane.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Before the contest began,the champion shook hands with his adversary.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>People who work at night have to adapt themselves to sleeping in the daytime.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>“Gone With The Wind” was adapted for the movies.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><st1:country-region w:st="on"><SPAN lang=EN-US>Mexico</SPAN></st1:country-region><SPAN lang=EN-US> adjoins the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The judge adjourned the court to the following Monday.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>You will not become addicted to smoking if you refuse cigarettes when they are offered.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The student who arived ten minutes late did not hve adequate time to finish the test.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">island</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cuba</st1:PlaceName> is adjacent to <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Because of adverse review,the producer announced that the play will close with tonight’s performance.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 13pt 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>Ante---before ;Post ---after</FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>David’s antecedents came to this country more than a hundred years ago.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>If the physician is busy when patients arrive,the nurse asks them to wait in the anteroom.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>The purpose of a postmortem is to discover the cause of death.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>After signing the letter,I noticed I had omited an important fact.therefore,I mentioned it in a postscript.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you used yesterday’s date on a check written today,you have antedated the check.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><st1:State w:st="on"><SPAN lang=EN-US>Alaska</SPAN></st1:State><SPAN lang=EN-US> antedates <st1:State w:st="on">Hawaii</st1:State> as a state,having gained statehood on January 3,1959,seven months before <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">hawaii</st1:place></st1:State>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>This a postdated chek;it has tomorrow’s date on it.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our classes usually begin at <st1:chmetcnv w:st="on" TCSC="0" NumberType="1" Negative="False" HasSpace="True" SourceValue="8" UnitName="a">8 a</st1:chmetcnv>.m.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>At 4 p.m. the chairman announced the debate to be closed.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fter college,Mary hopes to do postgraduate work in law school.</FONT></SPAN></P>