2. 1.science subjects 2. academic: (not technical or practical) (1) The question is purely ~. (2) the ~ year 学年 3.would like to do sth

4. 1.thought (n) (1)(idea or opinion by thinking) 看法, 意见 The boy hasn’t a ~ in his head. (2) (thinking) 思考, 思索 deep / lost in ~ thoughtful (adj) (1) ~ looks (2) It was ~ of you to send flowers.

5. 2.enthusiastic (adj) (very interested in sth or excited by it) be ~ over sth 3.friendly,lovely,lonely,lively,likely, silly,orderly … 4.amazing (the people or things that cause the feeling) amazed (how people feel)

6. 5.information(N) __ about the moon __ put into the computer. (A)A great number of informations;are (B)A lot of information ; were (C)Much information; was (D)A good many informations; were

7. 6.brilliant: (very bright ;splendid) a ~ scientist 7.I have a lovely dog called Xiaobai. 8.(1)I’m nothing like my mother. (2)There is nothing like home. (3)You have to explain to me why your design is much like mine. (4)The new type of car is little like its previous model.

8. The information on the Internet gets around much more rapidly than ___ in the newspaper. (A)it (B) those (C) One (D)that

9. 9.method: ~s of payment/with this ~ way: (1) I solved the problem in the ~ you had told me. (2)Chinese ways of living manner: In this ~,you can finish the task ahead of time. means:(1)by ~ of (2)a ~ of transportation 10.have fun

10. 11.I don’t think he is right. 12.embarrass/embarrassed/embrassing 13.instructions (n) 说明, 指示 Always read the __ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine. (A)explanations (B)instructions (C)descriptions (D)introductions 14.by oneself

11. 15.in a fun way 16.attitude(n) (way of feeling,thinking or behaving) What is your ~ to / towards this question? 17.behave (V)(act;conduct oneself) behaviour (n)(u) 行为, 举止, 习性 Everyone praise the child’s good ~.

12. 18.previous(adj) ( coming earlier in time or order) 19.in other words = that is to say The boss asked Tom to leave.In other words,he was fired. (1)in a word (2) word by / for word (3)have a word / a few words with sb (4)have words with sb 5)keep one’s word

13. 20.(1) A is + 倍数 + as + 原级 + as B The room is twice as big as mine. (2) A is + 倍数 + 比较级 +than B The room is twice bigger than mine. (3) A is + 倍数 + the size/length/width/height/depth of B The room is twice the size of mine.

14. 21.describe(V):Can you ~ it to me ? description(n):The scenery was beautiful beyond ~. 22.look forward to sth / doing sth I’m really looking forward to(receiving) your letter as soon as possible.

16. 1.be similar to 2.in a serious and polite manner 3.shy 4. eventually=at last 5. explanation

17. impress(vt) (have a strong influnce) (1)She ~ed us with her beauty. (2) I was deeply ~ed with/by his speech. (3)My father ~ed on me the importance of hard study.(~on sb sth/~sth on sb) impression(n): have/make an ~ on sb What he said made a good ~ on us. impressive(adj): a very ~ lecture

19. 1.cover: (1)The book ~s many topics on traveling. (2)Cover the table with a cloth. (3)By sunset we had ~ed 30 miles. (4)1000 yuan will ~ my needs for the journry. (5)Our town ~s an area of 15 square miles. (6)Two reporter were sent to ~ the traffic accident. 涉及 覆盖 走过 指钱够用 占 ( 时间或空间 ) 采访

20. 2.be divided into (1)A day is divided into periods of light and darkness. (2) Let’s divide the cake into three. 3.through(up to and including) 一直到并包括 We’ll be in Beijing from Tuesday through Friday.

21. 3.(1)Will you take part in our game? (2) It is 3 years since he joined the army. (3)He decided to attend the meeting in person. join in become a member of be present at…/go to..