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Word study Find the following words in the text
and underline them.Guess their meanings from the
text. Then give the right words according to the
definitions.

• low-rise
• at ease
• experience
• attend
• assembly
• earn
• sound

• improve
• extra
• fun
• prepare
• drop
• dessert
• relax

• respect
• achieve
• grade
• literature
• average
• challenge
• main

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1.to stop doing sthto not continue with sth 2.
more than usual 3. make something ready 4. to
become better than before 5.to have a particular
situation happen to you 6.to get something
because you have done something good 7.to go
to 8. difficult in an interesting way that tests
your ability 9. to seemwhen heard
drop
extra
prepare
improve
experience
earn
attend
challenging
sound
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10.ordinary, not special 11.polite behaviour
towards or care for sb or sth 12.sweet food eaten
at the end of a meal 13. to rest while you are
doing sth enjoyable, especially after work or
effort 14. to succeed in doing sth 15.a mark
given in an exam or for a piece of
school work 16. pieces of writing that are valued
as work of art, especially novels, plays and poems
average
respect
dessert
relax
achieve
grade
literature
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17.a thing that gives enjoyment or pleasure and
makes you feel happy 18.(of a building) low, with
only a few floors 19.a meeting of the teachers
and students in a school, usually at the start of
the day, to give information, discuss school
events or say prayers together 20.not
nervous 21.bigger or more important than all
other things, ideas etc of the same kind
fun
low-rise
assembly
at ease
main
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Using the right words to fill in the
blanks 1.She felt completely _____with Bernard,
who has been her best friend since
childhood. 2.China is a country where people show
great ____for teachers nowadays. 3.What are we
having for _____? ---Apple pie. 4.I am fresh
from college instead of an old-timer. Can I ask
for an ____week to finish my work. 5.I dont like
doing the same thing over and over Again. I do
prefer _____work.
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6.Three days in the army camp is a great _____to
all of us. 7.You cant expect me to ____anything
whenever you want me to go shopping with
you. 8.We need to ______the text well before the
teacher gives the lesson. 9.Let me know if you
are able to ____our meeting. 10.Your English name
_____hard to remember. 11. Basketball games are a
lot of ____to watch. 12.Zhang Ziyi has _____great
success as an Actress.
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13. Some of the cars were sold at a high
price, but the ____price was 11000. 14.He
soon____ a respect of his students because of
his hard work. 15. I need to read more in my
spare time to ____my French. 16. He got a _____A
in maths. 17.On Monday morning all of students
and Working staff have to attend_____. 18.There
are many reasons for his being late, but the
___reason is that he got up late.