Day 9
attention attitude attract authority automatic
audience author behave barrier basic
balance ban behalf barely bark
I. Fill in the blanks
1. She now has _____________(权利) over the people who used to be her bosses.
2. He _____________(行为表现) like a true gentleman.
3. A small dog_____________(吠) at a seagull he was chasing.
4. An article in the newspaper caught my _____________(注意力).
5. The Yangtze river is a natural _____________(障碍) to the north-east.
6. His book reached an even wider _____________(听众,读者) when it was made into a movie.
7. On _____________(代表) of the department I would like to thank you all.
8. What first_____________(吸引) me to her was her sense of humour.
9. It was 40 degrees and the air conditioning _____________(几乎) cooled the room
10. Breathing is an _____________(自动的) function of the body.
11. He doesn't have mastery of the _____________(基本的) rules of grammar.
12. If you want to pass your exams you'd better change your _____________(态度)!
13. He was _____________(禁止) from driving for three years.
14. Lewis is the_____________(作者) of thirteen novels and ten non-fiction books.
15. Tourists often disturb the _____________(平衡) of nature on the island.
II. Choose the correct word (using the correct form)
1. I believe it is time to_____________ tobacco advertising altogether.
2. His uncontrolled _____________ disturbed the entire class.
3. Without _____________ listen, ideas, values and requirements can't be exchanged, shared or met.
4. Running our of grain, the army had to live on wild fruit and tree _____________.
5. Most of us need to lead more _____________ lives to be healthy and happy.
6. The machine _____________ downloads the required information to his or her fax.
7. The family planning is one of the _____________ national policies of our country.
8. I owe you an apology. You must have found my_____________ very annoying
9. My husband could not be here tonight, but I want to thank you on his _____________.
10. The entire _____________ broke into loud applause.
11. He was _____________ 20 years old and already running his own company.
12. Only the manager has the _____________ to sign cheques.
1. Lack of confidence is a psychological _____________ to success.
2. A career in law is becoming increasingly _____________ to young people
3. This poem fully expresses the _____________ love for the ordinary people and hatred for the ruling class.