Graduate Student examination

Graduate Student examination

vocabulary tutorial 2018.11.21

sentences	word
1. The city was almost flattened by the devastating earthquake.	destructive
2. After being appointed manager, Bob underwent a subtle change in his attitude.	delicate
3. She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would someday go to college.	sofened
4. Almost everything-all external expections, all pride, all fear of embarrassment of failure-these things just fall away in the face of deadth.	outside
5. It seems that the only way out is to cut some programs and downsize our organization.	cut short
6. Finally, you may never need a total personality make-over, but you should think about personal characteristics of successful people in your chosen field.	change
7. These students may be so impressed by their status as college or university students that they are complacent about their futures.	contented
8. For someone wishing to begin a new career, the prospects are starting to look nasty and brutish.	brutal
9. They said on the wedding that they belonged perpetually to each other-for death or for life.	for good
10. It’s good news that the Governor and the lawmakers are finally talking to each other, however sullenly	reluctantly
11. Lili is stoic, idealistic, and intrepid, She conplains about nothing and accepts her lot in life as fate.	fearless
12. The number of old people is on the rise, and with this fact comes the number of people with chronic diseases associated more with old age.	enduring
13. The case of Hemant Lakhani, the Briton charged in the USA with attempting to sell a misssile to an undercover agent from the FBI, has Highlighted the threat posed by the ever-expanding illicit arms trade.	illegal
14. The unsuccessful democratic candidate seemed oblivious of the fact that he stood for no chance in running for governor.	unaware
15. He has got the key to the apartment eventually. And on the way home, he could envision the smile on his wife’s face.	imagine
16. The ___ view in Britain and other Western countries associates aging with decline, dependency, isolation, and often poverty.	predominant
17. Because of this, a strong administrative ___ was needed to plan the use of scarce resources, organize production and regulate distribution.	apparatus
18. I learnt thaat there are no genuinely ___ animals in this area, all the animals were brought here from other place.	indigenous
19. Yet English is everywhere in everyday use and understood by all or virtually all, ___ such a threat to the three remaining Celtic languages.	constituting
20. Most of the citizens in that country have already felt the pressure of ___ inflation because of the changes in ecnomic policy after the financial crisis in Asia.	soaring
21. A glass of ice water ___ his thirst but hardly cooled his intensity.	quenched
22. I didn’t speeak to Dominick Dunne or Mark Fuhrman, because their points of view are unclear, and their factual recitations are ___ false.	patently
23. Ai Gore says he would never ___ cigarettes because millions of people smoke.	outlaw
24. Since then tobacco companies have spread political contributions around like weed-killers on the lawn in summer, supporting largely ___ Republicans.	complicit
25. Enid Lambert, suffers from a depression that acts as a kind of invisible force field, unconsciously ___ everyone away from her fragile core.	repelling
26. He deserves prepetual isolation from his species for his ___ inhospitality.	churlish
27. And 17 yeas later I did go to college that was almost as expensive as Stanford.	naively
28. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’ life. Don’t be trapped by ___.	dogma
29. There has been much opposition from somee social groups, ___ from the farming community.	notably
30. You may discover that it is quite easy to gain insight into your field of interest just by ___ your teachers.	sounding out

lesson one

vocabulary A

sentences	word
1. There has been much opposition from social groups, ___ from the farming community.	notably
2. The ___ view in Britain and other Western countries associates aging with decline, dependency, isolation, and often poverty.	predominant
3. But gifts such as these cannot be awarded to everybody, either by judges or by the most ___ of goverment.	benign
4. The foreman read the ___ of guilty fourteen times, one for each defendant.	verdict
5. They fear it could have a(n) ___ effect on global financial markets.	adverse
6. The UN threatened to ___ economic sanctions if the talks were broken off.	invoke
7. There are at least four crucial differences between the new ___ and the old goverment.	regime
8. These questions ___ a challenge to established attitude of superiority toward the outsidde world.	constitute
9. Beacause of this a strong administrative ___ was needed to plan the use of scarce resources, organize produciton and regulate distribution.	apparatus
10. I learnt that there are no genuinely ___ animals in this area, all the animals were brought here from other place.	indigenous

vocabulary B

sentences	word(expressions)
1. The book concludes with a review of the possible impact of more intimate computers, ______, in various areas of human life.	for good or for ill
2. Moreover, it had become clear from the opinion polls that the unpopularity of the new tax was being ______ the goverment which had introduced it, rather than the local authorities who were resposible for levying and collecting it.	laid at the door of
3. This case gave the example of breaking someone’s arm: that is a really seriousinjury,but one which is unlikely to ______ the victim’s life.	endanger
4. Many of those who hold it live in poor areas and some are Colored, that is, of mixed European and African ______.	desent
5. This debate is important because it ______ that “the facts” are not necessarily as simple and straightforward as they might at first sight seem.	points out
6. In the beginning, the meaning of life might be debated, but once past the first period, many of the conversations follow a well-worn route from one topic to the next and back again, ______ most of human life.	taking in
7. But since agriculture forms the basis of our industry,it was, ______, also an intensification of the crisis in the national economy in general.	by and large
8. Let us ______ other relevant factors such as education,career structure, pay and conditions of service and concentrate on manpower management.	leave aside
9. It is true that the exact nature of this issue is uncertain. However, one thing is ______: it will not endanger the planet and its inhabitants.	crystal clear
10. But if animal populations are too small, then they simply ______	die out

Cloze

a simplified form of the English

1. publicized
2. promoted
3. obstacles
4. however
5. composed of
6. properties
7. common
8. in part
9. extending
10. instead of

Translation

parts	Chinese
1. For English is a killer. It is English that has killed off Cumbric, Cornish, Norn and Manx. There are still parts of these islands where sizeable communities speak languages that were there before English.Yet English is everywhere in everyday use and understood by all or virtually all. constituting such a threat to the three remaining Celitic languages, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Welsh… that their long-term future must be considered… very greatly at risk.	英语是一个杀手。是英语杀掉了Cumbric，Cornish，Norn和Manx。在这些岛上还有相当多的人使用在英语到来之前就已存在的语言。然而，英语在日常生活中无处不在。所有人或者说几乎所有人都懂英语。英语对现存的凯尔特语：爱尔兰语、苏格兰盖尔语及威尔士语的威胁是如此之大，他们的未来岌岌可危。
2. He also associated such policies with a prejudice which he calls linguicism(a condition parallel to racism and exism).As Philipson sees it, leading institutions and individuals within the predominantly “white” English-speaking world, have(by design or default) encouraged or at least tolerated–and certainly have not opposed–the hegemonic spread of English, a spread which began some three centuries ago as ecnomic and colonial expansion.	同时，他认为这些政策和他称之为语言其实的偏见密切相关。在philips看来，在以拜仁英语为主导的世界，最重要的机构和个人鼓励或者容忍了英语霸权主义式传播。这种传播始于三个世纪之前的经济及殖民扩张。

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lesson two

Vocabulary

sentences	word
1. Would passengers please turn off your electronic devices before the commencement of the flight?	take-off
2. My father appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century very much.	Handwriting
3. At first the president threatened to dismiss me, but ater he relented.	softened
4. My grandma is so naive as to believe everything she reads.	credulous
5. The intuition of the language is a must for a competent translator	sense
6. After being appointed manager, Bob underwent a subtle change in his attitude	delicate
7. People like to say that knowledge can change one’s destiny.	fate
8. The city was almost flattened by the devastating earthquake.	destructive
9. This medicine should be applied as a remedy,but for external use only.	outside
10. The newspaper seeks to be independent of political dogma	doctrines

vocabulary B

sentences	expression
1. No matter what happens,the wheel of history will always ______.	roll on
2. She has ______ several terrible accidents.	live through
3. Do you know what Johnny is talking about? I can’t _____ what he was hinting at.	figure out
4. This is your favorite announcer _____ for tonight.	signing off
5. Chris is a bit _____ by the low grade he got.	let down
6. They had been quite good friends for years, until they _____ about some trivial matter.	fell out
7. It suddenly _____ me that I’d caught the wrong train.	dawned on
8. They _____ the job within a few hours.	buttoned up
9. It was such a simple plan; how could you have _____ it _____?	screwed up
10. It is the sixth month _____ in which imports have fallen.	in a row

cloze

To the Apple Board

1. duties
2. Unfortunately
3. hereby
4. fit
5. As far as
6. execute
7. ahead
8. look forward to
9. role
10. alongside

translation

Eng	Chs
1. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love.	Apple公司发生的这些事情丝毫没有改变这点。我被辞退了，但是我依然爱我所爱
2. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.	因为，作为一个成功者的负重感被作为一个创业者的轻松感所重新代替，一切都是不确定。这让我觉得如此自有，进入了我生命中最有创造力的一个阶段。
3. It was awful tasting medicine,but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.	良药苦口，但是我想病人需要他。有时，生活会像一块砖头砸向你的脑袋，但不要失去你的信念
4. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking yoou have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.	“记住你即将死去”是我知道避免这些想法的最好办法。如果你已经什么都没有了就没有理由不去跟随自己内心的声音。
5. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone lese’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma——which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown ot your own inner voice.	你们的时间是有限的，所以不要浪费它去重复在其他人的生活上。不要掉进教条陷阱里，也就是说不要按照别人的想法来活。不要让其他人喧嚣的观点掩盖你自己内心的声音。

lesson four

vocabulary

sentence	words
1. Though he had apologized, she raised a query on his sincerity.	question
2. Discipline in Mr.Brown’s class become very slack.	loose
3. We couldn’t believe that the joke was a nasty hit at him.	malicious
4. The winner’s complacent smile annoyed some people.	contented
5. This make-over has to start with the most basic societal unit–family.	change
6. A Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Accreditation System will be put into practice in California next school year.	Higher
7. The ambassador presented her credentials to the monarch.	certificates
8. It seems that the only way out is to cut some programs and downsize our organization.	cut short
9. The invaders were brutish and coarse to the villagers.	brutal
10. His new theory has caused a sensation throughout the civilized world.	excitement

VB

sentence	expresions
1. He _____ my question _____ so that it sounded foolish.	turned around
2. The factory has _____ workers because of the drop in sales.	laid off
3. Such situation is not _____ rural areas.	limited to
4. Since he went to the university, he has been _____ into a new man.	made over
5. Can you _____ your friend _____ and see whether he will help?	sound out
6. The investor believes that his investment will _____ handsomely soon.	pay off
7. Then poor people who were abandoned by society _______and sought bravely for happiness.	look onward
8. We should ________ the good weather to go for a walk.	take advantage of
9. All particulars should be carefully checked and verified; nothing should be ______.	take for granted
10. _____, all the youth of the organization are awakened and ddetermined to work hard.	With few exceptions.

Cloze

Employment rates for new college

1. as
2. more
3. after
4. happened to
5. luck
6. median
7. work force
8. decline
9. account
10. conducted

Translation

sentence	traslation
1. However, just as exceeding the speed limit will, when traffic police are performing properly, lead to a speeding ticket, so being interviewed for an attractive career-entry position will, when the interviewer knows what to look for, lead directly or indirectly to the question “Why should we hire you?”	然而，正如如果一个警察正确执法，超速就要吃罚单一样，面试一份吸引人的、进入某一行业的职位的时候，如果面试官清楚地知道他们要找什么，就会直接或间接地问这样一个问题：“我们为什么要雇佣你？”
2. For some wishing to begin a new career, the prospects are starting to look nasty and brutish, and the immediate picture is distinctly short of jobs, hours, and rewards for new employees.	对于那些想要开始新的职业生涯的人来说，前途开始变得险恶和残酷，而直接的前景就是工作少，时间短，给新员工的工资也减少。

lesson 7

Evidence-based studies

1. estimated
2. due to
3. modified
4. plays
5. advanced
6. rare
7. former
8. in addition
9. likely to
10. despite

lesson 9

cloze

Studies examining tobacco

1. fueled
2. legislation
3. approximately
4. polled
5. had been considered
6. ethnic
7. die of
8. experienced
9. compared with
10. end up

lesson 11

cloze

special Olympics

1. emphasis
2. program
3. patterned after
4. bowling
5. unlike
6. altermate
7. took place
8. brings together
9. fundraising
10. organizations

sentence	words
arrogant	proud
agitate	push
brutish	brutal
bleak	dim
bitches	complain
complacent	contented
commencement	take-off
chronic	enduring
churlish	ill-natured
calligraphy	Handwriting
credentials	certificates
devastating	destructive
downsize	cut short
destiny	fate
dogma	doctrines
deliberated	discussed
external	outside
envision	imagine
elegant	refined
fragile	weak
glamour	brilliance
intrepid	fearless
intuition	sense
illicit	illegal
inflate	blow up
inherently	intrinsically
illict	illegal
make-over	change
mandate	authority
nasty	malicious
outrun	exceeded
oblivious	unaware
obsession	addition
outlawed	forbidden
perpetually	for good
Postsecondary	Higher
partently	obviously
prevailed	triumphed
quest	pursuit
query	question
quench	ease
relented	sofened
naive	credulous
subtle	delicate
sullenly	reluctantly
soaring	rising
slack	loose
spawned	produced
superbly	marvelously
sensation	excitement
ubiquitous	ever-present