Ⅰ.单词集训
A．词形转化
1．Mary believes in God firmly and she goes to church three times a week. In other words, she is very religious (religion)．
2．Newborn babies are good sleepers. The amount of their sleep is several times larger (large) than that of adults.
3．If you feel unwilling to talk about something you'd rather not, say gently (gentle) but firmly, “I'd like to change the subject.”
4．What an exhausting (exhaust) day! After a whole day's hiking, I am completely tired.
5．Air pollution will get worse and this will be harmful (harm) to people; for example, it can cause cancer.
6．Many species are in danger of extinction (extinct) because of our destruction of their natural habitats.
7．If we find these genes and are able to understand their biological (biology) function, this could finally lead to better treatment.
8．Helen described the life in a weightless (weightlessness) environment to the ground workers during her period in space.
9．I asked him why he was willing to share so much with me—a stranger from the other side of the globe (global)．
10．Suddenly the building where I live in Tokyo shook violently(violent) and the objects on the table began to fall.
B．介词、副词填空
1．Mary got seriously injured in the traffic accident, but luckily, the doctor came in time to save her life.
2．We were prevented by the heavy rain from visiting the attractive lake, but we didn't lose heart.
3．At all times, you should watch out for fake websites offering downloads in exchange for your credit card number.
4．Agriculture has developed rapidly, thus providing light industry with enough raw materials.
5．The finding, by Oxford University and the US researchers, means that the economic downturn could see more women give birth to daughters.
6．Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.
C．动词训练
1．What prevented him attending (attend) the meeting yesterday is that his mother was ill then.
2．There are many kinds of animals such as hens which produce young generally by laying (lay) eggs.
3．—Thank God you're safe!
—I stepped back, just in time to_avoid (avoid) the racing car.
4．Seeing the bad results of the exams, the student was rather sad and felt puzzled (puzzle)about her future.
5．The rivers are polluted so seriously that fish are_floating (float) on the surface, dead.
6．With the fast and steady development over the past decade, the company has_multiplied (multiply) its production capacities.
7．Before she goes to her office, the young lady usually chains (chain) her bike to a tree in front of the building.
8．Most people have realized that social attention should be paid to preventing (prevent) our environment from being polluted.
9．I hope all these suggestions will_lessen (lessen) your pain when dark thoughts are all around you.
10．According to a widely accepted (accept) theory, the universe began with a “Big Bang” that threw matter in all directions.
