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1. surprise vt. surprising / surprised a. surprisingly ad. eg. The news is surprising.The news surprised me.We were surprised at the news / to hear the news. n. What a surprise!To our surprise, he failed in the maths exam.,,It was surprising that he failed in the maths exam. We were that he failed in the maths exam. That he failed in the maths surprised us. What surprised us was that he failed in the maths.,2. attend 1) 照顾，照料 eg. Two nurses attended the patient day and night.2) 关照，处理The shop assistant was busy attending to the customer .3) 出席，照例去（某处）eg. I can’t be with you tomorrow, as I have to attend my cousin’s wedding.to attend school / class / church n. attendanceeg. Attendance at evening class is notcompulsory (强制的),attention eg.1. We should pay more attention to our inner quality than the appearance outside. 2. Her cry of amazement called / attracted / caugh / draw everyone’s attention.3. The illustration brought the newspaper to my attention. 4. May I have your attention?Attention, please!attentive adj. eg. You must be more attentive to your lessons.attentively adv.,3. until prep. / conj.1). I will wait for you till 12 o’clock .2). They didn’t stop working until their boss came.He didn’t go to bed until his father came back.It was not until his father came back that he went to bed.Not until his father came back did he go to bed. 4. contestant n. 参赛者 contest n. 竞赛contest against sb. for sth. v.,5. whisper v. whisper sth. to sb. / whisper sb. to do sth.n. say… in a low voice6. forward / backward / upward / downward/ eastward / westward / inward / outward,7. faint a. 1) 虚弱，头晕She felt / grew / became faint in the stuffy room.2）模糊的，轻微的faint breeze / light / voice / hope / smellvi. 晕倒，变得模糊The little boy fainted from / with hunger.The sounds fainted away.n. recover from a faint.,8. control The United States controlled 80% of Peru’s petrol n.1) It was a long time before they got the floods under control.2) Those naughty children were beyond control.3 ) The airplane got out of control and fell into the sea. take / keep / have / lose control of sth. be in control of / in the control of…. 控制着… / 受…的控制 eg. Mr is in control of the company when the manager is away. Our school is directly in the control of the Education Ministery,9. stage 舞台 1) She wanted to go on the stage at a very early age. 2) Cough, fever and headache are the initial stage of the disease. 阶段 10. opposite adj. 1) 对面的 eg. There was a garden on the opposite side of the street.2) 相反的 eg. She went away in the opposite direction. You are nice; he is just the opposite.,11. raise vt 1) to raise money 募集2) city born and city raised 城市里成长3) to raise the flag 升旗4) to raise a question with the teacher 提出5) The discussion raised my interest. 引起6) He tried to raise himself from bed. 12. seat vt. 1) Seated / Seating himself / Sitting at the back of the classroom, he couldn’t see the words on the blackboard clearly.2) I suddenly found my class teacherseated/sitting before me.3) Be seated, please!,13. make up 1) 化妆 My sister spent half an hour making up every time before she went out.2) 编造 In order to avoid being scolded by the teacher, he made up / invented an excuse.3) 组成 46 students make up the class.The class is made up of 46 students.The class consists of 46 students.The class is composed of 46 students. Hard work can often make up for a lack of intelligence. (弥补),14. boom 1) = to make a deep, hollow sound The gun boomed.2) = grow rapidly Business is booming these days.3) boom out = say sth. in deep and loud voiceHe boomed out these words. 4) n. The book hit the floor with a boom 15. terrific = perfect, superb,16. ahead adj. ahead of sb. / sth. = in front of / better thanHe is ahead of me in study.Finish the job ahead of time.go ahead = go to the front 17. tense adj. He was so tense / nervous the night before the examination that he couldn’t sleep.Tension ( n ) is a major cause of heart disease.,18. beat v. 1) hit / knockThe rain was beating against the window.2) move regularlyMy heart is beating.to beat a drum 3) defeatWe beat Class Eight in the football game.Our class won the football game last week.,19. win the match / game / victory / prize / respect / popularity / the heart of sb. / confidence… 20. still: a. 静止的，没有声响的Still waters run deep.adv. 仍然 My finger still hurts.更加 You must work still harder. 21. one question to go = one question left,。