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Starting out & Understanding ideas
I. 根据下列各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词,写出该单词的正确形式。
1. To some degree the promise of a(n) ________ (奖金) is an effective way to motivate workers.
2. Steve looked ________ (无表情的) and said he had no idea what I was talking about.
3. There has been a big ________ (投入) of resources into the project from the IT industry.
4. Working so late last night made me feel ________ (头晕目眩的).
5. If you study hard, there is a greater ________ (可能性) for success.
6. The new ________ ( 女主席) was very well-spoken and was very popular with the crowd.
7. Just before noon the phone woke me and I stood up with sweat breaking out on my ________ (前额).
8. I refuse to p________ a dress for a birthday party unless I'll wear it again in the future.
9. Timothy has been really disappointed and frustrated about his career lately, but I think he's just going through a p________.
10. They've hired a computer ________ ( 顾问) to assess how their company can upgrade its system.
II. 从方框内选择合适的单词补全下列短语,然后用短语的正确形式完成下列句子(每项限用一次)。
breath, to, out, number, away, upon
a. as ________
b. a world ________ from
c. row ________ row
d. take a deep ________
e. start ________
f. an increasing ________ of
1. Frank was very uncertain ________________ whether it was the right job for him.
2. The typical holiday shopper, although attracted by ________________ of creative gifts, tends to buy something more practical.
3. This new company is ________________ the old one I worked for. The colleagues are actually friendly!
4. Writing a business plan when you are ________________ is often a new, complicated and sometimes difficult task.
5. I started to get stressed about my presentation, but then I ________________ and realised I was completely prepared.
6. ________________ public places now offer free wireless access to the Internet. A user does not need a password to connect to these wireless networks.
III. 阅读下面短文并完成其后的问题。
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