He attended an important meeting yesterday. 他昨天出席了一个重要会议。
_______ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement. A. The president will attend B. The president to attend C. The president attended D. The president?s attending (D)
separate adj. 分开的；分离的；个别的；单独的 v. 分开；隔离；分散
They have gone to separate places. 他们去了不同的地方。
The two children separated at the end of the road. 这两个孩子在路的尽头分手了。 [拓展]
be separated by 被??隔断
separate sb./sth. from sb./sth. 把??分开 [提示] get separated“分开，走散”，为系表结构 [辨析] separate和divide
(1) separate指“把原来在一起的人或物分开” Separate those two boys who are fighting, will you? （你）把那两个正在打架的男孩拉开，好吗？
(2) divide指“通过施加外力或自然地把某人或某物由整体分成若干部分” divide the candies among the children把糖分给孩子们 [单词积累]
separation n. 分开
Hospital staff burst into cheers after doctors completed a 20-hour operation to have _______ one-year-old twins at the head.
A. isolated B. separated C. divided D. removed (B)
honour n.尊敬，敬意，荣誉，光荣
honourable adj. 光荣的，可敬的，高尚的 In honour of 纪念，向??表示敬意
They held a party in honour of the model workers. 他们举行了一场晚会来向劳模们表示敬意。 He wrote a book in honour of his soldiers. 他写了一本书来纪念他的士兵们。 [链接]
have the honour of doing sth. 很荣幸能够做某事 do sb. honour/ do honour to sb. 向某人致敬 it would be an honour 那将是一种荣幸 In memory of 纪念 In favor of 支持，赞成 In search of 寻找 In need of 需要
In hope of 怀着??希望 In praise of 歌颂
In face of 面对??
side by side一起，共同，肩并肩
The two old men live happily side by side. 那两位老人和睦共处，相安无事。 They sat on the desk side by side. 他们并排坐在课桌上。 [链接]
hand I hand 手拉手 arm in arm 臂挽臂 face to face 面对面 heart to heart 坦诚地
shoulder to shoulder肩并肩
light n.光，光线；白天，天亮；发光体，电灯； v. 点燃；照亮；使呈现出喜色 adj.轻的；轻松的；淡色的
The sun gives us light and heat.太阳给我们光和热。 The streets are lit by electricity.街道有电灯照明。
His face was lighted by happiness.他一副兴高采烈的样子。 I like light music.我喜欢轻音乐。 [提示]
light的过去式，过去分词有两种，即lit, lit 和lighted, lighted。过去分词lighted可作前置定语，而lit则不能。 [拓展]
light up（使）光亮，放光彩
light on/upon sth. 突然找到（或想到） be in sb.?s light 挡住某人的光线 come to light 发现（某事物），（某事物）被发现 set light to sth. 点燃
throw/ cast light on sth. 帮助理解，阐明
record n. a written statement of facts, events, etc.; disc 记录；唱片
v. to write down so that it will be known; to preserve (sound or a television broadcast) so that it
can be heard or seen 记录；记载；录音，录象
His record sales came to 5,000 during the first week. 他的唱片销售量第一周达到5,000张。
He has just set a world record.他刚刚创了一项世界纪录。
The new computer is used to record the tickets which passengers buy. 新的计算机是用来把旅客所买的票记录下来。 [单词积累]
recorder n. 录音机 recorded adj. 录制的 [拓展]
make a record 录制唱片 keep a record 保持记录 set a record 创记录 break a record 破记录
keep a record of … 把??记录下来
The disc, digitally _______ in the studio, sounded fantastic, at the party that night.
A. recorded B. recording C. to be recorded D. having recorded (A)
contribution n. action of contributing贡献；捐助; things contributed捐赠物
He has made great contributions to the development of agriculture. 他对农业的发展作出了重大的贡献。
A small contribution to the collection少量捐款 [单词积累]
contribute v.捐助；贡献 contributor n.捐助者 [链接]
make contributions to/towards对??做出贡献 contribute … to … 捐献??给?? [提示]
contribute to 与 make contributions to 中的to均为介词，后面加名词，代词或动名词。 Human error _______ the deadly train collision in Shandong province, the Xinhua News Agency
said.
A. contributed to B. resulted from C. lay in D. answered for (A)
excite vt. 使兴奋，使激动
His speech excited us very much. 他的演讲使我们非常兴奋。 [单词累积]
exciting adj. 令人兴奋的 excited adj. 兴奋的 excitedly adv. 兴奋地 excitement n. 兴奋，激动 [辨析] excited 与 exciting
（1）excited描述的对象常常指人，但有时也可以用来描述与人有关的事物，如：look（表
情）, expression等。
She looked at him with an excited expression.她面带激动的表情望着他。 (2) exciting意为“令人兴奋的”，常用来指物。 This is an exciting film.这是一部令人激动的影片。
attempt n.努力；尝试；企图；vt. ( 常与to do连用)尝试；企图
An astronaut will attempt to leave the stationary spaceship and then return to it. 一名宇航员将试着离开停着的宇宙飞船然后再回到里面去。 She made an attempt to cook the dinner. 她试着做饭。 [拓展]
make an attempt at 打算；试图 make an attempt to do 打算；试图 make an attempt on 攻击，袭击
make an attempt on sb?s life 谋害某人的性命
attempted murder/robbery/suicide 谋杀/抢劫/自杀未遂
Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _______.
A. intention B. attempt C. purpose D. desire (B)
limit
(1) n. the furthest point or edge of sth. 限度，限制，极限
He sees no limit to man?s progress. 他看到人类的进步无止境。 She has reached the limit of her patience. 她已忍耐到了极限。
There is a speed limit of 30 miles per hour in towns. 城里限速每小时30英里。 (2) vt. To stop sth. from increasing beyond a particular amount or level 限制，限定 Our holidays are limited to two weeks. 我们的假期被限制在两个周。 Her food was limited to bread and water.她的食物仅限于面包和水。 [提示]
(1) Limit 一般与介词 to连用。 (2) limited 为形容词，“有限的” My power is limited.我的能力有限。 Limited 也可作“（公司）责任有限的”，缩略形式为Ltd. Lonman Group Ltd. 朗曼集团有限公司
state
(1)n. condition of sb./sth.状态；country国家；government政府；州
(2)v. to formally write or say sth, especially in a careful and clear way陈述；说明；声明
to fix or announce the details of sth. 规定，公布
The house is in a bad state of repair. 那座房子年久失修。 He has already stated his intention to run for election. 他已声明打算参加竞选。
You must arrive at the time stated.你必须在规定时间内到达。 [辨析]：state, declare, announce 与claim (1)state “陈述，声明”，常用于书面或演讲中，比较正式。 (2)declare “宣布，断言”，与state意义相近，但主要指口头的，尤指官方的声明。 (3)announce 公开“宣布，通知”，不一定正式。 (4)claim “断言，宣称”，尤指面对反对意见。
plenty of许多的，大量的
There are plenty of eggs in the fridge.冰箱里有足够的鸡蛋。 [拓展]
“许多”的表达法：
(1) 后+可数名词复数+动词的复数形式 masses of many
a great/large number of a great/good many
后+可数名词单数+动词的单数形式 many a
more than one (2)后+不可数名词 much
a great/good deal of
