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1. experience:

Tell me what you’ve experienced there.

Getting caught in the flood was an experience. (n.) knowledge of skills from practice

have experience in sth./doing sth. have much/ a lot of experience learn from experience experienced (adj.) 有经验的 be/ get/become experienced at/in… He is much experienced in teaching. 2. up-to-date:

This factory uses the most up-to-date methods to make machines.

out of date 过时的, 废弃的 up to the minute 最现代的, 最时新的 date from / back to… 追溯到; 开始于

It was a modern factory-everything was really up to date. Your out-of-date methods should be given up at once. 3. hands-on

The computer course includes plenty of hands-on training.

hand on 传递 hand in /out 交上, 交付 / 分发, 施舍 hand over 移交 4. spread: (v.) to open, reach; to make or become known 散布, 传播 The news soon spread all over the country. His interests spread over several subjects.

(n.) act or action of spreading 范围, 幅度 The spread of flu is very rapid. 5.set 的常见几种不同含义：

1) Set the table for dinner, please. (放置, 安放） 2)The price has been set at $100. (确定, 制定） 3) In winter the sun sets early.（太阳下山）

4) I opened the cage and set the bird free.（使成某种状态） 5) The film is set in 17th century Paris.（构设背景）

6) She bought a ring set with three diamonds. 镶(宝石)于… 6.come to

When it comes to cooking, I know nothing. 谈到，涉及 The idea came to him in his bath.

come to an end 结束 come to a stop停止 come to an agreement __________________ come to life 变得活跃，恢复生气 come to (oneself) 苏醒过来 (sth) come to mind 想起/想到 7.advance

v.前进，推进，提前

We are advancing rapidly along the socialist road.

This will further advance the friendly relations between the two countries. The date of the meeting has been advanced from Friday to Wednesday . n. 前进，进步，发展

They have made great advances.

Nothing can prevent the advance of the soldiers. in advance 提前，预先

The rent must be paid in advance.

Galileo’s idea was well in advance of the age in which he lived.

Advanced adj. advanced ideas/experience/ deeds/workers 先进思想/经验/事迹/工人 She died at an advanced age. 她活到高龄才去世。 EXERCISES

1..attract, attraction, attractive Like _____________ like.

Babies are __________to bright colors.

Detective novels hold little ___________ for me.

One of the main __________ of the job is the high salary.

The tale has no doubt added to its mystery and made it more __________ to tourists.

Niagara Falls is a great tourist ___ , drawing millions of visitors every year. A. attention B. attraction C. appointment D. Arrangement 2.. amuse, amusement, amusing, amused To my ___, his false beard fell off. Everyone was amused at/by his story.

I often amuse myself by reading newspapers while waiting for a bus. His ____ story kept us ____.

3.. more than, other than, rather than, more…than… These are political ____ social matters. I’m ___ glad to give you a lift.

There was nothing we could do ____ wait. Jason is ___ a lecturer; he is a writer, too. The heat there was ____ he could stand. It is nothing more than a made-up story.

He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。 That train is late more often than not. （经常,多半 ）

Those who have done well in the entrance examination will ____ college. A. admit to B. be admitted into C. be admitted D. admit into 1. ________many times , but he still couldn't understand it . 2. ________many times , he still couldn't understand it .

A. Having been told B. Told C. He was told D. Though he had been told 3. ______from space , the earth looks blue .

4.______from space , we can see the earth is blue . A. Seen B. Seeing C. To see D.See 5. The building ______ now will be a restaurant . 6. The building ______ next year will be a restaurant . 7. The building ______ last year is a restaurant.

A. having been built B.to be built C.being built D. built

8.Every evening after dinner,if not ___from work ,I will spend some time walking my dog . A.being tired B.tiring C.tired D.to be tire

9.____twice,the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog.

A.Being bitten B.Bitten C.having bitten D.To be bitten 10.____that she didn't do a good job ,Idon't think I am abler than her . A.To have said B.Having said C.To say D.Saying