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1 Language Focus
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2 Banked Cloze
Language Focus
1. conserve: v. use without wasting; protect from loss or destruction 节约使用；保护
e.g. To conserve energy, most families in this apartment building do not turn on the air-conditioners except in extreme weather.
conservation n.
e.g. Water conservation tops the list of our urgent tasks.
2. to one’s liking: 中意，称心
e.g. “We do our best to ensure that the food we serve is always to your liking,” said the owner of the restaurant to us.
3. ring in one’s ears: make one feel that one can still hear sth. 犹言在耳
e.g. She went to bed with the song still ringing in her ears.
4. resource: n. (usu. pl.) 资源
e.g. Land resources in this small island country are extremely scarce.
5. on track: likely to achieve the result you want 步入……轨道；有望
e.g. Please get the discussion on track. Time is limited.
The boy is on track to become a chess master.
6. replace: v. be used instead of sth./sb. else, put sb./sth. new in the place or position of sb./sth. 取代
e.g. Will computers ever completely replace books?
An American college graduate has been hired to replace our previous English teacher
7. strategic: a. 战略的，战略上的
e.g. The city of Zhangjiakou is located at a strategic position.
The bridge has great strategic value.
8. conflict: n. a fight, battle or struggle, a state of opposition between ideas, interests, etc. 冲突，矛盾
e.g. There is a long history of conflicts over water resources between the two countries.
9. highlight: v. give special attention to (sth.); emphasize 使突出；强调
e.g. The teacher said: “Write a paragraph centering around a topic sentence, and highlight your topic sentence in yellow.”
n. sth. very interesting, exciting or important, the best part of sth. 主要部分，提要
e.g. I missed the game, but I saw the highlights on the evening news.
10. environment: n. 环境
e.g. How can we create a workplace environment that encourages innovation?
11. subsequent: a. happening after sth. else 随后的，后来的
e.g. The house was built in 1980, and has been expanded several times in subsequent years.
In subsequent interviews the candidate denied what he had said that night.
12. abundant: a. 大量的，充裕的
e.g. The project aims at providing abundant energy in power-starved areas of the world.
13. source: n. 来源；源头（指河流的源头，或资金、信息等的来源，不同于“resource”，后者常指体现国家、组织或个人实力的资源，如物力、财力、劳力以及土地、矿山等自然资源）
e.g. Exhibitions are an important source of income for many artists.
Novels have been a rich source of material for the film industry.
14. reliable: a. 可靠的，可信赖的
e.g. Dogs, if treated properly and trained with firm kindness, are faithful and reliable.
15. enable: v. make (sth.) possible or (sb.) be able to do sth. 使成为可能；使能够
e.g. The cell phone will enable you to call for help from anywhere.
16. and so forth: et cetera 等等，诸如此类。常用于表达“还有其他与上文同类的活动（事件、东西），不再逐一列出”。
e.g. We shopped, had lunch, shopped some more, and so forth.
17. around the corner: not far away, coming very soon 不远；即将到来
e.g. The petrol station is around the corner.
Christmas is just around the corner.
18. go down: 下降
e.g. If housing prices continue to go down, many small banks will go bankrupt.
She believes that interest rates will go down in the next few weeks.
19. distribute: v. 分发；散布；分配
e.g. As freshmen, they must learn quickly how to distribute their time among the several courses they take.
They believe that to distribute wealth properly is at least as important as to create wealth.
20. efficiency: n. 效率
e.g. She is always seeking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of teaching.
A market economy is all about efficiency, not morality.
21. on the point of: about to (do sth.) 正要……
e.g. The researchers believe that they are on the point of a breakthrough.
22. foresee: (foresaw, foreseen) v. think or know sth. is going to happen in the future 预见；预知
e.g. Did scientists foresee the revolution in communication technology?
23. civilization: n. 文明
e.g. Athens (雅典) is generally considered as the birthplace of Western civilization.
24. complicated: a. 复杂的
e.g. Our physics teacher is very good at explaining complicated concepts in simple language.
25. alternative: n. 选择；供选择的东西
e.g. Biking is a more environment-friendly alternative to car driving.
26. intensify: v. increase in degree or strength 加剧，强化
e.g. The police intensified their search for the escaped prisoner.
27. be confronted with: meet face-to-face with 面对
e.g. When confronted with the witnesses of the murder, the accused was speechless.
28. rate: n. 价格，比率
e.g. The postal rates vary from state to state.
The mortality rate of cancer has been going down in recent years.
vt. place in a particular rank or grade 将……列入（某一特定的阶层或等级）
e.g. She is rated among the top ten heart surgeons in the country.
29. in the interest of: to the advantage of 对……有利，为了
e.g. In the interest of the public, we do not allow dumping into the rivers.
30. dwarf: v. 使（显得）矮小；变矮小
e.g. At over six feet in height, the twelve-year-old boy dwarfs his peers.
n. an abnormally small person 侏儒
e.g. I remember mother reading to me the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
31. budget: n. 预算
e.g. Is there any money left in our monthly budget?
The project is well over budget.
32. innovation: n. 革新，创新
e.g. In aiming for innovation, surround yourself with people that think differently from you.
33. mostly: ad. 主要地；通常；大部分
e.g. We have some cold days. But mostly it is warm.
34. outcome: n. 结果
e.g. It was midnight on election day. Many people were still up waiting for the outcome.
