Text A The Empire Strikes Back
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Complete the following sentences with the words given in the box. Change the form when necessary. reckon on a par with 1) irresistible boom pitch Founded in 1908, Hayes Lemmerz is an innovator of _ cutting-edge _____technology and products and is the world’s largest manufacturer of automobile.
2) As the content delivered to clients weakens, banks will increasingly need to depend on the
more __ commoditized _____services they provide, notably capital and trade execution. 3) This is par of a worldwide movement that France must follow to keep its energetic, _
aggressive ______and bright young people and to attract investors.
4) Many politicians and the green-energy lobbyists claim we should _ forge ______ahead
green energy because it will create new employment.
5) Tests at the age of seven provide a __ benchmark _____ against which the child’s progress
at school can be measured.
6) The agency is tasked with developing a _ blueprint ______ for how to best serve small
business.
7) There is a lager community of Japanese _ expatriate ______ in Singapore, consisting mostly
of corporate employees and their families.
8) During the interview with three major television networks, O Obama emphasized that his
decision _ deploy ______ U.S. troops in Libya should not be applied to other countries in the Middle East.
9) The plan of building another Disney theme park in the Chinese mainland has met __ __
ferocious ___opposition.
10) Most companies in emerging markets experienced a _ substantial _______ increase in
production in the past decade.
UNIT 2 Film Industry
Text A The Horry Potter Economy
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Complete the following sentences with the words given in the box. Change the form when necessary. churn rigorous inherently retrospect roll forward pundit tardy pull out vanguard confront speculate blitz commission merchandise detachable (1) Dealers and traders here _speculate______ that the government intends to repurchase as much as two trillion yen of bonds during the month of November, but Bank of Japan officials
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declined to comment on those rumors.
(2) Late-afternoon storm would come up quickly, __2) churning _____ the water, flashing sheet
lighting and sometimes producing golf ball-size hail. (3) To some, the critiques of National Health Insurance may seem excessive in _3) retrospect _____. But they contain much truth. (4) Karl Lagerfeld’s decision to add _ 4) detachable ______ white cuffs to this season’s black
Chanel jackets was a masterstroke.
(5) The Department of Education last year handed over $240,000 of taxpayer money to conservative _5) pundit ______ Armstrong Williams.
(6) The fact is that, you know, nuclear power is an _6) inherently _____ dangerous technology.
And when things go wrong, they tend to go very wrong. (7) He seems to be in the _7) vanguard ______ of a political culture that is less fearful of the
government. (8) Sometimes you have tough decisions to make. If an employee is constantly _8) tardy ______,
is this an occasion to discipline or to show support to meet personal needs. (9) He had initially planned to sell to Japanese buyers. But after a four-month marketing _9) blitz ______ yielded just two bidders in the sluggish domestic market, Mr. Kawakami turned to China. (10) For a sportswear company, for example, he looks for people who studies fashion _10) merchandising _____ in collage or worked for a clothing store.
UNIT 3 Property Boom
Text A Between a Rock and a Living Space
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Complete the following sentences with the words given in the box. Change the form when necessary. transferable fiscal volatile 1. Analysts say it will be hard for these banks to _1) replicate ____the kind of sustained,
gangbuster growth they’ve enjoyed in recent years. 2. For the first two quarters of this _ 2) fiscal __year, lottery deposits to the state treasury
are down $18.7 million. 3. The recession pushed shoppers to pick necessities over 3) discretionary ___items,
discounts over luxury. 4. Low interest rates in countries like Greece, Spain sand Ireland encouraged 4)
unsustainable ___booms or housing bubbles that, when burst, aggravated recession and budget deficits. 5. The shoreline from Texas to Florida faces a 5) volatile ___hurricane season with the
unprecedented complication of a massive oil spill off the coast. 6. The results of this study are 6) transferable ____to other graduate degree programs that
are offered exclusively online which primarily serve adult students.
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replicate liquidity mandate disenfranchise prudential dampen prescriptive subprime discretionary unsustainable underwrite default 7. At Thursday meeting, African leaders requested that the UN Security Council “strengthen the 7) mandate ____of the United Nations Operation in Ivory Coast.”
8. At a time when interest rates are declining, many investors appear more concerned about losing yield than about the possibility of _ 8) default ___.
9. High-frequency traders insist that they provide the market with _9) liquidity ___, thus
enabling investors to trade easily. 10. Federal grants, which began to flow in the first quarter of 2009, _10) dampened ____the
initial revenue decline and then caused total revenues to grow.
UNIT 4 Information Technology
Text A Silicon Valley Visionary Who Put Apple on Top
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Complete the following sentences with the words given in the box. Change the form when necessary. sideline decisively fledgling 1. Google’s _1) rebuttal ____to the claim of stealing is that it doesn’t sell ads on the Google. 2. This season, during a match against Dallas on February 10, he injured a rib that would _2)
sideline ___him for four weeks.
3. The opposition is trying to 3) stir up ____feelings of dissatisfaction among the voters.
4. The amount of tabloid ink spilled over her 24-year difference in age with her new boyfriend does _4) rankle ___her.
5. More stimuli will come from the provision giving businesses the ability to ____the cost of
capital expenditure in the first year.
6. Mr. Gates’ long struggle to make Windows work reflects traits not often combined in a business leader: technological vision, a love of crafty deal making and an 5) write off _6) obsessive ____, almost childlike personality, which drives him to seek every possible edge. 7. Some economists predict that the debt total could 7) surpass ____the $12 billion mark
early in the next decade. 8. She said she was going through a divorce, and it was the 8) culmination ___of a number
of issues, including a child’s medical bills. 9. The best-seller this week, written by a young and 9) fledgling ____writer, is really a
success. 10. In business, for example, American companies are learning the _10) rudimentary __truth
that survival in a service society demands service, or to put it another way, that the customer won’t come back unless the business provides.
Unit5 Creativity and Innovation
Text A The Postmodern Craving for Creativity
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Complete the following sentences with the words given in the box. Change the form when necessary.
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emaciate rankle daunting write off Whip up surpass rebuttal rudimentary culmination stir up obsessive invective convert wrestle depopulated instill diversion obsolete exemplify paradigm account for Spring from perpetuate proclaim posit suspend subliminally (1) Computer games were received by geniuses, who not only used the games for a lot of _1) diversions ____, but also depended on the visual element of the games to activate their imagination. (2) A number of significant findings _2) sprang from ____ an independent consulting group
representing over 350experienced market research consultants. (3) To _3) instill ___ a heartfelt and spontaneous acknowledgement into its corporate culture,
the organization must have a formal process for recognizing their employees. (4) Life offers a myriad of 4) paradigms ____, even opposing ones, and what is involved in our
decision process is to discover and choose what is most suited to arrive at our objectives. (5) Japanese government decided to abandon _ 5) depopulated ____ Hashima, once known for
having the world’s highest population density, when the coal mines were closed down. (6) Tokyo metropolitan government officials have 6) posited _____, but have not proved that
recent rains could have flushed airborne iodine-131 into rivers that supply the vast majority of Tokyo’s water, and also increase radiation levels in Tokyo. (7) A recent report from EU _7) proclaims _____that the capital-rich countries in Europe are
attracting labor from peripheral countries where the lack of employment keeps the wage low. (8) Many markets who have used messages _8) subliminally _______in advertising are
realizing that striving to get the most conscious attention from consumers is not the most effective way of advertising. (9) If a member fails to fulfill any of its obligations, the association may 9) suspend _______its
membership by exercising a majority of the total voting power. (10) Things will never change if you don’t, and unfair practices or stereotypes will 10) perpetuate
______if people remain silent.
UNIT 6 Commercial Litigation
Text A Reducing the Risk of Commercial Litigation in the United States
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Complete the following sentences with the words given in the box. Change the form when necessary.
(1) It is shown in a latest report that the United States is falling behind because of a _1. burdensome _______legal and regulatory environment. (burden)
(2) We’re in such a _2. litigious _______ environment now that people are more afraid of
doing the wrong thing or appearing to do the wrong thing. (litigation) (3) Frustrated with unending peace talks and _3. disillusioned _______with the recent military
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uprising, many people in the country are looking for a new path to statehood.(illusion)
(4) The ad of four-wheeled vehicle gives viewers a feeling of _4. invulnerability _______that no matter what happens weatherwise , no matter how much it snows or how bad the mudslides are, you can go out in your four-wheel drive.(vulnerable)
(5) In such an environment of uncertainty, any policy that emerges is unlikely to be based on a __5. dispassionate ______ analysis.(passion)
(6) Culture was not an _6. adornment ______to human existence, but almost its deepest
meaning.(adorn)
(7) The government is criticized to underscore the perils posed by its manipulation of legislative policymaking, and its _7. de-emphasis _____of deliberation.(emphasize)
(8) Disappointingly, the consultancy merely leads the company management to_ 8. ambiguity _____of the market trends.(ambiguous) (9) His works—far from opaque but also far from_9. simplistic _____---demand audience
involvement to decipher their meanings.(simple) People are helpless to resolve the complex issues that escalate to war, incapable of processing the _10. irrationality
(10) _____of war, and bewildered by the magnitude of suffering that war produces.(rational)
UNIT 7 Mass Customization Text A BMW Drives Germany
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Complete the following sentences with the words given in the box. Change the form when necessary. customize infuriate boon sustain disrupt exorbitant profit margin bounce back buoyant fickle in the clear forge ahead canvass formidable procurement
(1) The country is the world’s most powerful nation, rich beyond measure, and blessed with the _
exorbitant ____privilege of paying its foreign debts in its own currency, which it can print.
(2) Salaries have seen extraordinary growth among a small number of highly paid individuals in
the financial sector which, until the credit crisis hit a year ago, had benefited both from the _
buoyant ____financial environment and the globalization of finance, in which the U.S.
remains a leader.
(3) Nike’s advertisement _ infuriated ____Chinese viewers for insulting China’s national
symbol and was eventually banned by the Chinese government.
(4) Hillary Clinton can fairly be described as the surprise secretary of state, the country’s first _
formidable ____female presidential candidate who had made clear her desire to shed the
supporting roles of her past.
(5) Charles Dickens’ famous kick-off to A Tale of Two Cities---“it was the best of times, it was the
worst of times…”---seems an apt description of the state of industry: Consumer confidence remains__ fickle ___ and the prospect of a dreaded recession seems all too real.
(6) The most daunting challenge for CEOs is responding to an emerging technology or new
product that could _ disrupt ____ their core business.
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(7) Since the early years of the industrial revolution, the issue whether technical change is the engine to _ sustain ____ economic growth has generated intense controversy.
(8) The property-rich but credit-starved homeowners are easy targets for second-mortgage companies, whose salespeople use phone directories or _ canvass ____ door-to-door in targeted zip codes.
(9) Conditions beyond your reach---and your craving for change—are urging you to let go of the
past and _forge ahead___ toward the great unknown. (10) In America, kids who are moving out of home beyond some young age are seen as a
_boon____ to the family and those who live at home walk around with a great big “L” (for “loser”) on their forehead.
Unit 8 Crisis Management Text A A Crisis Made in Japan
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Complete the following sentences with the words given in the box. change the form when necessary. botched grossly reinvigorate circumspect mitigate avert culpability override ring hollow forthcoming own up to shortchange inept staggering sully (1) _1) Inept ____management forces one to work twice as hard as others for half the results. (2) Famine and debt are two _2) staggering ____ problems that Africa faces, pointing to a
broader need to overcome underdevelopment in the third world. (3) Experts are beginning to denounce the _3) culpability ____of institutional investors and
question whether they could have done more to prevent the catastrophic consequences of an overleveraged global economy.
(4) An easy and intuitive way to cut expenses is to target those non-revenue-generating parts of
the company, so many organizations are simply _4) shortchanging ____their customer service.
(5) A wise negotiator is therefore _5) circumspect ____and perceptive because he thinks before
he leaps.
(6) If a small proportion of the taxes paid by the nuclear industry were used to further develop the technology, genetic disease due to radiation caused by the nuclear industry would be _6) averted ____.
(7) For an auto-making business, a concern for safety issues _7) overrides ____all other
considerations. (8) The phone company has _8) owned up to ____to a design defect of its latest product that
can lead to dropped calls. (9) The Philippine police came in for a hail of criticism today after a _9) botched ____raid on a
hijacked bus left the perpetrator and eight of his hostages dead. (10) It is believed that the way to _10) reinvigorate ____Europe’s R and D innovation lies in a
collaborative approach, featuring both public and private parties.
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Unit 9 Internet and Our life
Text A How Long Will Google’s Magic Last?
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Complete the following sentences with the words given in the box. Change the form when necessary. conventional deride Behemoth
1. Together with the lower than expected _1) flotation _______ price of the raw materials, the
ten companies have earned ten percent more profit than they did last year. 2. The great advantage of the new instrument over _ 2) conventional ______techniques is
that it only needs very small samples: typically 1,000 times smaller. 3. Ether and her sister had much in common: conceit, fame,_ 3) unorthodox _______ pulpit
manners and a trenchant belief in women’s liberation. 4. For those of us who _4) fret ________ about ways in which modern technology distances us
from human affection, this program was a consolation. 5. I do not seek to __5) deride _______ your intelligence, but whit one side of the argument
apparently lacking, how can I possibly come to any firm, reasoned conclusions? 6. It is not possible for our economy to simply _6) stagnate _______ for a while; it may lag
behind the world trend forever if our system is not reformed. 7. Luck knew that her easygoing, constantly good-humored husband had to be in _7) caustically _ ______ pain to be behaving so caustically, but it was still a bit of a relief when the nurse said she had to go home because visiting hours were over. 8. The divorce of the two famous movie stars __8) made headlines ______, especially when
he came to blows with a columnist during an interview.
9. Even though Plato wrote these words over hundreds of years ago, our modern Western readers are only just beginning to _9) resonate _______ in harmony with his tune of truth. 10. Based on the hit comic book by Tomoko Ninomiya, they produced this fun-filled __10) quirky ________ romantic film of two very opposite people.
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Unit 10 Career Planning
Text A How to Change The World
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Complete the following sentences with the words given in the box. Change the form when necessary. stun maverick chime settle into nail-biter deter reflective dazzle under one’s belt make a mint passionate resplendent searing amble flush
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1) The findings have led scientists to speculate that all galaxies might go through a quasar phase, then a less active phase, and finally _1) settle into _______ the stability like that of our own galaxy.
2) Figures on this spreadsheet have been embellished. Otherwise the company’s financial difficulties may __ 2) deter _____potential investors.
3) The young man will become a creative artist, and will 3) dazzle ______ world as a musician,
a dramatist or a novelist. 4) A good salesperson should not only be _4) passionate _____ about the product he is
selling, but also have a thorough understanding of his customers. 5) I was told that he _5) made a mint _____ on the stock exchange last year and that’s why he
squanders so much on luxury goods. 6) The seller bragged about his jewels, trying to _6) stun _____ his victim into believing his
suggestions and remarks. 7) Many customers felt a _7) searing _____ resentment against the store as a result of its
deceptive advertisement. 8) With 20 years of sailing experience __8) under his belt _____, he was chosen as the
training supervisor of the navy.
9) She finally quitted the position of chief engineer as her views on the construction of the bridge didn’t quite _ 9) chime _____ with the board.
10) People of _ 10) reflective ______ thinking type tend to be more introversive and quite, and
are inclined to observe the details normally neglected by others.
Unit 11 Financial Crisis Text A Cinderella’s Moment
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Complete the following sentences with the words giving in the box. Change the form when necessary. ride out beef up fizzle out
(1) While strategic alliances are intended to reduce insecurity and_1) volatility ____, they are also designed to increase the competitiveness of the companies involved.
(2) There is no room for __2) complacency ___even though 72 percent of parents in the survey rate private high schools as good or better.
(3) The companies actually had more chances to recruit new talents after the 1998 financial _3) turbulence ____, which it has all regretfully missed.
(4) People here have their own local way of speaking and then they speak a different way to other folk. But then they _4) lapse ____back into the local way of speaking when they’re on their own.
(5) He vaguely felt some icy and a _5) pliable ____rope against his neck and set up immediately.
(6) According to the new law, the mother would be _6) eligible ____for financial assistance as
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volatility turbulence cumbersome autocratic lapse vetted complacency eligible scrutinize adjourn pliable exasperated she was to nurture the two kids and entitled to free lodging for three months.
(7) The external consultants saw clearly that our business was suffering because our plant’s manufacturing capability was by its nature inflexible, _7) cumbersome ____and slow.
(8) One of the things most likely to _8) exasperate ____staff and reduce hygiene standards of the working environment is that the kitchen and the toilets are very difficult to clean. (9) The tapes provided by the employee have been carefully _9) vetted ____for sensitivity of content or for materials which can lead to the identification of speakers.
(10) When the envoys first met for real the fierce, cold, _10) autocratic ____,heroically
self-made emperor’s beady eyes, they knew immediately the hardships they were going to suffer in this nation.
UNITE 12 Entrepreneurship
Text A Can Red Wine Help You Live Forever
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Complete the following sentences with the words giving in the box. Change the form when necessary. retard untenable husky (1) Whether it is the academics’ interests in the livings that come _1) in the wake of ______a research career or the industry’s wish to produce a new type of insecticide, the entrepreneur is determined to commercialize on these findings.
(2) Some scientists became rather worried, and some claimed that the multiplication of 2) therapeutic _____trials was diverting resources away from more basic research.
(3) With her “charismatic” personality and _3) disarming ____frankness, the new financial controller won the staff’s respect and trust immediately.
(4) As some of his friends became _ 4) prolific ____writers, Jason became so jealous of their reputations that he began to scorn what they wrote.
(5) “At least--”his voice held a _5) husky ____tinge of wry amusement “--you will not lose your job as your father is one of the board members of our company.
(6) Proud though he was of his wife, the king could not help noticing that the queen was stealing the__6) limelight ___.
(7) Wilson appointed Larry Walkman the CEO of Asian area, and encourage him to _7) spearhead ____some 20 projects, up and down the different regions, to develop new products and markets.
(8) “Tony Scott was a great director, a genuine friend and it is _8) unfathomable ____to think that he is now gone.” said Denzel Washington, who worked with Scott on five films.
(9) Nutrient availability is thus enhanced, but such scavenging also results in the trapping of pollutants, which can __9) retard ___growth.
(10) Residential area built at such a _10) frenetic ____tempo on farmlands will finally result in devastating effect on the countryside life.
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