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vocabularyI1. 1) on balance 2) resist 3) haul 4) wicked 5) illustrated 6)buget 7) lowering 8) boundary 9)involved10) economic 11) blasting 12) just about2. 1) cut back/down 2) pick up 3) get by 4) get through 5) face upto 6) turn to 7) making up for 8) think up3. 1) pursued his mathematical studies and taught himselfastronomy 2) often generate misleading thoughts 3) attachgreat importance to combining theory with practice in our work 4) be suspected of doing everything for money5) before he gets through life4. 1) their indoor, a profit, to invest in 2) device, the improvement, on aglobal scale3) stacked, temptation, never dined outII. Confusable Words1. 1) house 2) Home 3) home, family 4) household2. 1) doubt 2)suspect 3) doubted 4) suspected 5) suspectIII. Word Formation1) rise 2) final 3) regular 4) cash 5) hows, whys 6)upped 7)yellowed 8) bottled 9) lower 10) searchComprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze1. Text-related1) get by 2) temptation 3) get through 4) improvements 5) asidefrom 6) suspect 7) supplement 8) profit 9) stacking2. Theme-related1) replaced 2) consider 3) quit 4) world 5) tough 6) fuels 7)provide 8) luxuries 9) balance 10) idealsII. Translation1. We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it’s fairlyminor.2. My father died when I was too young to live on my own. The peopleof my hometown took over (responsibility for) myupbringing at that point.3. The toys have to meet strict/ tough safety requirements before theycan be sold to children.4. Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced thenewspaper as carriers of news and opinion.5. When it comes to this magazine, it is/ carries a digest of articlesfrom many newspapers and magazines around theworld.A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened/ set up a household device store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily for the improvement in the quality of their lives.But, to run a small business on a small scale is by no means an easy job. Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expense. Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premium for the various kinds of insurance she needed.Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is determined to continue pursuing her visionof a better life.Writing assignmentDirections: Write an essay on the topic “How Do I Manage My Money?” based on the following outline given in Chinese with no less than 120words.1. 学生进大学面临的一个紧迫问题就是如何理财2. 谈谈我是如何理财的Keywords：aside from; living allowance; make up the difference; supplement; be self-denial; as a saying goes; a piece of cake; budget; incase of rainy days; make ends meetillustrate, exemplify & demonstrate这三个词都是动词，都有“举例说明”之意。

illustrate表示不仅使用具体事例而且有时使用图画，目的是使说明生动、逼真或有效，从而真实地说明某一观点。

e.g. The way that a pump works is used to illustrate how the heartsends blood around the body.exemplify可用于举例说明某一笼统、抽象的陈述，也可用于举出某事物的典型或范例。

e.g. Knights exemplified courage and courtesy. (武士们是勇敢与礼貌的榜样。

)demonstrate表示用充足且可靠的证据证实某一学术观点或结论，也可用于说明人或事。

boundary: 1) edge e.g. the ~ between the US andCanada draw a ~ ~ line2) wall/fence e.g. staying within the ~ of the old citywalls3) limit e.g. the boundaries of human knowledge: field, limit, edge, bound10. generate: produce or create sth.e.g. ~ new ideas, ~ new jobs, ~ electricity11. aside from (American English)= apart from (British English)e.g. The essay is good aside from a couple of spelling mistakes.They were going to have other expenses, aside from theschool fees.cf: except for, besides, apart from, in addition to12. set aside: to keep sth., esp. money or time, for a special purposeand only use it for that purposee.g. set aside an hour each day for learning new vocabulary, setaside a room for visitorscf: put aside13. cut back: cut back sth; cut back on sthe.g. The government has cut back on defense spending.cf: cut across, cut away, cut back, cut down, cut in, cut into, cutoff, cut on, cut out14. combine: ~ sth with sthe.g. None of us has much money so let’s ~ what we’ve got.cf: connect … with…, connect with15. suspect: ~ sb./sth. of sth/doing sth; ~ thate.g. I suspect that there was something wrong with the engine.He had ~ed her of lying for some time.cf: doubt sb., doubt that/whether/if, doubt about/of suspect, assume & presume这几个词都可用作动词，都有“主观想象”之意suspect 意思是“猜想”、“觉得会”、“有点感觉到”，表示有（某事物）存在的想法。