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1.rateThey drove at a steady rate.His house was rated at one millionMany shippers worry they will soon be hit with a round of huge rate increases.2.processi n the process of ….Brazil began importing soybeans to process at home.3.viewYou should always make your views known to your congressperson.First, scientific work tends to focus on some aspect of prevailing knowledge that is viewed as incomplete or incorrect.4.accommodateAnd they also need to give serious thought to how they can best accommodate the changes.5.presentNearly 85 percent of men are present at the birth of their children.We should like to present some suggestions which would help settle the questions. Scientists could “adopt” middle school classes and present their own research.6.approachan approach to学习…的途径T he most advanced computer system can’t approach that kind of ability.7.subjectA be subject to B受…支配的；以…为条件的subject A to B使服从；使遭受All theories, however, are subject to criticism.Humans have the ability to change their environment, thus subjecting all other life forms to their own peculiar idea and fancies.8.remarkremark onThe editor remarked that the article was well written.She has made outspoken remarks about the legalization of marijuana （大麻）9.soundThey heard what sounded like a huge explosion.If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere, it is crucial that those new plants be environmentally sound.10.addressDepending on whom you are addressing, the problems will be different.There are programs that address the many needs of the homeless.11. billA bill by Democratic Senator Robert Byrd, which would offer financial incentives for private industry, is a promising start.12. sentenceThe court is expected to pass sentence later today.Rosemary west was sentenced to life sentences in 1995.13. chair“It’s your dream,” says Rosalind Cartwright, chair of psychology at Chicago’s Medical Center, “If you don’t like it, change it.”14. characterLoss of these tastes was not only a loss of happiness, but might be hazardous to the intellect, and to the moral character.15. climateThe flight from overcrowdedness affects the migration from snow belt to more bearable climates.When the work is well done, a climate of accident-free operations is established. 16. codeNavajo was used by the US military as a code during World War II to send secret messages.But his primary task is not to think about the moral code.17. coverageWith the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporation’s news coverage, as well as listen to it. 18. deliverMost notably, the Network uses a screen saver to deliver a stream of news to subscribers’ computer monitors.This speech includes remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner.19. digestThis passage appears to be a digest (n.) of a book review.20. disciplineInterest in historical methods has arisen as an intellectual discipline.With a mind prepared by school discipline, the American boy develops into the skilled workman.”21. engageengage in 从事，忙于engate to 与…订婚He was “addicted to gambling” and the gambling was designed to “lure” him to “engage in conduct against his will” well.The change met the technical requirements of the new age by engaging a large professional element.22. fashion n.More recently, a fashion companies have started to buy E-shops.His colleague says that far too many companies have applied reengineering in a mechanistic fashion..23.featureOur magazines feature celebrities and happy families in perfect homes.24. figureIn the year 2000, the National Cancer Institute estimates that figure will be 75 percent.Americans no longer expect public figures to command the English language.25. chargeNow he is suing the casino, charging that it should have refused his patronage because it knew he was addicted.26. appealThey took their appeal to the Supreme Court.Its new title was meant to give the party greater public appeal.27.hostThere will be television chat show hosted by robots.unchThe morning’s launch of the space shuttle Columbia has been delayed.The debate was launched by the Government.29.orientAn important factor in a market-oriented economy is the mechanism by which consumer demands can be expressed.30.poseThis could pose a threat to jobs in the coal industry.31. financeThis agreement will handle the finances necessary for production costs.The English, the Germans, w ere investing in Britain’s former colony. They financed them. Immigrant Americans built them.32. firmIt established a firm home market.American firms did not have to tell anyone, even the victim, when data went astray.33. lessonThe lesson from dams is that big is not always beautiful.34. maintainThe Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry.George Annas maintains that the doctor has done nothing illegal.35. novelTwo-and-a-half years and two novels later, my experiment the Americans has turned my dream into a reality.When a novel literary idea appears, people should try to determine its purposes.36. observeIt should be observed that no school, vocational or not, is helped by a confusion over its purpose.Good manners should be observed whether one eats in a restaurant or at home.37. obligeThe integration of the European community will oblige television companies to cooperate closely.We are obliged to them because some of these languages have since disappeared. 38. outletLevin described rap as lawful expression of street culture, which deserves an outlet. From car dealerships to Gap outlets, sales have been lagging for months as shoppers temper their spending.39. partialThe evidence found is always incomplete and scattered, and it is also frequently partial or partisan.The author deems that the well-known TV personality is obviously partial in his views on advertising40. stressWe must speed up our literature too, if we want to interpret modern stress.While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese education tends to stress test taking over creativity and self-expression.41. rocketCosts have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed low.42. suspendLet us suspend judgments until we know all the facts.The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports.43.cultivateReading the best authors can cultivate your mind.Besides reducing human labor, robots can also cultivate human creativity.44. boundbe bound up withbe bound tobe bound forThe innovation is bound to be more interesting and challenging.It is obvious that the strength of a country’s economy is bound up with the efficiency of its agriculture and industry.46. assembleHe has assembled a team of experts to handle queries.He had been trying to assemble the bomb when it went off in her arms.47. buyLots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10 million smokers went to early graves.48. objectiveA unity of objectives that respect the varied peculiarities of each country is proposed.They provide a quick, objective method of getting some kinds of information about what a person learned49. weatherThe safety net offered by unemployment insurance or disability insurance should help families weather bad times.50. promiseOur country’s educational systems is eager to identify with children who show the least intellectual promise.。