第二课 Marrakech
Vocabulary and expressions
1. Newspapers will not be able to survive selling far-reaching but undifferentiated advertising …
A. indistinctive B. indiscernible C. indistinguishable D. indiscriminate
2. The road further south was infested with bandits.
A. invaded B. overrun C. afflicted D. besmeared
3. The door, warped by seasons and sea-change, split slightly. A. garbled B. wriggled C. tormented D. deformed
4. On the frenzied commodity exchange, the price of copper has tripled ….
A. frantic B. delirious C. turbulent D. hysterical
5. Simon denied rumors that he was planning to visit…….
A. scandals B. whispers C. tittle-tattles D. anecdotes
6. The second season of the series will take a different format,
composed of self-contained episodes each covering 24 hours.
A. independent B. aboriginal C. discontinuous D. unconventional
7. Father wanted to make sure we were square with the court’s decision …
A. harmonious B. angry C. compatible D. proportional
8. Buyers use different ruses to wring free credit out of their suppliers.
A. extort B. contort C. wrench D. gouge
9. Wind and rain have eroded the statues into shapeless lumps of stones.
A. disintegrated B. encroached C. infringed D. scoured
10. The promise of 25-cent beers attracted a large number of customers to the
usually desolate downtown area. A. barren B. bleak C. depopulated D. desperate
11. The animals were bony and tough, and even the plants were prickly and sparse.
A. stingy B. bristled C. thorny D. prickle
12. A deep furrow has formed in the rock, where water has run over it for centuries.
A. wrinkle B. crease C. groove D. trench
13. The article had been hacked about so much that it was scarcely recognizable.
A. carelessly changed B. severely criticized C. greatly reduced D. roughly cleaved
14. Within two weeks of arrival all foreigners had to register with the local police.
A. conscribe in B. enroll at C. recruit into D. inscribe on
15. The writer’s allegations that this is not a professionally-managed department did nothing less than infuriate me. A. allure B. exaggerate C. frustrate D. incense