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1.Example
a.Select any of these periodicals: Time, Newsweek, Reader¡¯s Digest or The New Yorker.
b.She is studying glaucoma and other disease of the eye.
2.Comparison
a.The snow was falling. Big flakes drifted with wind like feathers.
3.Contrast
a.Most of us agreed, however, Bill dissented.
b.Peter was not fugal since he spent money so freely.
4.Definition
a.The harbor is protected by a jetty¡ªa wall built out into the water.
b.Jane is indecisive, that is , she can¡¯t make up her mind.
5.Restatement
a.He had a wan look. He was so pale and weak that we thought he was ill.
b.Carbon monoxide is a noxious gas which can cause death.
c.I am a resolute man. Once I set up a goal, I won¡¯t give up easily.
6.General Knowledge
a.The door was so low that I hit my head on the lintel.
b.¡°We have found that no one in the freshmen class can add, multiply, subtract or divide simple sums¡ Therefore we are starting up a special remedial arithmetic course¡¡±
7.Related Information
a.Just before the exam Carl¡¯s hands shook and sweated so much that he could not hold a pen. His heart beat fast and his stomach ached, even though he knew the subject very well. He had a strange phobia about taking tests.
1.The barren land could produce little food.
sterile, unfertile
fertile
2.The room was dark and I bumped my head against the door.
Collide, hit
3.My wife¡¯s been exerting a lot of pressure on me to change my job.
Put forth, use, utilize
4.The king¡¯s younger brother took part in the intrigue to make himself king.
conspiracy
5.They had to postpone their trip because of rain.
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