五百基礎詞匯的使用和練習（2）

New Words

corpse
conceal
dismal
frigid
inhabit
numb
peril
recline
shriek
sinister
tempt
wager

Read the following story to see how the new words are used in it.

I like to bet on anything that is exciting, so when my friends tried to tempt me with an offer, I took it. The idea was for me to spend a frigid December night in a cemetery, all alone, in order to win twenty dollars. Little did I realize that they would use dirty tricks to try to frighten me to abandon the cemetery and, therefore, lose my wager.

My plan was to recline in front of a large grave, covered by a warm blanket, with a flashlight to help me cut through the dismal darkness. After midnight, I heard a wild shriek. I thought I saw the grave open and a corpse rise out of it! Although I was somewhat numb with fear, I tried to keep my senses. Using good judgment, I knew that no peril could come to me from that sinister figure. When I did not run in terror, my friends, who had decided to conceal themselves behind the nearby tombstones, came out and we all had a good laugh. Those spirits that may inhabit a cemetery must have had a good laugh, too

Place one of the new words in each of the blanks below.

1.The chances of my winning the election were so ___________ that I decided to quit before the votes were counted.
2.I won the __________ that my bachelor friend would be married by June.
3.Kit Carson's keen eyesight protected him from the __________ in the forest.
4.While escaping from the bank, the robbers forced the teller to __________ on the floor of their car.
5.Since the shack was vacant, we did not expect to hear the terrible __________ which came from it.
6.With a __________ smile, the gangster invited Martha into his Cadillac.
7.You cannot __________ the truth when you are questioned by the keen lawyer.
8.It is said that many ghosts __________ the old Butler house.
9.In ______ weather I always wear three or four sweaters.
10.After standing guard duty for four hours, I became completely _________ .
11.As the closet was opened, the _________ fell out, frightening the janitor.
12.With the promise of a rise in pay, my boss tried to _________ me to stay on in the job.

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• 看完這個帖子我萬念俱灰 -全國牙防組- ♂ (63 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 20:23:38

• It's much easier to learn new words than to improve pronunciatio -EnLearner- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 20:54:21

• 我的詞匯作業。 回複：五百基礎詞匯的使用和練習（2） -beautifulwind- ♀ (3653 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 21:20:52

• It appears to be a piece of cake to you. -EnLearner- ♀ (109 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 21:31:19

• 就是就是，監督的好，恩師來也～～ -jennea- ♀ (108 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 21:36:38

• 回複：就是就是，監督的好，恩師來也～～ -EnLearner- ♀ (89 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 21:49:13

• 謝謝恩師們了。友情提醒jennea恩師，你的相片貼錯了。嗬嗬。 -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 22:29:56

• Jenna的眉毛真漂亮，一直在錯過照片，這個終於沒錯過 -金迷- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/23/2011 postreply 04:17:48

• 謝金帝誇獎！！～～ -jennea- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/23/2011 postreply 08:39:30

• 我被騙了。 -i999- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/24/2011 postreply 14:06:47

• wager和shriek俺查了字典。嗬嗬。 -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 22:13:32

• 沒把這些詞的定義先貼出來就是要你們去查詞典的。 -EnLearner- ♀ (83 bytes) () 08/23/2011 postreply 20:57:37

• 詞匯學習及其問題 -全國牙防組- ♂ (457 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 21:55:30

• 牙醫，你這麽學得話，很快你就成詞匯大拿了。我隨便說說。 -beautifulwind- ♀ (804 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 22:27:55

• human remains 一般是指遺骨？ body和corpse大概跟遺體和屍體的區別差不多？ -jennea- ♀ (576 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 22:32:36

• jennea，你也不提醒我一聲，嚇死我了！哈哈。 -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 22:34:31

• 壞了，忘了是大晚上了。pat pat 不怕不怕！！ -jennea- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 22:39:01

• 你那不也是晚上？你膽子可真大！PFPF！ -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 22:40:57

• 對不起，對不起，抱抱，我真的是傻大膽兒一個，完全沒想到害怕啊。送你一個快樂小狗狗，祝你晚安！ -jennea- ♀ (140 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 22:48:36

• 小狗挺可愛！俺現在開始讀半小時900句。晚安！ -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/22/2011 postreply 22:51:55

• 這個解釋很靠譜 -全國牙防組- ♂ (83 bytes) () 08/23/2011 postreply 08:50:00

• 五百基礎詞匯的使用和練習（2）答案連接： -美語世界- ♀ (106 bytes) () 08/25/2011 postreply 06:50:45