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Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the correct choice of the words given in the brackets.

1.All this should provide a spur to the waste industry and speed the ________ of new technology.（adopt, adoption）

【正确答案】adoption

【答案解析】所填处做speed的宾语，因此选择名词形式。adopt是动词，意为是“采用、收养”；adoption是名词，意为“收养、采用”。句意是，我们应该为废品回收行业提供动力，为其新技术的采用加速。答案为adoption。

2.If you have made an ________ with a customer, you should try to keep it.（appoint, appointment）

【正确答案】appointment

【答案解析】不定冠词后明显应填入一个名词。appoint 动词，意为“任命、 约定”；appointment名词，意为“约会”。句意是，如果你已经和一位客户有约在先，就应该努力践约。答案为appointment。

3.Could you give me a ________ reason why I am not allowed to accept that scholarship? （convince, convincing）

【正确答案】convincing

【答案解析】这里需要个形容词来修饰reason.convinc。动词，意为“说服、使承认”；convincing是其现在分词形式，指“令人信服的”。句意是，你能给出一个令人信服的理由来说明为什么我不能获得这份奖学金吗？答案为convincing。

4.Even if the genes are not ________ hazardous, you can't imagine how they will evolve.（initial, initially）

【正确答案】initially

【答案解析】hazardous这里是形容词，指“有危险的”，填空处应该用副词来修饰它。initial形容词，意为“开始的、最初的”；initially副词，意为“最初地、起始”。句意是，尽管基因最初是没有危险的，但你无法想象它以后会发生什么。答案为initially。

5.The personnel department is responsible for drafting ________ policy.（recruit, recruitment）

【正确答案】recruitment

【答案解析】名词policy前需要一个定语。recruit动词，意为“吸收（新成员）”；recruitment名词，意为“招募、招聘”。名词做定语，句意是，人事部门负责起草招聘政策。答案为recruitment。

6.The team enjoyed a high reputation for having had five ________ victories in the World Championships.（successive, succession）

【正确答案】successive

【答案解析】名词victories 前需要一个形容词。successive 形容词，意为“连续的、相继的”；succession名词，意为“一连串、连续、继承（权）”。句意是，在取得了世界杯五连冠以后，这支队伍名声大噪。答案为successive。

（二）单词变形（按照要求正确填写单词的适当形式，可借助词典等工具）

1. encourage
2. imperfect
3. active, actor, action
4. leader, leadership, led, led
5. born
6. decision
7. adoption
8. education, educator, educational
9. fortunate, unfortunate, unfortunately
10. expectation
11. disagree, agreement, disagreement
12. sleepy, asleep, slept, slept
13. scientific, scientist
14. competitive, competition, competitor
15. failure
16. growth, grew, grown
17. lost, lost, loss, lost
18. breathe
19. heaviness
20. lightness
21. creative, creativity, creator, creation
22. billionaire, millionaire
23. developed, developing, development
24. healthy, unhealthy
25. innovative, innovation
26. production, product, producer.
27. expensive
28. friendly, friendless, friendship
29. financial
30. memorize, memorable
31. succeed, successful
32. employee, employer, employment, unemployment
33. ensure
34. pressure
35. advise, adviser
36. introduction

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