专四专八考试培训网

 　　Word
　　absurd : so unreasonable as to be laughable; silly; ridiculous
　　TYPICAL USE: His belief that he was too clever to be caught in his wrongdoing was absurd.
　　Antonym: reasonable
　　thrive: grow or develop well; grow rich, prosper
　　TYPICAL USE: Most flowers will not thrive without water and sunshine.
　　Antonym: decline
　　stale: not longer fresh: uninteresting
　　TYPICAL USE: There was only a piece of stale cake left in the refrigerator.
　　Antonym: fresh
　　incorrect:not correct; contains errors or mistakes
　　TYPICAL USE: The newspaper gave an incorrect account of the traffic accident.
　　Antonym: accurate
　　wholesale:the sale of goods in a large quantity at a time
　　TYPICAL USE: They buy at wholesale and sell at retail
　　Antonym: retail
　　massive:of great size; large and heavy.
　　TYPICAL USE: The house was built on a massive rock.
　　Antonym: tiny
　　The__1__ price of this coat is20, the retail price is 24.
　　The idea of number 13 brings bad luck is __2__.
　　He made a __3__joke that I had heard more than 10 times before.
　　It is__4__ to say that the Korean language is related to Chinese.
　　Many insects, such as mosquitoes and flies,__5__ in a warm, damp climate.
　　The wedding got__6__ media coverage.
　　答案:
　　1.wholesale n.批发
　　2.absurd adj.荒谬的
　　3.stale adj. 不新鲜的
　　4.incorrect adj.不正确的
　　5.thrive v.茂盛
　　6.massive adj.巨大的