Cambridge 8 TEST 1

　　1. agree=concur=go along with=fall in with=go with v.同意

　　2. sceptic and advocate=different attitude 不同的看法

　　3. significance=impressive=meaning=sense n.重要性

　　4. meditation: the practice of emptying your mind of thoughts and feelings, in order to relax completely or for religious reasons n.冥想,，沉思

　　5. parapsychology: the scientific study of mysterious abilities that some people claim to have, such as knowing what will happen in the future n.通靈學

　　6. environment=condition=light, sound, warmth=situation=circumstance n.環(huán)境

　　7. alter=change=revise=make changes v. 改變

　　8. trial=experiment=test n.實驗

　　9. success rate=positive result=achievement=progress=breakthrough=accomplishment n.成就

　　10. pick out=identify=recognize=know=tell v.認出,，識別

　　11. limit=minimize=maximum=the most=ceiling=cut-off point v.限制

　　12. different=individual=not like=vary=not the same=contrast with=diverse adj.獨特的

　　13. invention=device=creation=innovation n.發(fā)明,，裝置

　　14. cold temperature=freezing weather=chilly=frosty=wintry=cold snap adj.寒冷的

　　15. farming=agriculture n.農(nóng)業(yè)

　　16. simultaneous=at the same time=together=at once=at one time adj.同時的

　　17. uniform=equal=homogeneous adj.均衡的

　　18. devise=formulate=invent=create=come up with=make up=conceive=coin=dream up v.創(chuàng)造

　　19. civil=municipal=metropolitan adj.城市的

　　20. divide=split=separate=break up=break down=take apart=take something to piece v. 分開

　　21. new=revolutionary=original=innovation=fresh=novel=be in its infancy adj.新的，革命的

　　22. create=introduce=invent=make sth. do sth.=be the cause=lead to sth. v..發(fā)明

　　23. organize=co-ordinate=arrange=set out=put something in order=line up v.組織,，使協(xié)調(diào)

　　24. public event=communal activity 公眾、社交活動

　　25. aviation disaster=sky accident=air crash 空難

　　26. prompt=result in=lead to=make somebody do something=cause somebody to do something=lead somebody to do something=motivate=induce somebody to do something v. 導致

　　27. resemble=like=similar=alike=much the same=comparable v.類似

　　28. oversimplify=incomplete=simplistic=generalize=see things in black and white adj. 過于簡化的,，不完整的

　　29. altitude=from…meters above the ground=height=how high=level n.高度

　　30. zone=airspace=region=area=district=quarter=block=suburb n.區(qū)域

　　31. weather=meteorological=climate=condition n.氣候

　　32. categorize=class / type=sort=classify=be grouped=grade v.分類

　　33. create=establish=invent=start up=open=set up=found=inception v.創(chuàng)建

　　34. beacon and flashing=light=beam n.燈光

　　35. improve=develop=evolve=get better=catch up=pick up=things are looking up v.發(fā)展，進化

　　36. aircraft=plane=by air n.飛機

　　37. average-sized=medium-sized adj. 中等的

　　38. city=metropolitan=urban=town=village=civic=municipal=downtown n.城市

　　39. pendulum : a long metal stick with a weight at the bottom that swings regularly from side to side to control the working of a clock n.鐘擺

　　40. coincidental : happening completely by chance without being planned adj.巧合的

　　41. disobey : to refuse to do what someone with authority tells you to do, or refuse to obey a rule or law v.不服從

Cambridge 8 TEST 2

　　drastically : extreme and sudden adv.徹底地

　　carry out : subject to : 使服從

　　remain=stay=keep=continue to be=still v.保持

　　detect=inspect=examine=notice=spot=become aware / conscious=note=conserve=perceive v.檢查

　　fault=flaw=defect=trouble=bug=virus=be something wrong with=be something matter with n.缺陷，缺點

　　enough=sufficient=adequate=cover=meet somebody's need adj.足夠的

　　main=largely=principal=chief=major=key=primary=prime=predominant=core adj.主要的:

　　documentation=written account=evidence=proof n.證明

　　shift=switch=transfer=move=jerk v.轉(zhuǎn)換

　　consistent=lasting=stay the same=constant=unchanging adj.持續(xù)的

　　drought=no rain at all=dry=dusty adj.干旱的

　　period=cycle=era=age n.年代

　　random=arbitrary=at random adj.隨機的

　　molten=hot=heat=boiling / boiling hot=scalding / scalding hot adj.熔化的

　　intense=strong=passionate=powerful=deep adj.強烈的

　　discover=explore=find / unearth=turn up v.開發(fā)，發(fā)現(xiàn)

　　pattern=trade / commodity=business n.貿(mào)易

　　relate to=associate with=link to / connect to=identify with 聯(lián)系

　　feeling=emotional response / sensory=a sense of=passion n. 感覺

　　unappreciated=undervalued adj.低估的

　　difficult=elusive=hard / tough=easier said than done adj.困難的，難懂的

　　study=research=analyse=do/conduct research v.研究

　　smell=odour=scent n.氣味

　　interpretation=be considered to be=understanding=reading n.理解

　　define=distinguish=tell the difference v.使明確

　　damage=impair=break=do/cause damage=scratch v.損害

　　realize=consciously consider=occur to=become aware=sink in=strike=hit=wake up to the fact that v.想到

　　reveal=show=demonstrate=let somebody see=present=expose=let somebody take a look v.顯示

　　to be defined=unanswered 無答案的

　　husbands and wives=marriage partner / spouse=couple=newlyweds夫婦

　　linguistic=language n.語言

　　describe=name=express=give a description of=talk about=write about=give an account of=tell of v.描述

　　lack=do not exist=not enough=scarce=inadequate=insufficient=in short supply v.缺乏的

　　do not smell=odorless 沒有氣味的

　　regard as=consider to 把…認作

　　unpleasant=offensive=horrible / disgusting / revolting=not very nice=nasty adj.極討厭的

　　certain=some=a measure of adj.一些

　　correspond=be consist of=coincide=match up v.一致

　　relevance n.關(guān)聯(lián)

　　float=afloat v.浮動

　Cambridge 8 TEST 3

　　1. building=property=construction n.建筑

　　2. support=back=be behind=in support of=back somebody up v.支持

　　3. financial support=fund=financial aid 資助

　　4. stumbling block=difficulty=trouble n.麻煩

　　5. create=generate=form=produce v.形成

　　6. direct=guide=lead=instruct=give order/instruction v.指導

　　7. beam=laser=ray=glow=glare n.光線，激光

　　8. aim=direct at=purpose=point=idea=objective=goal=target n.目的

　　9. test in real=field test 實地測試

　　10. genius=giftedness / talent / intellectual=intelligence=brains=brilliant=wisdom n.天才

　　11. inherit=run in family=receive=get=be given=be awarded v.繼承

　　12. talent=prodigy=skill=ability=craftsmanship=flair=have a knack=a natural ability to do something well n.才能,，技能

　　13. lessen=minimize=subside=lighten=relieve=ease=allay v.減少

　　14. significance=supremacy=definition=meaning=sense=connotation n.重要性

　　15. achieve=make=succeed=manage=make progress=accomplish=get results v.達成

　　16. limitation=restricted=disadvantage=drawback=liability=the downside n.限制

　　17. inexorable=inevitable=unstoppable=remorseless adj.無法改變的

　　18. stable=characteristic=constant=steady=fixed=unchanging adj.穩(wěn)定的

　　19. life span=duration of life 壽命

　　20. biological clock=internal clock 生物鐘

　　21. prolong=extend=drag out=spin out v.延伸，延長

　　22. principle=law=conscience=scruples n.原則,，法則

　　23. optimal=better=best adj.最佳的

　　24. conserve=save / frugal=reserve=keep back v.節(jié)約,，保存

　　25. immortality : the state of living for ever or being remembered for ever adj.不朽的

　　26. organism=living thing=life form=wildlife =an animal, plant, human, or any other living thing n.有機的

Cambridge 8 TEST 4

　　1. middle-year education=lower secondary school 中學

　　2. format=pattern n.格式

　　3. less successful student=struggler 差等生

　　4. key=contributing factor=important=major=significant=critical n.關(guān)鍵

　　5. achievement=attainment=progress=breakthrough=accomplishment n.成就

　　6. spacious=largely=big=huge=vast=enormous=immense adj.廣闊的

　　7. adapt=accessible=get used to=become/grow accustomed to=adjust to v.適應,，可接近的

　　8. careful=elaborate=conscientious=thorough=meticulous=methodical adj.仔細的，精心的

　　9. supplementary=assist=additional=extra=further=added=spare=more=another n.補充,，幫助

　　10. effort=hard work=work at=push yourself=labour n.努力

　　11. correct answer=accuracy n.精確

　　12. imbalance=disorder=unequal=disproportionate n.不平衡，紊亂

　　13. no longer respond=resistance=fight against 抵抗

　　14. cost=financial outlay=spend=charge=fare=rental=toll n.支出

　　15. innate=built-in adj.先天的

　　16. immunity=resistance n.免疫力

　　17. entail=involve v.包含

　　18. circumstance=system n.環(huán)境,，系統(tǒng)

　　19. feed on=prey on 以…為食

　　20. blight=plague v.破壞

　　21. wipe out=eradicate=get rid of=abolish=scrap=do away with=eliminate 根除

　　22. plague=infest=troublesome v.折磨

　　23. compare=determination of variation=contrast=liken=make a comparison=draw an analogy=draw a parallel v.對比

　　24. criterion=identification=standard=scale n.標準,，識別

　　25. compatible=use both method=well-matched=be made for each other=be a perfect match /pair/couple=be right for=be ideally suited adj.兼容的

　　26. specimen=individual n.標本

　　27. container=plastic or glass tube n.容器

　　28. wet=marshy=soaked=waterlogged=awash adj.濕的

　　29. habitat=area=the environment=ecosystem=ecology n.棲息地

　　30. pitfall=trap n.陷阱

　　31. little time and effort is required=minimal maintenance and intervention 最小程度的維修與介入

　　32. pesticide: a chemical substance used to kill insects and small animals that destroy crops n.殺蟲劑

　　33. preservative: a chemical substance that is used to prevent things from decaying, for example food or wood n.防腐劑