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   In difficult economic times,people tend to become 1. in their daily lives.That is to say,they cut back on 2. activities and keep what is 3. For example,people who are used to eating out on a daily basis may decide to eat at home 4. nights each week. Or they may choose to socialise by having people over for a home-cooked dinner. Another method of saving is cutting down on visits to personal care services. Instead of going on vacations to far-away places,people take car trips to 5. destinations.Memberships to sports clubs are seen as luxuries (奢侈品) ，while memberships to gyms are viewed as 6. . Clothing purchases become more practical. Matching shoes to clothes is a thing of the past — unfashionable.

   What does not change is 7. . People continue buying their children toys and taking them to amusement parks. People continue buying 8. technological inventions in televisions,computers,and phones. This is logical because they still need entertainment and these are in-house options. People buy foods in their supermarkets,and they buy fancy kitchen equipment. In 9. ，in tough times,people change their big out-of-house luxuries to little in-house luxuries. Parents set 10. their comfort for their children's needs. Big showy expenses are in poor taste. Small,in-home expenses are in good taste.

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increasing,obvious,fluently,generously,quickly,confidently,

amazingly,gradually,finally,well

1. Jack spoke to the audience urging them to elect him president of the union. He knew he had a(n) chance of winning the election.

2. Melanie ate her lunch. She knew the meeting was and she didn't want to be late.

3. Sophie lived in Thailand for several years. She speaks Thai , and she knows the culture very.

4. The , humid weather made it difficult to enjoy the beach. Miriam seemed more than relaxed.

5. The young girl sings well for her age.Her performance was to say the least.

6. We noticed changes in Diane’s personality; she became and withdrawn from her friends and family. We realised that we had to do something about her drinking problem before it was too late.

7. Nicole grew from the hours of overtime at work. It became quite that she needed  a long vacation.

8. Mr. Baker donated $1,000,000 to the law school’ s scholarship fund. With this money,they will be able to help low-income students cope with the cost of education.

   Finding jobs continues to be 1.(extreme) difficult for young people graduating from college. The job market has been 2.(unbelievable) slow to improve. Those people who do find jobs have to be clever 3. e to get into a company for an interview. Many are happy to take non-paying internships(實習生的職位) in order to get work experience.After the internship,an intern hopes to be hired or at least be recommended for another job.

   The intern's presence in the office can be helpful. In a good internship,an intern is treated with respect,does a wide variety of tasks,and leams 4. (high) useful job skills. In a bad internship,an intern is treated 5. (rude) , asked to do rather ordinary tasks,and receives very little compensation(補償) .After the internship is over,the intern may or may not be in a very much better position to find a handsomely paying job.

13. He has never spent a (much worrying /more worrying) day.

12. Out of all the films V ve seen,this one is(sadder / the saddest) .

11. I thought this test would be difficult,but it's (easier/the easiest) test I've ever taken.

10. Robert is never on time. He always arrives (later / the latest) than the rest of us.

9. Peter was laughing hard,but his wife was laughing (the hardest / even harder) !

8. My mother and my sister talked (much loudly / more loudly) than the other guests.

7. 1 liked this film,although I found it (a bit duller / the dullest) than the director’s last one.