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Unit 17　Laughter [写得准] [用得活] [积得多] 1.withdraw vt.　　　　提取；撤退 2.overlook vt. 忽视 3.forgetful adj. 健忘的 4.clarify vt. 澄清，讲清楚 5.delay n. 延误，延期 6.acknowledge vt. 认可，承认 7.figure n. 人物 8.scold vt. 骂，责骂 9.forbid vt. 禁止，不准 10.obtain vt. 得到，获得 11.starve vi. 挨饿，饿死 12.tough adj. 艰难的；不幸的； 强壮的，强健的 13.politician n．政治家→political adj. 政治的→politics n．政治 14.amuse vt.逗乐，使(某人)笑→amusement n．娱乐，消遣；快乐的事→amused adj.娱乐的，觉得好笑的→amusing adj.逗人笑的，好笑的 15.response n．回答→respond v．回答，答复 16.harmony n．协调，和谐→harmonious adj.和谐的，协调的 17.astonish vt.使惊讶，使惊骇 →astonishing adj.令人惊讶的→astonished adj.惊讶的→astonishment n．惊奇 18.profession n．职业，专业→professional adj.职业的，专业的 19.disgusting adj.厌恶的→disgust n．厌恶，厌烦 v．使人厌烦→disgusted adj.感到恶心的，厌烦的 20.resist vt.抵抗，抵制→resistance n．抵抗，反抗；抵制 →resistant adj.抵抗的，有抵制力的 21.caution n．谨慎，小心→cautious adj.谨慎的，小心的→cautiously adv.谨慎小心地 22.desperate adj.不顾一切的；绝望的→desperately adv.不顾一切地→desperation n．绝望，不顾一切 23.convince vt.使相信→convincing adj.令人信服的→convinced adj.相信的，信任的 24.scare vt.使恐惧→scared adj.惊恐的，担惊受怕的→scary adj.可怕的，(某人)吓得发抖的 25.accomplish vt.取得(成功)，完成(任务)→accomplishment n．功绩，成就 用所给词的适当形式填空 1.The Apollo program was not so much a scientific achievement as a technical accomplishment (accomplish)． 2.Grandfather is forgetful (forget) and often repeats himself when he tells a story. 3.He was disgusted (disgust) to see such terrible living conditions. 4.There has been a lot of resistance (resist) to this new law. 5.If its a legal matter you need to seek professional (profession) advice. 6.Seeing the scary film, Mary was almost scared to death.(scare) 7.She becomes more and more desperate in the days of desperation,_but she still saves the situation desperately.(desperate) 8.The politician said that he became interested in political affairs due to his politics teacher.(politics) 9.To the audiences amusement，the actors amusing performance really amused them and they all felt amused.(amuse) 10.To our astonishment，the famous star died.Thats to say, we were as