研究生英语词汇练习及答案.doc

Unit 1 Vocabulary Exercise A Choose the appropriate word or phrase from the list to complete the following sentences. ambiguity recuperation preconception prone connotation preferential ethnocentrically scrutiny deterrent stumbling block We have a certain stereotypical _______ of a person from a culture and we interpret his/her behaviour according to this preconception, whether or not the reason for the behaviour is what we think it. 2. According to Dr. Helfand, Pakistan built nuclear weapons as a ______ against India. India wanted them as a ______ against China. 3. The European ______ Committee assesses the legal and/or political importance of each EU document, decides which EU documents are debated, monitors the activities of UK Ministers in the Council, and keeps legal, procedural and institutional developments in the EU under review. 4. A major _____ in handling criticism is that we believe the criticism to be unfair and untrue and that we should defend ourselves against such criticism. 5. Many Americans who are learning Chinese think that the term 揕ao Wai?is somehow an insult, and in fact the term 揕ao Wai?doesn抰 have a negative _______ in Chinese. 6. China has no plan to change its ______ treatment policies for foreign investment in the near future in order toreassure foreign investors who have been worried that China might cancel its ________ policies and give foreign investors the same national treatment as their domestic counterparts now that the country is in the WTO. 7. Restorative yoga is especially helpful for anxiety-_______ people because it allows the nervous system to rest and heal. 8. Students should develop the ability to weigh evidence without bias, tolerate________, and use ethical principles in their academic and personal lives. 9. Members slated for peacekeeping duties over 180 days are eligible for up to 15 days of rest and ______. 10. The norms of our own culture are not necessarily wrong－often they a