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Unit IV Entertainment (Word study) 1.?surprise n. What a surprise! His success was a great surprise to me. He looked up in surprise. To my surprise, his plan succeeded at last. We were surprised at the news/to hear the news/when we heard the news. v. What surprised me most was that Tom made rapid progress in English. cf. astonish; amaze adj. surprised; surprising 2.? studio (1) a place where a TV or film or radio programme is made 摄影棚；演播室 a TV studio a film studio (2) a workroom of a painter or photo 工作室；画室 an art studio a design studio 3. quiz n.(pl. quizzes) a general knowledge test a quiz kid/ master a quiz program(me) / game have a quiz The teacher gave us a quiz in maths. cf. contest; match v. He quizzed us about where I had been last night. (=There are five minutes to go/left) There are several days to go before New Year’s Day. 4. shout v. speak or cry out in a loud voice shout at sb. shout to sb. shout for help shout out a warning shout down the unpopular speaker n. He gave (raise; set up ) a shout of joy /welcome to me. 5. whisper v. speak in a low voice whisper sth to sb. whisper to sb. that… whisper sb. to do sth She whispered a word in my ear. n. He answered in a whisper. They spoke in whispers. cf. whistle 6. forward adv. put forward a question look forward to doing sth. go backward and forward downward; upward; eastward; westward 7. faint v. lose consciousness(because of heat, excitement or shock…) He fainted (away) from hunger yesterday. Many medical students faint the first time they watch an operation. n. Her faint gave everybody a surprise. adj. Suddenly she felt faint. 8. gasp v. say in amazement or surprise gasp