五百基础词汇的使用和练习（6）

"A word to the wise is sufficient."
Plautus, Persa

Words to Lear This Week

approach
detect
defect
employee
neglect
deceive
undoubtedly
popular
thorough
client
comprehensive
defraud


Read the following story to see how the new words are used in it.

The Health of Your Car

The newest approach to automobile repair is the clinic, a place where car doctors go over an automobile in an attempt to detect defects. Since the clinic does no repairs, its employees do not neglect the truth. So many automobile owners feel that mechanics deceive them that the clinics, even though they undoubtedly charge high fees, are quite popular.

The experts do a thorough job for each client. They explore every part of the engine, body, and brakes; they do all kinds of tests with expensive machines. Best of all, the comprehensive examination takes only about half an hour. With the clinic's report in your hand ,no mechanic will be able to defraud you by telling you that you need major repairs when only a small repair is necessary.


Place one of the new words in each of the blanks below.

1.Each of our workers is trained to give your car a ______________ examination. (Which two words might fit this sentence?)
2.Tom Jones was __________ the best singer in the choir when he was young.
3.He could ___________ the problem from all angles.
4.Mrs. Spector always wanted to be ____________ with her friends.
5.Why did you ____________ cleaning your room today?
6.The ____________ bought his boss a birthday present.
7.Rocco's only ________ was that he walked with a slight limp.
8.None of the other poker players suspected that their friend would _____________ them in order to win.
9.When Cynthia realized that nobody liked her, she knew she had been ____________ .
10.I could from the tone of his voice that he was in a bad mood. -------- 11.His _________ was happy with the work Terence had been doing for him.
12.I do not want to do anything less than a ____________ job on my term paper. (Which two words might fit this sentence?)


Choose the Correct Word Circle the word in parentheses that best fits the sense of the sentence.

1. Many of today's (popular, comprehensive) songs will become tomorrow's Golden Oldies.
2. My boss insists that all of the (employees, clients) punch a time clock each morning.
3. I (approached, detected) a hint of sarcasm in your seemingly innocent reply to the sales clerk who apologized for the long lines.
4. As the car (approached, detected) the bridge, we could see the dense fog coming in off the water.
5. Our weekly vocabulary quizzes are (comprehensive, popular), including not only that week's new words, but words we learned in past weeks as well.
6. Even a small (client, defect) in an electric appliance can be the possible cause of a fire.
7. Ms. Rodriguez (undoubtedly, comprehensively) felt she had been unjustly accused of showing favoritism but most of her students felt otherwise.
8. Her (thorough, popular) description of the missing bracelet helped police find it.
9. We've all learned that if you (defraud, neglect) your teeth, you will surely develop dental problems of one kind or another.
10. It is probably still true that the majority of Americans do not think our political leaders would knowingly (defect, defraud) the government.
11. To (defraud, deceive) someone into thinking you are a friend when you are only along for the ride is selfish and unfeeling.
12. Since your livelihood depends on pleasing them, (clients, employees), like customers, are always right.