12. The retired old couple began to 　　　　　　　　　　(适应) the living environment there (accustom)

11. The Japanese government agreed to send a party of chemists who were able to dispose the ____________________ (遗弃) chemical weapons in northeastern China.(abandon )

20. __________________________________(使我大为欣慰的是), he arrived on time.　 (relief)

专题训练 (30)

19. If _________________________________ (不采取有效的措施), we would have lost all our tropical forests by 2010. (measure)

18. They ___________________________ (详细地做笔记), think in pictures and can easily absorb information from text books with diagrams, grams, photographs and drawings.　 (note)

17. My father is a laid-off worker ________________________(总收入) around 300 yuan per month, which covers only the basic needs of our family. (income)

16. At the meeting, the headmaster spoke in praise of Tom who ___________________________ (救起了那个差点淹死的孩子).　 (save)

15. Some famous people make the programmes of the UN ___________________________ (为公众了解). (know)

14. China’s silk was sent to India and the middle East along the Silk Road ______________ (以换取) spices and glass.　 (exchange )

13. It was not a serious illness, and she soon 　　　　　　　　　　　　　(恢复) it. (get)