第24课第1节 单词
1  acquire  v.取得
He acquired the money for his trip by working at night.
他晚上工作以赚取旅行的费用.
同.gain;obtain

2  apron  n.围裙
Wear an apron over the front part of your clothes to keep them clean while cooking.
做饭时,穿上围裙以保持衣服干净.

3  bead  n.珠子
She is wearing a string of green beads around her neck.
她在脖子上挂了一串绿色的珠子.

4  boundary  n.界线
The new boundaries were fixed after the war.
战后规定了新界线.

5  career  n.经历,职业
We can learn much by reading about the careers of great men.
阅读伟人的经历,可以学到许多.

6  chop  v.砍
He was chopping wood into small, short pieces for burning.
他将木头砍成小而短的木片,做为烧火之用.
同.cut

7  conceal  v.隐藏
He concealed himself behind a large tree.
他藏在一棵大树后.

8  contact  n.接触
If you bring fire into contact with gunpowder, there will be an explosion.
如果你让火和火药接触,就会发生爆炸.

9  creep  v.爬行
We crept through the bushes towards the enemy.
我们朝着敌军的方向,爬行穿过丛林.

10  decline  v.拒绝
I said I would give him ten thousand dollars for the horse, but he declined my offer.
我说我会以10000美元的价格买那匹马,可是他拒绝了我的提议.
同.refuse;reject 反.accept;consent 
从以上单词中选出最适当的一个单词,填入空格内.

1 He tried to (        ) the fact that he broke the window glass.

2 Churchill's (        ) proves that he was a great man.

3 To bring fire into (        ) with gasoline may cause an explosion.

4 The cat (        ) quietly nearer to the bird, but the bird flew away.

5 I am sorry to (        ) your invitation to dinner because I have to study for the examination.


答案：
1 He tried to (conceal) the fact that he broke the window glass.

2 Churchill's (career) proves that he was a great man.

3 To bring fire into (contact) with gasoline may cause an explosion.

4 The cat (crept) quietly nearer to the bird, but the bird flew away.

5 I am sorry to (decline) your invitation to dinner because I have to study for the examination.