Word
available : usable ;capable of being used or obtained
TYPICAL USE: There were no tickets available for Friday’s music performance.

chat :talk informally,in a light ,familiar manner
TYPICAL USE: The woman chatted on the phone for almost an hour.

contempt :the feeling a person has for what is unworthy
TYPICAL USE:We feel contempt for a liar or a thief.

fraction : a part of anything ,especially a small part .
TYPICAL USE: She’s careful with her money and spends only a fraction of her earnings.

reproduce : show or produce again
TYPICAL USE: She reproduced the contents her husband’s letter from memory.

idol : an image or object which people warship .
TYPICAL USE: A stone idol stood at the entrance of the village

inherit : receive something upon the death of the former owner .
TYPICAL USE: After the farmer’s death his wife and children will inherit the farm.

shrink :become smaller ;draw back .
TYPICAL USE: Washing wool in hot water will make it shrink.

tempt :try to get one to do something .
TYPICAL USE: The sight of the food tempted the hungry man to steal.

vital :important to or neccessary for life
TYPICAL USE: He was lucky that the bullet had not entered a vital organ.
 

练习:
1. She __1__her mother's good looks and her father's bad temper .
2. I feel nothing but __2__ for such dishonest behavior .
3. Meat __3__ by loosing some of its fat in cooking .
4. Water is __4__ in our daily life .
5. The offer of a high salary __5__ Tom.
6. The pop singer is the __6__of young people.
7. Animals can __7__ their own kind .
8. The story does not contain a __8__ of truth.
9. we always __9__ on the internet .
10. You can come at 10 am. tomorrow ,I will be __10__ then .


答案:
1. inherited v. 继承.
2. contempt n.轻视
3. shrinks v.萎缩,缩水.
4. vital adj.重要的;致命的.
5.tempted v. 引诱
6. idol n.偶像
7. reproduce n.再生,
8. fraction n.一小部分
9. chat vt.聊天
10.available adj.空闲的.