Lesson Five
Love is a Fallacy
I. Words explanation:
1. fallacy
  A. religious belief        B. false belief
  C. bankruptcy              D. dropping
2. incredulous
  A unbelieving         B. increasing
  C. industrious          D. unimproved
3. scalpel
  A. a carpet              B. a piece of bread
  C. a small, light knife    D. a rising market
4. perspicacious
  A. determinate              B. flagitious
  C. prestigious              D. discerning
5. trauma
  A. emotional shock
  B. mental work
  C. the state of not having enough
  D. a reinforced structure for observers
6. shed
  A. take shelter            B. prevent from
  C. lose hair                D. keep company with
7. pedantic
  A. of a person who likes music
  B. of a person who pays attention to unimportant news
  C. of a person who stresses on sports
  D. of a person who emphasizes trivial points of learning
8. desist
  A. insist on          B. cease
  C. heckle            D. castrate
9. proportions
  A. property            B. portions
  C. massages          D. dimensions
10. waif
    A. homeless child        B. wandering musician
    C. countryman          D. smuggler
11. perspiration
    A. convincing            B. encouraging
    C. pledging              D. sweating
12. blubber
    A. speak quickly        B. talk repeatedly
    C. say with sobs          D. say with hiccups
13. modulate
    A. make a change in the tone
    B. cause to do or believe sth.
    C. make or become soft
    D. change the place or position
14. infamy
    A. being famous for    B. being shameful
    C. being honest        D. being refused
15. contrite
    A. sad              B. honest
    C. penitent           D. overjoyed
16. wax
    A. grow bigger or greater
    B. become less or smaller
    C. drop heavily
    D. cover with thick coating
17. acme
    A. large group of plants
    B. highest point
    C. sharp crisis
    D. highest mountain peak
18. veer
    A. move forward          B. look sideways
    C. change directions        D. pour out
19. exultant
    A. triumphant               B. foreign   
    C. exhausted                D. overflowing
20. unsightly
    A. invisible                B. ugly
    C. precipitate              D. provisional
21. testy
    A. examining            B. proving
    C. impatient            D. judging
22. fracture
  A. break                B. combine
英语练习题    C. disagree              D. repeat
23. tug
    A. pull                  B. push
    C. place                C. fix
24. covet
    A. surround              B. cover
    C. avoid                D. desire
25. gruelling
    A. complaining          B. moaning
C. tiring               D. unwilling
26. mince
A. decrease                  B. minimize
C. increase                    D. euphemize
27. clap
A.strike                   B. walk
C. fall down                    D. climb up
28. wince
  A. push forward            B. draw back
  C. incise up                D. draw out
29. qualify
A. equal                  B. propose
C. restrict                 D. count
30. chink
  A. a precise piece            B. a small piece
  C. a big valley                D. a narrow opening
31. shamble
A. walk in an awkward way    B. tremble terribly
C. close in mild way          D. shine brightly
32. contrite
  A. permitting easily          B. seeing clearly
C. feeling regret            D. looking worried
33. chirp
  A. a long loud sound          B. a short low-pitched sound
C. a low murmuring sound     D. a short, high-pitched sound
34. contradict
A. take out                B. be contrary to
C. withdraw                D. be relevant to
35. immovable
A. permanent               B. quick
C. immediate              D. cold
36.penetrate
A.spread                  B. pierce
C. take part                    D. formulate
37. specification
A.a blank or empty area
B.a detailed, exact statement of particulars
C.a partial excuse
D.the evolutionary formation of new biological species
38.scrap
  A. special place              B. particular area
C. small piece                 D. unseen item
39. tremendous
A. unique                    B. genuine
C. unexpected                D. enormous
40. clutch
A. grasp tightly              B. hang loosely
C. touch softly                D. hold lightly