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58.assiduous: desultory/remiss 勤勉的:散漫的/玩忽职守的
59.assistance: interference 帮助:干涉
60.audacious: timid /timorous大胆的:胆小的
注意：intimidating 给人以威慑的，咄咄逼人的
Although he usually felt comfortable speaking in front of audiences, this particular group was so large and intimidating that he suddenly found himself too__ to__ the topic before them.
A. impassioned, analyze
B. timid, discuss
C. cautious, suppress
D. knowledgeable, disregard
E. perceptive, defend
intimidate的后果就是使得你timid了
(2) The toddler was so___ that he often hid behind his mother’s legs when introduced to strangers.
A. hyper
B. timid
C. young
D. disobedient
(3) The king’s champion was a__ foe, one whose mighty presence on the field of battle struck fear in the hearts of his prospective adversaries.
(A) methodical
(B) rancorous
(C) timorous
(D) redoubtable
(E) questionable
timorous的典型表现 strike fear
61.authentic: artificial真的:假的
(1) Because they have been so dazzled by the calendars and the knowledge of astronomy possessed by the Mayan civilization, some anthropologists have _______ achievements like the sophisticated carved calendar sticks of the Winnebago people.
A) described B) acknowledged C) overlooked
D) defended E) authenticated
这是一道比较难的题目，也是填空题老师重点要讲解的填空题的另一方面“逻辑”
62.autonomy: dependence 自治:依赖
区别好autonomy和withdrawn
Autonomy: 1) immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence政治上独立
2)personal independence 个人经济，意识上的独立
Withdrawn：socially detached and unresponsive 指社交上不与别人交往的状态
(1)Considering that many women had little control over their own lives in medieval England, Margery Kempe’s fifteen-century autobiography demonstrates a remarkable degree of___.
(A) consecration
(B) rationalism
(C) autonomy
(D) effacement
(E) simplicity
(2)Once an independent nation, Catalonia is now a region of Spain; nevertheless, it___ a sense of__ because it continues to have its own language and culture.
(A) surrenders, rebellion
(B) retains, autonomy
(C) experiences, privilege
(D) boasts, arrogance
(E) suffers, neglect
(3)Although gregarious by nature, Lisa became quiet and____ after she was unexpectedly laid off from work.
(A) autonomous
(B) susceptible
(C) assertive
(D) withdrawn
(E) composed
Gregarious：social 爱好社交的，正好和withdrawn( socially detached)相对应。
