3. Testing students by examinations has long been regarded as a reliable way to (assess) students' ability.
4. Many power stations have been modernized to give off less pollution, or they were moved further away from the living areas in order to (decrease) the damage. 6. Mr. Smith is not doing well; the doctor told us that several colds (has undermined) his health.
8. Darwin's theory of evolution remains (controversial) partly because it challenges the religious belief that God created man.
9. It was reported the president had (resolved) to fight if war was necessary, even if it meant destroying his chances of re-election.
10. I had to (abandon) one of my email accounts as it was filled with junk mail.
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Withdraw撤走拿走 reliable可靠的，可信赖的 Committing保证，承诺 decline下降，辞谢，谢绝 Opportunity机会 contrasting对比对照 Interfering干预妨碍 schedules安排，时刻表进度表 Consistent一致的，连续的 burning燃烧的发热的 Decrease减少，减小 flexible灵活的，易弯曲的 Compromising妥协，退让 generate形成，造成，产生 Circumstance环境，境遇 选词组
take a toll on对···产生不良影响
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in other words换言之，换句话说
drop out退出，脱离辍学 in turn相应地，依次地 at risk (of)处境危险，受到威胁 interfere with妨碍阻止 be accustomed to习惯 contribute to促成，造成 cut back on削减，缩减 hold on to继续感到，仍然相信
2. My parents do not object to my taking part-time jobs, but they remind me not to let them (interfere with) my school work.
3. Anger, worry, disappointment, these negative emotions (take a toll on) your heart, brain and body.
4. If a person adopts an unhealthy lifestyle, he will surely be (at risk of) developing diseases.
5. Most people were ready to give up on him when he (dropped out) of school, but later he returned and earned his degree.
6. Drinking too much can increase the risk of developing high blood pressure, which (in turn) can lead to heart attack or stroke.
7. Low-cost airlines are emerging all over Asia; this will (contribute to) the development of the world's air-travel market as a whole.
8. When you move to a new country, you may find the food there strange and you may miss the familiar smells of the food you (are accustomed to) in your own country.
9. Although he kept trying and failing, I always (held on to) the belief that he would succeed one day.
翻译
间隔年指的是学生休假不去上学而去旅行或工作等的一段时间，但不一定是一年。间隔年通常选在高中毕业和进入大学之前的一段时间。在这段时间里，
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学生可以旅行、参加志愿者工作或是在国外边打工边度假。一种新潮流是参加语言学习、住家、文化交流、社区服务和自主学习于一体的国际教育活动。间隔年的做法于20世纪60年代兴起于英国。它在英国、澳大利亚、新西兰和加拿大已经变得非常流行。但是在美国，间隔年的做法仍然只是个别现象。不过近年来，间隔年对美国人来说变得稍微普遍起来。____年有大约四万美国学生参加了间隔年活动，比____年增加了近20%。普林斯顿大学、哈佛大学、麻省理工学院等大学都有明文规定允许学生延迟入学。
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