Part I 基础知识
A. Fill in the blanks with words which are often confused, changing the form where necessary.
1. efficient, effective
a. The law is no longer _________ .
b. All the secretaries are very_________ in their work.
c. The measures adopted by the government to reduce unemployment were_________ .
2. middle, medium
a. He was right in the_________ of reading a detective story when I phoned.
b. My wife is a woman of_________ height.
c. Those clothes should be washed at_________
temperature.
3. attitude, aptitude
a. Does this girl show any_________ for music?
b. He shows a very positive_________ to his work.
4. desert, dessert
a. I have had enough of the fish. Shall we move on to_________ ?
b. That rich merchant_________ his wife and children and went abroad.
5. favorable, favorite
a. Who is your_________ writer?
b. Professor's request met with a_________ response.
c. It's encouraging to receive a_________ report on one's work.
6. basis, base
a. This agenda will form the_________ of our next meeting.
b. The Monument of the People's Heroes has a large and solid_________ .
c. The wages of blue-colored workers are usually calculated on a weekly_________ .
d. Ba Jin used his family's story as a_________ for his novel Family.
7. ensure, assure
a. I_________ you that the children will be perfectly safe with us.
b. These pills should_________ you a good night's sleep.
c. Please_________ that all the lights are switched off at night.
