L243 词汇题2009

The applications of genetic engineering are abundant （plentiful） and choosing one appropriate for this case can be rather difficult.

The newly elected president has pledged （promised） $13million to the automobile industry for its survival.

The Americans recognize that the UN can be the channel（medium） for greater diplomatic activity.

Nobody can help but be fascinated （attracted）by the world into which he is taken by the science fiction.
没有人能不被科幻小说带入的世界所吸引。
Senator James Meeks had called off （canceled） a boycott of Chicago Public Schools, organized to protest Illinois’ education funding system.

The new book focuses on the concept that to achieve （attain） and maintain total health, people need physical, social and emotional well-being.

The 16 percent fare increase would bring Chicago fares in line with （in agreement with 同意） those of other big cities.

It is true that London is often sunless, damp（moist） and raw, though the occasional sunny days seem all the more attractive by contrast.

Like flowers that have been waiting all winter to blossom （bloom开花）, tourists are eager to burst forth with their cameras.