Ⅰ.单词拼写

　　1．The director of the factory abused (滥用) the funds intended for the health care of his workers. He'll definitely be punished by the law.

　　2．The author (作者) of this best­seller won the Nobel Prize for literature last year.

　　3．Some civil (民事的) cases can be settled out of court.

　　4．The whole period leading up to the revolution is an interesting chapter (时期) in French history.

　　5．Sophia closed her eyes tightly in a(n) vain (徒劳的) attempt to hold back the tears.

　　6．The plot (故事情节) of the film was so boring that I fell asleep while watching it.

　　7．Lily twisted (转动) her head so she could see what was happening.

　　8．I saw the vase made in the Tang Dynasty in the window of a(n) antique (文物) shop.

　　9．She sat upright, her body rigid (僵直的) with fear.

　　Ⅱ.拓展词汇

　　1．characteristic n. 特征，特点 adj.典型的，独特的，特有的→characterize v．成为......的特征

　　2．desperate adj.铤而走险的，拼命的，绝望的；非常需要，渴望→desperately adv.拼命地，绝望地→desperation n．绝望

3．criminal n．罪犯adj.犯罪的，犯法的；刑法的，刑事的→crime n．罪，罪行