Cie igcse 2013 reading skill

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8 dng 1 () 1 work as; serve as:

t xing dng jioyun He wants to be a teacher.

9 dng 7 () just at (a certain time or place)

. . . dng. . . De shhu [used at the beginning of a sentence as an adverbial adjunct ]

when. . . ; at the time. . .

dngmin () to sb. 's face; in sb. 's presence:

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dng ( ) 1 treat as; regard as; take for:

t b t dng zu zj de qnshng rzi She treats him as her own son.

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shu y () veterinary surgeon ; vet

shu 1 () beast; animal

y shu wild animal; beast

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rng 4 let; allow:

rng w xing xing Let me think it over.

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xik hu, losh rng t li yxi er. After the class, the teacher wanted him to stay for a while

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tngy () agree; consent; approve

w dyngle, k t b tngy. I promised, but she didn't agree

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yunling () excuse; forgive; pardon

b do zh ch qng yunling Please excuse me if I have not been thoughtful enough

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yo () shake; wave:

yotu shake one's head.

Yotuwn () Ecstasy pills

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yoln () cradle: basket

Yognyu Rock and Roll music

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hoxing () seem; be like:

hoxing yo xi y it looks like rain.

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cngmng () intelligent; bright; clever:

cngmng nnggn bright and capable

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xiocngmng () cleverness in trivial matters:

shu xiocngmng play petty tricks

shu yo

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yud () read:

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kuis yud fast (or speed) reading.

kwi yud additional reading

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xunz () select; make a choice:

wi y ( ) only; sole: (samse as ).

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zhngqu Correct

d'n () answer; solution;

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fng g () check

d 7 make a mark on; draw:

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niyu New York

chng 1 call:

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dling () 1 a large number; a great quantity:

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dling cif enormous wealth

dling shsh a host of facts

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gnggng () public; common; communal:

shsh () installation; facilities:

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Bng qi and; besides; moreover; furthermore

zh mng () famous; well-known:

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Chle () except:

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t chle ji dinhu ywi, hi yo dz Besides answering phone calls, she does some typing

chle t, shu y b hu chng zh zh g No one can sing this song except her

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chwi () be excepted; not including:

. bwgun mitin kifng, xngq y chwi. The museum is open every day except Monday

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Gungji have a look round in the business centre; go window-

shopping

Gung shngchng go window-shopping in shopping center.

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Hnbobo Hamburger

Sh tio French fries

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Bngjlng Ice cream

Bngqln Ice cream

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Tng 4 ( ) very; rather; quite :

tng ho very good.

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jntin tng lng It's rather cold today.

t de zhngwn tng bcu His Chinese is not bad.

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Jhu () chance; opportunity:

jhu nnd a rare chance

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wsh () wushu , martial arts

Gngf kung fu; martial arts; a primarily unarmed Chinese martial art resembling karate.

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dinyng mngxng film star; movie star

Yngxng Movie star

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Qunsh all over the city; whole city; Citywide

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qungu all over the country.

hud d y mng come out first in the competition with a championship

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zhuny xuxio vocational school

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Zhuny () special field of study; major

zhunyk specialized courses.

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dq () area; district; region:

ynhi d q coastal areas.

ynhi ( ) along the coast; coastal

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by graduate; finish school:

by shng graduate.

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by lnwn graduation thesis.

by dinl graduation ceremony : commencement

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bi shu hunyng be given a rousing welcome; be welcomed

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tij qun Taijiquan; Tai Chi; Shadowboxing

ync () therefore; for this reason; consequently

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jn ( ) only; merely; barely:

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nl () try hard; make great efforts; exert oneself:

nl gngzu work hard.

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hu 8 () spend; expend:

hu lio b sho qin spend a lot of money.

hn hu shjin take a lot of time; be time-consuming

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zhun 1 () special :

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jishu 3 admit

jishu xn huyun recruit new members

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hoch 1 benefit; advantage:

du wmen du yu hoch be of benefit to us all

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jhu 1 () plan; project; programed: 2 () map out; plan:

ni 2 [used after a noun to indicate place, time, scope or limits

within; in; inside:

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xioni in the school.

shni indoor

zujn j tin ni in a few days.

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shui 2 () beautiful; graceful; smart:

shui g handsome young man

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rnzhn () conscientious; earnest; serious:

gngzu rnzhn be conscientious in one's work

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