Complete each sentence with a FAMILY WORD from the list. Be sure to use the correct word form.

　　1. absorb (v) 吸收、并吞、全神贯注；absorbent (adj) 有吸收力的；absorbing (adj) 有趣的；absorption (n) 吸收、专心

　　(1) Besides cotton, what other things can _________ water.

　　(2) Have you _________ what you have read or learned from class?

　　(3) Whenever I saw David, he was _________ in his work.

　　(4) Blotting-paper is a kind of _________ paper to dry wet ink.

　　(5) Let children read _________ tales and jokes, which can draw their attention better than books of a serious nature.

　　(6) Most of the students seemed to have a good _________ of the special lecture this morning.

　　(7) In ancient times, big states often _________ small ones, as if it were a matter of course.

　　(8) Too much _________ in extra-curricular activities has interfered with his school work.

　　2. accommodate (v) 供给住宿、容纳、给予方便、适应；accommodation (n) 住所、便利、适应；accommodating (adj) 肯行方便的

　　(1) How many students can that dormitory ___________ ?

　　(2) As a person of good reputation, any bank will ___________ you with the loan you want.

　　(3) Jason has ___________ his two friends for the night.

　　(4) It is important for a foreigner to ___________ himself to the new environment.

　　(5) It will be a great ___________ to me if you can give me a lift to the lecture hall.

　　(6) Whenever there is an international conference here, there is a shortage of hotel ___________.

　　(7) The ___________ of one's living habits to new social conditions takes time.

　　(8) Thank you for allowing me to sit here. You are so ___________.

　　3. antagonise(v)敌对、使成敌人；antagonism(n)对立；antagonist(n)敌手；antagonistic(adj)敌对的

　　(1) Tony likes to make sarcastic remarks, which often _________ others, even his close friends.

　　(2) When two fierce animals fight, one may die or be badly wounded by the _________ .

　　(3) The _________ between the two neighbours has been intensified by their recent friction.

　　(4) As a result of long-term suffering at the hands of their master, slaves are usually _________ to him.

　　4. caprice (n) 反复无常；capricious (adj)善变的；capriciously (adv) 善变地；capriciousness (n) 善变

　　(1) Comparatively speaking, women seem to be more _________ in their temper than men.

　　(2) Because of the _________ of weather recently, some fishermen have stayed at home instead of going fishing in the deep sea.

　　(3) If you go on acting _________, no one would like to work with you.

　　(4) The reason why more and more staff left is that they could not bear with their supervisor's emotional _________ .

答案：

1.(1)absorb　(2)absorbed　(3)absorbed　(4)absorbent
　(5)absorbing (6)absorption (7)absorbed (8)absorption

2.(1)accommodate　(2)accommodate　(3)accommodated
　(4)accommodate　(5)accommodation
　(6)accommodation　(7)accommodation
　(8)accommodating

3.(1)antagonise　(2)antagonist　(3)antagonism
　(4)antagonistic

4.(1)capricious (2)caprice (3)capriciously
　(4)capriciousness