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第一组，词汇辨析:assert, claim, allege, affirm的区别

选词填空：将assert, claim, allege, affirm放到合适的位置，完成句子。

Justice will ____ itself.

A ____ has been put in for higher wages.

He would again and again ____ that he was wholly unfitted to new duties.

I ____ I can like it.

点津：

assert, claim, allege, affirm都有声称，断定的意思。

assert “宣称，坚持”，指不管事实如何，主观自信地宣称

claim “声称，主张”，往往表示说话者反对或不同意某一观点，或指根据某种规定提出的要求或主张

allege “宣称，断定”，指在无真实凭据情况下宣称

affirm “断言，肯定”，指根据事实坚信不移地宣称，而且有可靠证据，任何时候都不动摇

Justice will assert itself.

正义必将伸张。

A claim has been put in for higher wages.

已经提出了增加工资的要求。

He would again and again allege that he was wholly unfitted to new duties.

他一再指出，他完全不适合担任新的职务。

I affirm I can like it.

我肯定我会喜欢它。

答案：

assert, claim, allege, affirm

第二组：词汇辨析:valid, vain, vacant, vague的区别

选词填空：将valid, vain, vacant, vague放到合适的位置，完成句子。

How long is the ticket ____ ?

He tried in ____ to get into contact with the local branch.

He was appointed to the ____ post.

His thought was too ____ to be described

点津：

valid 有效的，有充分根据的。

How long is the ticket valid?

这车票有效期多久？

The contract is valid for six months.

vain 无益的，徒然的，自负的。

He tried in vain to get into contact with the local branch.

他试图与当地分部取得联络,但没有成功。

She made a vain attempt to persuade him to come back.

vacant 空的，未被占用的，空虚的。

He was appointed to the vacant post.

他被委派填补那空缺.

He applied for a vacant position.

vague 不清楚的，含糊的，茫然的。

I haven't the vaguest idea of what they want.

His thought was too vague to be described.

他的思路混混沌沌，难以理清。

答案：

valid, vain, vacant, vague