41. insurance n.保险

There are many insurances you can choose when you buy a house.当你买房子时有多种保险可供选择。

People without insurance should pay for their own loss.没上保险的人应自理损失费用。

42. junior a. ①初级的

All the children will go to junior schools before entering middle schools.所有的孩子在上中学之前都要上小学。

The book is suitable for the students who study junior English.这本书适合英语初学者。

②年少的

He is my junior.他比我小。

My sister is two years junior to me.我妹妹比我小两岁。

43. kid n.小孩

Where are the kids? 孩子们在哪？

How many kids do you have? 你有几个孩子？

44. latter n.（两者之中的）后者

They all support the former idea, but I prefer the latter one.他们都支持前一种想法，但我却比较喜欢后一种。

Of the two the latter one is better than the former one.两者中后者比前者好。

45. literature n.文学

When I was at university, I studied American and British literature.我在大学的时候学习了英美文学。

He got a degree in Russian literature.他获得了俄国文学学士学位。

46. means n. ①方法，手段

The quickest means of travel now is by air.现在最快的旅行方式是坐飞机。

He couldn’t speak, but made himself understood by means of signs.他不能说话但通过做手势的方式让人明白了他的意思。

②财产

She intended to marry her daughter to a man of means.她想把闺女嫁给个富翁。

Have the means to support your large family? 你的收入够养活你那一大家子人吗？

47. movie n.（口语）电影

There’s a good movie on tonight.今晚有一部好电影要上映。

We are all movie fans.我们都是电影迷。

48. observe v.观察，监视，观测

He kept on observing the stars for nearly 20 years.他坚持观察星相有将近20年了。

The police have been observing the suspect’s movements.警方一直监视着嫌疑犯的一举一动。

49. occupy v.占有，占据，占领

Her books occupied too much space.她的书占了太多的地方。

Voluntary work occupies a lot of my spare time.志愿服务工作占去我大部分业余时间。

The city was occupied by their enemy.那座城市被敌人占领。

50. outstanding a.杰出的，优秀的

I was proud of your outstanding performance.我为你们出色的表演感到自豪。

Some outstanding students are competing for the top prize.几名杰出的学生在争夺大奖。

51. overcome v.克服，战胜，解决

It’s high time you overcame your bad habit.你早该克服你的坏毛病了。

We’ll overcome that difficulty when we get to it.我们到时候会战胜那困难的。

52. per prep.每，每一

Potatoes cost 1 dollar per pound.土豆每磅一美元。

How many words can you type per minute? 你每分钟可打多少字?

53. positive a. ①肯定的

Are you positive she’s the person you danced with last Saturday? 你肯定她就是上周跟你跳过舞的那人吗？

We still don’t have a positive answer as to how he died.他是怎么死的我们还说不准。

②积极的

The boss sang high praise for our positive thinking.老板对我们的积极思考大为赞赏。

It’s no use just telling me to do it; give me positive advice as how to do it.只告诉我做什么没用，请在做法上给我一些具体指导。

54. potential a.可能的，潜在的

I dare say every seed is a potential plant.我敢说每颗种子都会长成植物。

He is seen as a potential winner in the game.大家都认为他将是比赛的获胜者。

n.潜力

Your daughter certainly shows the potential to become a good singer.你女儿当然很有希望成为一名好歌手。

He is a young player with great potential.他是一位有很大潜力的年轻选手。

55.predict v.预测，预言

He predicted that she would become an excellent dancer.他预言她会成为一个很棒的舞蹈家。

Can you predict when the task will be fulfilled? 你能预测什么时候完成任务吗？

56.profit n. ①利润

They sold the coal mine at a profit.他们把煤矿卖掉赚了钱。

Did she make any profit on the sale? 她做这次买卖挣到钱了吗？

②利益，好处

We’re reading for both profit and pleasure.我们阅读既是为得到好处也是为愉悦。

You could with profit spend some extra time learning a foreign language.你额外花些时间学习外语是有好处的。

57.purchase v.购买，购置

Have you considered purchasing a new house by the river? 你考虑过买幢河边的房子吗？

We were encouraged to purchase shares in that firm.鼓励我们购买那家公司的股票。

58.quality n.质量，性质

I insist that we use building materials of high quality.我坚持用质量高的建筑材料。

He shows real quality as an actor.作为演员他表现出真正的表演才华。

59.quit v.停止，放弃

They’ve quit working on the project of the dam.他们已经停下了修建大坝的工作。

I’ll quit if I don’t get a pay rise.如果不给我加薪我就不干了。

60.rank n.职衔，军衔

He asked what your rank was.他问你的军衔是什么。

Is your husband above or below a major in rank? 你丈夫的军阶在上校之上还是之下？