3). They had a large majority _______ (介词) the other party at the last election.

4). The majority of people _________ (prefer) peace to war.

5). The majority of the damage _________ (be) easy to repair.

Keys: 1). majority 2). in 3). over 4). prefer / prefers 5). is

2. applicant n. 申请人 application n. 申请(书)；应用；用途 apply v. 申请；运用，适用

[典例]

1). We had 250 applicants for the job. 有250人申请这份工作。

2). As the wages were low, there were few applicants for the job. 因为工资低, 没有什麽人申请这份工作。

[重点用法]

apply for... 申请...... apply to... 适用......

fill in the application form for sth. 填写......申请表

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词或翻译。

1). Successful _________ (apply) will receive notification within the week.

2). This rule can' t be applied ________ (介词) every case.

3). You should ________ ________(申请) the job immediately, in person or by letter.

4). The question in the second half of the form _________ ________ (适用) married men only.

Keys: 1). applicants 2). to 3). apply for 4). apply to

3. occur vi. 发生；出现；存在

[典例]

1). The tragedy occurred only minutes after take-off. 这一悲剧在起飞后几分钟内就发生了。

2). Didn' t it occur to you that he might be late? 你当时没有想到他可能会迟到吗?

[重点用法]

occur to... (主意) 浮现于脑海中；被想到；被想起；（某人）想到......

[练习] 根据句子的意思填空或翻译。

1). The possibility that she might be wrong never even ________ ________ her.

2). A good idea _______ _______ him.

3). ___________________________________ (他从没想到) he might be falling in love with her.

Keys: 1). occurred to 2). occurred to 3). It had never occurred to him that

4. indicate vt. 指出；标示；表明indication n. 指出；表明indicative adj.指示的；暗示的

[典例]

1). I asked him where my sister was and he indicated the shop opposite. 我问他握姐姐在哪，他指指对面的商店。

2). Research indicates that men find it easier to give up smoking than women. 研究表明男人感到比女人更容易戒烟。

[重点用法]

indicate sth (to sb) 指示；指出；标示 indicate that/wh-表示......；示意......

[练习] 根据句子的意思，在括号里填入适当的词。

1). The government has ________ (表明) that it intends to cut taxes.

2). A flashing red light ________ (标示) that a stretch of road was undergoing repairs.