(8)publish (vt.) 出版；发行；发表；公布

　　(9)gifted (adj.) 有天赋的

　　(10)appointment (n.) 约会；任命

　　【即景活用】

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　　1．Our software, unless ________(update) on a regular basis, may not serve us well in our work.

　　答案：updated

　　2．They investigated the problem ________(thorough) before making the decision.

　　答案：thoroughly

　　3．He is a ________(gift) musician and promises to be a famous musician.

　　答案：gifted

　　4．Not until one of his works ________(publish) was he able to gain his confidence in writing.

　　答案：was published

　　5．You should phone his secretary if you want to make an ________(appoint)．

　　答案：appointment

　　6．He took the first place in the exam and his parents were ________(delight) to know about it.

　　答案：delighted

　　7．The truth is that the committee gave its ________(approve) to the plan after second thought.

　　答案：approval

　　8．The man was found ________(guilt) of armed robbery.

　　答案：guilty

9．He is so ________(usual) that sometimes no one knows what he says.