Vocabulary1. Creating Compound Words STEP ONE:Column AColumn BThe compound words createdthroughdaythroughoutupmanupbeat, upliftdraweareddrawbackteenreadyteenagehandconscioushandout, handwrittenbirthbackbirthday, birthstonechairdistancechairmanragbeatrag-earedeverliftever-readyoverageoverdue, overage longduelong-distance, long-earedselfstoneself-consciousmileoutmileage, milestonetypewishingtypewriter, typewrittenwellwriter/writtenwell-wishing, well-writtenSTEP TWO: 1) long-distance 2) upbeat 3) ever-ready 4) overdue 5) typewriter 6) milestone 7) handwritten 8) uplifted 9) self-conscious 10) rag-eared11) birthday 12) throughout 13) drawbacks 14) chairman 15) teenage2. 1) A. intrigued v. interest B. intrigue n. the act or practice of secretly planning to harm someone or make them lose their position of power 2) A. straining v. try very hard to do something using all your physical or mental strength B. strain n. a force that stretches, pulls or puts pressure on something 3) A. savor n. taste; flavor B. savored v. enjoy the taste or flavor of; enjoy as much as you can 4) A. treasure v. treat something as being very special, important, or valuable B. treasure n. a store of gold, silver, jewels, etc. 5) A. credited v. consider … as having achieved something or being the reason for it B. credit n. trust; faith 6) A. boost n. an encouraging act of cheering somebody up B. boost v. make someone feel more confident and less worried 7) A. note n. a short, usually informal, letter B. noted v. notice or pay careful attention to something 8) A. signed v. write your signature on a letter or document to show that you wrote it, agreed with it B. sign n. gesture used to express one’s meaning, idea, etc. 9) A. totaled v. come to a certain amount B. total n. the whole amount 10) A. stuffed v. fill something with a substance B. stuff n. substance or material 11) A. count n. the number that is reached when something is being counted B. count v. be important 12) A. last v. manage to remain in the same situation B. last n. the remaining part of something 13) A. complimented v. express praise or admiration of somebody B. compliment n. an expression of praise, admiration, approval, etc. 14) A. flood n. a large number or amount B. flooding v. arrive in large numbers 15) A. contact n. communication with a person, organization, country, etc. B. contact v. reach (someone) by message, telephone, etc.3. 1) thrives 2) strategy 3) annual 4) deserve 5) spontaneous 6) sincere 7) investments 8) enterprise 9) follow up 10) characterized 11) lingered 12) acknowledged 4. column: 1) D 2) A 3) B 4) C tough: 1) D 2) B 3) E 4) F 5) C 6) A5.1) A. complementary B. complimentary C. complimentarycomplimentary: 1) expressing admiration, praise, etc. 2) given free of chargecomplementary: making something complete or perfect; supplying what is lacking or needed for completion2) A. stationery B. stationary C. stationarystationary: not moving, or not changingstationery: writing materials (e.g. paper, envelopes, etc.)3) A. typist B. typewriter C. typisttypewriter: a machine with a keyboard that you use for typing words directly onto a sheet of papertypist: a person who types, especially one employed to do so4) A. vulgar B. vague C. vaguevague: 1) not clearly expressed, known, described or decided 2) not clear in shape; not clearly seenvulgar: not having or showing good taste or good manners; not educated5) A. pad B. pat C. padpad: 1) several sheets of paper fastened together, used for writing, drawing, etc. 2) a piece of soft thick cloth or rubber which is used to protect a part of the body, give shape to something or clean something 6) A. own B. owed C. owes D. ownedowe: 1) have to pay, for something already done or given 2) feel gratefulown: 1) a. belonging to oneself and to no one else 2) v. possess (something), especially by lawful right6.1) searched 2) clever 3) solution 4) wasted 5) tolerate 6) hidden 7) dumb 8) subject 9) noise 10) extra 11) purchased 12) replaced 13) appreciation 14) hurried 15) warrant 16) strange 。