benefit n.利益促進或增強福利的東西；好處(07-12)

E-books have so many benefits that they will replace traditional books. (08-6)

benign adj.和藹的；溫和的；慈祥的(02-1,)
bias n.偏見；成見(, 00-6)

The Oxford dictionary can therefore stand more vigorous scrutiny for cultural bias than the Longman publication because the latter does not hesitate about viewing the rest of the world from the cultural perspectives of the English-speaking world.( 96-6)

Researchers who are unfamiliar with the cultural and ethnic groups they are studying must take extra precautions to shed any biases they bring with them from their own culture. (02-6)

biotech n.生物工藝學(05-6,07-6)

She now works in the biotech forestry division of a major paper company. (07-6)

blame v.譴責；歸咎(08-6, )

The mother didn’t know who to blame for the broken glass.(90-1)

blond adj.金發的(05-6)

board n.木板 vt.(收費)供…膳食；搭乘（飛機，船等）交通工具（07-12）

Susan stood motionless at the end of the diving board, hands at her side, heels slightly raised, every muscle anticipating action. (92-6)

When you board a plane, a machine may soon be scanning more than your bags—it may be studying your face. (93-1)

boundary n.界線；邊界

burden n.負荷；負擔（99-6,00-6）

British universities, groaning under the burden of a huge increase in student numbers, are warning that the tradition of a free education is at risk.(99-6)

candidate n.候選人, 投考者（94-1，95-1，95-6，99-1，99-6，02-1，02-12，07-6）

Your qualities will exhibit to employers why they should hire you over other candidates. （07-6）

capital n. 首都；資金，資本（05-12，06-6，06-12）

It will be increasingly difficult to maintain political support for the free flow of goods, services, and capital across borders. （07-12）

catastrophe n.大災難, 大禍（08-6）

category n.種類, 部屬; 類目

centralize v.集聚, 集中

challenge n.挑戰

The challenge is particularly evident in the work—place. （07-12）

characteristic adj.表示特性的；典型的；特有的 n. 特征，特性 (06-6)

If you display these characteristics, with just a little luck, you’ll certainly succeed in the typical personnel interview.(95-1)

charge v.要價；索價；

circumstance n.環境, 詳情, 境況 （07-12）

Losing everything you own under such circumstances can be distressing. (06-12)

citizen n.市民, 公民（08-12）

In 1997, NASA published a report concluding that selling trips into space to private citizens could be worth billions of dollars.（06-12）

claim v.要求，認領，索賠

Mothers have always claimed that they could see their newborns looking at them as they held them, despite what they have been told. （91-1）

It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we cannot do without.（97-1）

clinical adj.臨床的；臨診的

clip n.小夾子；回形針不及物動詞 vi. 夾上,夾住

Even after graduation, young people find their wings clipped by skyrocketing housing costs.（93-6）

cloud n.云, 煙云（02-6）

cluster n.一串；一束；一群 vt. 群集，聚集（06-12）

When we go abroad, we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. （01-6）

coastal adj.海岸的 （02-6）

coincidence n.巧合；巧合的事

It is no coincidence that a large number of violent crimes are committed under the influence of alcohol.

大量的暴力犯罪都是在酒精的作用下發生的，這一點并非巧合。

combine v.聯結；結合 （08-12）

This information is combined with a map database.（02-1）

commerce n.商業（02-12）

commodity n. 貨場；商品；物品

In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity (實物) that could be carried, or stolen.（92-1）

communicate v. 交流；通信

With stunning speed, the Internet is profoundly changing the way we work, shop, do business, and communicate.（05-12）

community n.社區

Why do some non-native speakers of English claim that it is a difficult language to learn, while infants born into English-speaking communities acquire their language before they learn to use forks and knives? （2009.6）

為什么英語非母語者認為英語難學，而英語環境出生的幼兒在學會使用刀叉前就已經掌握英語了呢？

comparative adj. 比較的（08-12）

compatibility n. 適合， 適應（性）（95-1）