1. One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. （NETEM 1994 Passage 2, paragraph 1）
　　1.3亿美国人的手中至少持有一家银行发行的信用卡。

　　2. But this was not always the case; before it was legally required for all children to attend school until a certain age, it was widely accepted that some were just not equipped by nature to pursue this kind of education.（NETEM 1999 Passage 3, paragraph 2）
　　但是情况并不总是如此；在法律要求所有儿童必须上学至一定年龄之前，人们普遍认为有些儿童天生就不适合接受这种教育。

　　3. Yet there are limits to what a society can spend in this pursuit.（NETEM 2003 passage 4, paragraph 4）
　　然而在这样的追求中，一个社会能够承担的费用是有限的。

organ	vt.	1. 器官 2. 风琴3. 机构，报刊
organic	a.	器官的，有机的
organism	n.	有机体，生物体
organize	vt.	组织
disorganized	a.	紊乱的, 无组织的
organizational	a.	组织的

　　1. Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution: they "look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension." （NETEM 2000 Passage 2, paragraph 3）
　　达尔文有一句话描述那些对进化一无所知的人，他们"看有机的生命如同野人看船，好像看某种完全不能理解的东西".

　　2. If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses. （NETEM 2002 passage 1, paragraph 1）
　　如果你在和一群经理谈话，你就可以评论他们秘书的工作方法紊乱；相反，如果你在和一群秘书谈话，你就可以评论她们老板的工作方法紊乱。

　　3. Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need for talents that liberal-arts majors are assumed to have: writing and communication skills, organizational skills, open-mindedness and adaptability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems.（CET——4, 2003.9, Passage 2, paragraph 5）
　　劳动力市场分析人士一次又一次强调对如下特长的需求：写作和交流能力、组织能力、开放性思维和适应性，以及分析和解决问题的能力。而人们一般认为这些能力是文科专业毕业所具备的。

fossil	n.	化石
toss	v.	1.抛，扔 2.（使）颠簸，摇摆 3.辗转反侧
toss的相关近义词及衍生：
cast	vt.	1.投，掷，抛 2.铸造
	n.	1.演员表 2.铸件，模子
throw	vt.	投，扔
fling	n.	1.扔，抛，掷 2.一时的行乐
	v.	扔，抛，掷

　　And if one received a grape without having to provide her token in exchange at all, the other either tossed her own token at the researcher or out of the chamber, or refused to accept the slice of cucumber .（NETEM 2005, Text 1,Paragraph 4）
　　如果一只猴子根本无需用代币就能够得到一颗葡萄的话，那么另外一只就会将代币掷向研究人员或者扔出房间外，或者拒绝接受那片黄瓜。

inhale	vt.	吸入
	例：	Inhale fresh air 吸入新鲜空气
	vi.	吸气
	n.	吸气
inhibit	v.	抑制， 约束， [化] [医]抑制
	例：	an inhibited person 抑制情感的人
inhabit	vt.	居住于，栖息于
inhabitant	n.	居民
habit	n.	习惯，习性
habitat	n.	（动植物的）产地栖息地， 聚集处
habitual	a.	习惯性的，惯常的
custom	n.	1.风俗，习惯 2. （pl.）海关
customary	a.	惯例的
accustom	vt.	（to）使习惯
accustomed	a.	通常的， 习惯的
custom的相关近义词及衍生：
tradition	n.	传统，惯例
orthodox	a.	1.传统的，符合社会风俗的 2.正统的