(共63张PPT)
Unit 1
Science and scientists
Words and Expressions
Read the words and expressions after the video.
串记拓展词汇
1. severe adj.极为恶劣的;十分严重的;严厉的→ adv.严重地;严格地;严厉地
2. frustrated adj.懊恼的;沮丧的;失意的→ vt.使懊丧;使懊恼
3. contradictory adj.相互矛盾的;对立的;不一致的→ vt.反驳;相矛盾
4. infect vt.使感染;传染→ n.感染;传染
5. proof n.证据;证明;检验→ v.证明;被发现是
severely
frustrate
contradict
infection
prove
6. multiple adj.数量多的;多种多样的→ v.乘;乘以;成倍增加
7. intervention n.介入;出面;干涉→ vi.介入;干涉
8. transform vt.使改观;使改变形态vi.改变;转变→ n.转化
transformation
【掌握构词规律 快速记牢单词】
后缀-ion常用于字母t结尾的动词之后构成名词,如:
infect → infection 感染 select → selection 挑选
elect → election 选举 collect → collection 收集
multiply
intervene
9. thinking n.思想;思维;见解→ v.想;考虑
→ n.思想者;思考者→ n.想法
10. finding n.发现;调查结果;(法律)判决→ vt.找到;发现
11. initial adj.最初的 开始的; 第一的→ adv.起初
think
thinker
thought
find
initially
【掌握构词规律 快速记牢单词】
动词+-er/-or结尾的词往往表示人或用具,例如:
farm → farmer 农民/夫 bake → baker 面包师
visit →visitor 访问/参观者 profess → professor 教授;教师
cook → cooker 炊具
12. mechanic n.机械师;机械修理工→ adj.机械的;发动机的;机器的
13. defend vt.保卫;防守;辩解→ n.防卫
→ adj.防御的
14. assistant n.助理;助手→ vt.& vi.帮助;协助;援助
→ n.帮助;援助
15. leadership n.领导;领导地位;领导才能→ vi.& vt.领导;导致→ n.领导者;首领→ adj.领先的;主要的
mechanical
defence
defensive
assist
assistance
lead
leader
leading
16. brilliant adj.聪颖的;绝妙的;明亮的→ n.透明度;亮度;光彩→ adv.精彩绝伦地;光彩夺目地
brilliance
brilliantly
【掌握构词规律 快速记牢单词】
后缀-ance/-ence,往往放在动词的后面构成名词,表示 “行为或者性质”,
例如:
appear → appearance 出现,外貌 prefer → preference 偏爱
guide → guidance 指引,指导 prefer → preference 偏爱,偏好
perform → performance 表演,节目 exist → existence 存在,生存
17. gifted adj.有天赋的;有天才的;天资聪慧的→ n.天赋;礼物
18. fault n.弱点;过错→ adj.有错误的;有缺点的
19. vivid adj.生动的;鲜明的;丰富的→ adv.清晰地;生动地
gift
faulty
vividly
1. As a young doctor, John Snow became frustrated because no one knew how to prevent or treat cholera.(教材原句)
作为一名年轻的医生,约翰·斯诺变得沮丧,因为没有人知道如何预防或治疗霍乱。
frustrated adj.懊恼的;沮丧的;失意的
【归纳拓展】
feel frustrated at/with 对……感到沮丧/懊恼
frustration n.沮丧→frustrate vt.使沮丧→frustrating adj.令人沮丧的
【背佳句】
Be cool when you are happy, calm when you are frustrated.
得意时淡然,失意时泰然。
练出神 单句填空
① My camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, I grew (frustrate).
② Several more days went by and the youth’s feelings of ____________ (frustrate) increased.
③ Finding your first job can be both a rewarding and (frustrate) experience.
frustrated
frustration
frustrating
写精彩 完成句子·背诵
④令他懊恼的是,他的儿子感染了流感病毒。
________ _______ _________ ____________ _______ ______ his son was infected with the flu virus.
What made him frustrated was that
图形助记
frustrate
vt.使沮丧
frustrating
adj.令人沮丧的
frustration
n.沮丧
→
frustrated
adj.沮丧的
→
→
2. The other was that cholera was caused by an infection from germs in food or water. (教材原句)
另一种理论是霍乱是由食物或水中的细菌感染引起的。
infection n.感染;传染
【归纳拓展】
prevent infection防止感染 skin infection皮肤感染
be infected with被感染 a highly infectious disease传染性极高的疾病
infectious adj.传染性的
【背佳句】
This virus infected thousands of computers within days.
这种病毒在短短几天内感染了数千台计算机。
练出神 单句填空
①There is a virus that (infect) word-processing documents recently.
②The open wound soon became (infect).
写精彩 完成句子·背诵
③她那快乐的情绪和笑声感染了全班。(应用文写作之活动介绍)
Her cheerful spirits and laughter __________ _____ ________ _______.
infects
infected
infect(ed) the whole class
3. Snow subscribed to the second theory.(教材原句)
斯诺赞同第二种理论。
subscribe to 同意;赞同
subscribe vi.定期订购;
定期交纳(会费);认购(股票)
【归纳拓展】
subscribe to an animal protection society向一个动物保护协会捐款
subscribe to a magazine订阅一本杂志
subscribe for 认购(股份)
subscriber n.订阅人,订购者;定期捐款者
【名师点津】
subscribe to意为“同意,赞成”时,to为介词,后常跟view, belief, theory等名词作宾语。
【背佳句】
Our monitor put forward a suggestion that our class should subscribe to some magazines and the teacher subscribed to his suggestion.
我们班长提出了我们班应该订购一些杂志的建议,老师同意了他的建议。
练出神 写出黑体词的含义
① You can subscribe to the magazine for as little as $32 a year.
② I have never subscribed to the view that schooldays are the happiest days of my life.
③ Existing shareholders subscribed for only 49% of the new share issue.
写精彩 完成句子·背诵
④有很多种杂志,你可以订阅你感兴趣的。(应用文写作之活动介绍)
There are multiple magazines and you can ___________ ____ _____ ______
that you are interested in.
订阅
同意
认购
subscribe to the ones
4. Snow suspected that the water pump was to blame.(教材原句)
斯诺怀疑是水泵的问题。
suspect vt.& vi.怀疑;疑有;不信任 n.犯罪嫌疑人;可疑对象
【归纳拓展】
suspect sb of (doing) sth怀疑某人(做了)某事
suspect sb to be...怀疑某人是…… suspect that...怀疑……
a murder suspect犯罪嫌疑人
【名师点津】“动词+宾语+of”的动词短语还有:
warn sb of sth.警告某人某事
inform sb of sth.通知某人某事
remind sb of sth.提醒某人某事
accuse sb of sth.指责某人某事
【背佳句】
What she said sounded convincing, but I suspect it to be a lie.
她的话听起来像那么回事,但我认为那是谎话。
练出神 单句填空
① The man, (suspect) of casting stones at the car, was arrested by the police.
② (suspect) nothing, he walked right into the ward.
③ We suspected the man (be) a cheat at first but it turned out an outstanding astronomer.
写精彩 一句多译·背诵
警察怀疑钱是他拿的。
→④ The police the money.
→⑤ The police the money.
suspected
Suspecting
to be
suspected him of having taken
suspected that he had taken
5. Snow suspected that the water pump was to blame.(教材原句)
斯诺怀疑是水泵的问题。
blame vt.把……归咎于;责怪;指责 n.责备;指责
【归纳拓展】
blame sb for(doing) sth因(做)某事责备某人
blame sth on...把某事归咎于…… be to blame (for sth)(对某事)负有责任
take the blame for对……承担责任
put/lay/place the blame for sth on...把某事归咎于……
【名师点津】
be to blame短语中blame不能用被动形式,该短语为主动形式表示被动含义。
【背佳句】
Bad workmen often blame their tools.
拙匠常怪工具差。
练出神 单句填空
①Which driver was to blame the severe accident
②This is not his fault. I am (blame) for not having made the whole thing clear to him.
③The police blamed the traffic accident Jack’s careless driving.
写精彩 句式升级·背诵
④As the boy was blamed by his teacher, he was in low spirits. (改为过去分词短语作状语)
→ , the boy was in low spirits.
for
to blame
on
Blamed by his teacher
6. Accordingly, he had the handle of the pump removed so that it could not be used. (教材原句)
因此,他把水泵的手柄拆除了,这样水泵就不能用了。
handle n.把手;拉手;柄
vt.处理;搬动;操纵(车辆、动物、工具等)
【归纳拓展】
handle a machine操纵机器 handle a problem处理问题
the handle of the door门把手 get a handle on sth开始了解/掌握某事
【背佳句】If you do, you won’t be able to handle it and the whole thing develops into an unpleasant scene and that ruins everyone’s day.
如果你这样做(自我设限)的话,就无法解决问题了,整个事情会发展成不愉快的场面,破坏每个人一天(的心情)。
练出神 单句填空
① The suspect said he had never (handle) a gun before.
② We all have to learn (handle) pressure.
③ He turned handle and opened the door.
写精彩 完成句子·背诵
④由于这里没有人知道机器出了什么毛病,我们必须请一位工程师来处理。(应用文写作之建议信)
As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer ______ _________ ________ ___________.
handled
to handle
the
to handle the problem
7. Through Snow’s tireless efforts, water companies began to sell clean water, and the threat of cholera around the world saw a substantial decrease.
(教材原句)在斯诺的不懈努力下,自来水公司开始销售干净的水,在世界范围内霍乱的威胁大幅度减少。
【归纳拓展】
decrease to...减少到…… decrease by...减少了……
decrease from...to...从……减少到…… on the decrease正在减少
decrease n.减少;降低;减少量
vt.& vi.(使大小、数量等)减少;减小;降低
【辨析】
decrease 指逐渐地、不断地减少
lessen 指数目、程度、价值、实力等的减少
reduce 普通用词,含义广。指数量、程度的降低或减少
【背佳句】People who don’t want to climb tend to decrease.
不想往上爬的人往往会减少。
练出神 单句填空
① It is said that the average house prices may decrease 3% next year because of the intervention of the government.
② The charge for transportation is the decrease because of lower fuel costs.
③ The sales of this product have decreased five million ______ two million.
by
on
from
to
写精彩 一句多译·背诵
由于人类活动,一些稀有动物的数目在减少。(decrease)
→④ Because of human activities, the number of some rare animals .
→⑤ Because of human activities, the number of some rare animals .
is on the decrease
is decreasing
8. Fortunately, we now know how to prevent cholera, thanks to the work of John Snow.(教材原句)
幸运的是,由于约翰·斯诺的努力,我们现在知道了如何预防霍乱。
thanks to 幸亏;由于
【归纳拓展】
表示“因为;由于”的短语:
due to 由于;因为 because of 由于;因为 on account of 由于
owing to 由于;因为 as a result of 由于……的结果
【背佳句】
Thanks to the recent research, vaccines against the flu virus are available.
多亏近来的研究,才有了抵抗流感病毒的疫苗。
练出神 单句填空
① (owe) to the help from his comrades, he has made rapid progress.
② Thanks his help, I finished my work on time.
③ His school work is suffering because family problems.
Owing
to
of
写精彩 一句多译·背诵
他由于突然头疼起来未能去参加宴会。
→④He wasn’t able to attend the party his sudden headache. (result)
→⑤He wasn’t able to attend the party his sudden headache. (account)
→⑥He wasn’t able to attend the party his sudden headache.
(owing)
as a result of
on account of
owing to
9. Moreover, in his use of maps and statistics, Snow transformed the way scientists study diseases. (教材原句)
此外,通过使用地图和数据,斯诺改变了科学家研究疾病的方式。
transform vt.使改观;使改变形态
vi.改变;转变
【归纳拓展】
transform...into...使……变成……
transform...from...into...把……从……变成……
transformation n.转型;转化
【背佳句】(2020·浙江卷)
I learned a lot about how to extend the life of objects and transform them into something new and useful.
我学到了很多关于如何延伸事物的生命并将它们转化为新的和有用的东西。
练出神 单句填空
① The magician transformed the handkerchief a bird.
② Life in Britain (transform) by the appearance of the steam engine in the past.
③ Going to college brought about a great (transform) in his outlook.
写精彩 词汇升级·背诵
④ To our amazement, she changed the clay into a beautiful sculpture in an instant.(升级加黑词汇)
→ To our amazement, she the clay into a beautiful sculpture in an instant.
into
was transformed
transformation
transformed
10. This was when you should have calmed down and got down to doing some solid work. (教材原句)
这时你本应该冷静下来,做一些实际的工作。
solid adj.可靠的;固体的;坚实的
n.固体
【归纳拓展】
solid against一致反对……的 solid for一致赞成……的
a solid foundation for坚实的基础 different solids不同的固体
【背佳句】
The process of heating is to change something from a solid to a liquid.
加热的过程使某物由固态转变为液态。
练出神 单句填空
① He is still too ill to take (solid).
② This has provided a very solid foundation the group to grow.
③ The members were solid the idea because it was harmful to their interests.
写精彩 完成句子·背诵
④ 我决定在这个坚实的基础之上继续努力。
I am determined to work harder on this .
solids
for
against
solid foundation
11. A non-Newtonian fluid is strange because you can pour it like a liquid, but if you put any pressure on it, it suddenly becomes hard as concrete. (教材原句)
一种非牛顿流体是很奇怪的,因为你可以像液体一样把它倒出来,但是如果你对它施加任何压力,它会突然变得像混凝土一样坚硬。
【归纳拓展】
pour out涌出;倒出 pour in涌入 pour into朝……里面倒
pour vt.倒出;倾泻;斟(饮料)
【背佳句】Pour water into a sieve. 竹篮打水一场空。
练出神 写出黑体词的含义
① He got up and poured himself another drink.
② Blood was pouring from his broken nose.
③ It was still pouring outside.
④ Food donations have poured in from all over the country.
写精彩 完成句子·背诵
⑤ 当火灾爆发时,很多顾客从超市里涌了出来。
When the fire broke out, many customers ________ ______ _____ _________
_________________ .
倒
涌出
(雨)倾盆而下
涌入
poured out of the
supermarket
12. However, after the Songhu Battle broke out in 1932,Qian made the decision to switch his major to aviation because he realised that China needed its own powerful air force to protect and defend the country. (教材原句)
然而,在1932年淞沪会战爆发后,钱学森做出了把他的专业改为航空专业的决定,因为他意识到中国需要自己强大的空军来保护和保卫国家。
break out(战争、打斗等不愉快的事情)突然开始;爆发
【名师点津】break out, take place, happen, occur都有“发生”之意,都不能用于进行时态,也不能用于被动语态。
【背佳句】
After the epidemic broke out, the whole country united together and overcame it.
流行传染病暴发后,全国人民团结在一起,并且战胜了它。
【归纳拓展】
break down (机器)损坏;破坏;(身体/精神)垮下来;感情失去控制
break up 拆散,分开;驱散,解散;分手
break in 强行闯入,侵入;插话
break into 闯入,侵入;突然发出/做出……
break off 折断;中断;停止说话;(工作中)稍作休息
break through突破
练出神 单句填空
①A neighbour asked for the music to be turned down and the party broke .
②Her friends came to help her when the war broke .
③The two countries broke diplomatic relations because of war.
④(2020·天津卷)The “HAPPY TO CHAT” benches help break the invisible social barrier that keeps people from saying hello.
⑤At last, those doctors broke in their fight against heart disease.
up
out
off
down
through
写精彩 完成句子·背诵
⑥ 如果你不注意定期锻炼,你的身体会垮掉。(应用文写作之建议信)
______ ________ ______ ________ ________if you don’t pay attention to regular exercise.
Your health will break down
13. However, after the Songhu Battle broke out in 1932, Qian made the decision to switch his major to aviation because he realised that China needed its own powerful air force to protect and defend the country. (教材原句)
然而,在1932年淞沪会战爆发后,钱学森做出了把他的专业改为航空专业的决定,因为他意识到中国需要自己强大的空军来保护和保卫国家。
defend vt.保卫;防守;辩解
【归纳拓展】
defend oneself自卫;为……辩护 defend against抵御
defend sb from/against保护某人免受……
defence n.防御;保卫 → in defence of为了保卫……
【背佳句】Like to keep our promise to defend your honor.
遵守诺言就像捍卫你的荣誉一样。
练出神 单句填空
① (2020·天津卷)“Small does not mean weak, sir,” she defended _________ (she).
② The wall was built to defend the road from (wash) away by the sea.
③ The army will do whatever it takes to defend the motherland _________ any invasion.
写精彩 完成句子·背诵
④ 竭尽全力保护孩子免受伤害是父母的天性。
It is the nature of parents to do all they can to ________ _________ _______
_________ _____________.
herself
being washed
against
defend their child
from harm
14. As a graduate assistant at the California Institute of Technology during the 1930s, Qian helped conduct important research into rocket propulsion, and in the 1940s, he and several other people founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, now one of NASA’s leading space-exploration centres. (教材原句)
20世纪30年代,钱学森作为加州理工学院的研究生助理,协助参与了火箭推进领域的重要研究;20世纪40年代,他和其他几个人建立了喷气推进实验室,现在这个实验室是美国国家航空航天局主要的太空探索中心之一。
assistant n.助理;助手
【归纳拓展】
assist vt.帮助;援助
assist (sb) in (doing) sth帮助(某人做)某事
assist sb with sth帮助某人做某事
assist sb to do sth帮助某人做某事
→ assistance n.帮助;援助
with the assistance of...在……的帮助下
come to one’s assistance 帮某人的忙
【背佳句】As an assistant, he assisted the professor with the experiment. And his assistance made the experiment easier to do.
作为助手,他协助教授做实验。他的帮助使实验更容易做。
练出神 单句填空
①Under no circumstances should he come to suspect’s (assist).
②Cellphones are part of a growing mountain of electronic waste like computers and personal digital (assist).
③We will do our best to assist you in (handle) this challenge.
④The teacher decided to assist me my English study.
assistance
assistants
handling
with
写精彩 一句多译·背诵
当我遇到困难时,他总是来帮助我。(写作话题之朋友介绍)
→⑤When I meet with difficulties, he always comes me.
→⑥When I meet with difficulties, he always comes .
to assist
to my assistance
15. He received a hero’s welcome from his homeland and was put in charge of not only developing China’s rocket science but also its space and missile programme.(教材原句)
他受到了祖国英雄般的欢迎,受命发展中国的火箭科学,以及航天和导弹项目。
in charge of 主管;掌管
【归纳拓展】
in charge (of...)主管/掌管/负责(……)
in the charge of在……掌管之下;由……主管/负责
take charge of...负责/掌管……
free of charge免费
charge (sb) for sth为……(向某人)收费/要价
charge sb with sth以某事指控某人
【名师点津】in charge of多以人作主语,指“某人负责/主管某事”;in the charge of 多以物作主语,指“某物由某人掌管”。类似的还有:in possession of, in the possession of; in control of, in the control of。
【背佳句】You are not in charge of the universe; you are in charge of yourself.
你并不掌管整个宇宙,但你得掌管你自己。
练出神 单句填空
① As long as you’ve paid in advance, we won’t charge you delivery.
② The man who had taken charge the company was charged
taking drugs.
③ To our delight, this class is in charge of an experienced teacher.
for
of
with
the
写精彩 句式升级·背诵
He is in charge of the newspaper’s advertisement section.
→④ The newspaper’s advertisement section .
→⑤ The newspaper’s advertisement section .
is in the charge of him
is in his charge
16. Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous and gifted scientists in physics.(教材原句)
斯蒂芬·霍金是物理学界最著名、最具天赋的科学家之一。
gifted adj.有天赋的;有天才的;天资聪慧的
【归纳拓展】
be gifted in(doing)sth在(做)……方面有天赋
be gifted with sth天生具备……
have a gift/talent for有……的天赋
【背佳句】Many of them have a gift for dancing with animals.
他们中的许多人拥有与动物共舞的天分。
练出神 单句填空
① He was gifted a charming smile.
② Even (gift) children fail to progress without good teaching.
③ Mrs Taylor has an 8-year-old daughter who has a gift painting.
写精彩 完成句子·背诵
④你必须要有学习语言的天赋。
You have to ______ _______ ______ _____ ___________ _____________.
with
gifted
for
have a gift for learning languages
17. Since he came down with a disease which caused him to lose the use of most of his muscles, his world became one of abstract thought.(教材原句)
自从他得了一种使他大部分肌肉失去功能的疾病后,他的世界就变成了一个抽象的思想世界。
abstract adj.抽象的;理性的
n.(文献等的)摘要
【归纳拓展】
in the abstract抽象地,从理论上说
abstract... from...从……中摘录/提取/分离……
abstractly adv.理论上,抽象地
【背佳句】Beauty is an abstract concept.
美是一个抽象概念。
练出神 单句填空
①As you know, his father is abstract artist.
②Your explanation is too abstract me.
③There is a section in the paper that includes (abstract) of the articles published recently.
写精彩 完成句子·背诵
④从理论上说,这些射线对人们的健康是有害的。
, these rays are harmful to people’s health.
an
for
abstracts
In the abstract
18. Above all, Hawking was willing to admit his faults.(教材原句)
最重要的是,霍金愿意承认自己的错误。
above all 最重要的是;尤其是
【归纳拓展】
first of all 首先(强调顺序) after all 毕竟;终究
all in all 整体说来;总而言之 in all 全部;合计
at all (否定句)一点也不;(疑问句)到底;究竟
【背佳句】You shouldn’t have scolded the boy at all. He is a child after all. Above all, he made only two mistakes in all.
你根本不该责备那个男孩。他毕竟还是个孩子。最重要的是,他总共才出了两处错。
练出神 用含all的短语填空
① Think about what I have told you; but , don’t breathe a word of it to Henry.
② Compared with her achievements, her shortcomings are, ,
only secondary.
③ , I sincerely invite you to come to our school.
④ I was very upset to find out that he didn’t like my gift .
写精彩 完成句子·背诵
⑤ 我们应该尊重身边的人,尤其是老人。
We should respect people around us, ________ _____ ________ ________ ________.
above all
after all
All in all
above all those elderly
people
at all
19. Above all, Hawking was willing to admit his faults.(教材原句)
最重要的是,霍金愿意承认自己的错误。
fault n.弱点;过错
【归纳拓展】
be one’s fault是某人的过错 be at fault有过错;有责任
find fault with挑剔,挑……的毛病 faulty adj.有错误的;有缺点的
【背佳句】One man’s fault is another man’s lesson.
前车之鉴。
fault vs. mistake
练出神 单句填空
①Why should I say sorry when it’s not (I) fault
②I think the owners are fault for not warning us.
③There is no perfect person. Don’t always find fault him.
写精彩 完成句子·背诵
④你太喜欢挑别人的毛病了。
You are too ready to _______ ________ __________other people.
my
at
with
find fault with
Homework:
Recite the key words
Finish the task1-4 on P4
Finish the task 1-3 on P61
Preview Unit 1-Discovering Useful Structures.
Prefix Words Prefix Words Suffix Words Suffix Words
re- micro- -ory -ial
dis- trans- -ion -ology
习题讲解
1. Find the words from the previous pages with the following prefixes or suffixes.
transform
microscope
remove
initial
epidemiology
intervention
contradictory
disease
再次
微小
表否定
转变
…学
表示名词
表示形容词
表示形容词
2 Make phrases by combining the words in the left box with those on the right. Then complete the sentences using these phrases.
subscribe suspect blame link to of for
1 Many scientists ________________ the view that it is human activity that has caused global warming.
2 He was to _____________ the accident because he drove on the wrong side of the road.
3 The man _______________ being behind the robbery was seen crossing the street.
4 Since heart disease is often _____________ our lifestyle choices, we need to make healthy living an important part of our lives.
subscribe to
blame for
suspected of
linked to
3 Replace the underlined parts with suitable words from the box.
raw a household name substantial statistics handle
1 It is not unusual for an athlete to be well known while he is active, and quickly forgotten when his athletic career is over.
2 I’m sure she’ll deal with the changes very well because she’s very adaptable.
3 He was ready to serve dinner to his friends when he realised that he had forgotten to turn on the oven and the meat was not cooked yet.
4 He used his great influence to change the thinking of the scientific community on this issue.
5 Scientists have collected more data than expected to prove the theory.
raw
handle
statistics
a household name
substantial
4. Read this passage about medical plete it using the correct
forms of the words in the box.
infection multiple decrease severe transform proof blame substantial
UK scientists believe they may have found a way to fight the common cold. It blocks a key protein in the body’s cells that is to ________for the spread of cold-causing virus. Targeting the host rather than the _____________ was a bit non-traditional but made sense because it was tricky to target the virus. Cold-causing virus are not only of ____________ kinds, they also __________ rapidly, meaning they can quickly develop resistance to medicine.
blame
transform
multiply
infectious
Researchers are working on making a form of medicine that can be taken directly into one’s lungs, to _______________the chance of side effects. Though these scientists have made _____________ advances in their research, further _________________ is needed to make sure such drugs are not so _______________ that they harm the body.
decrease
substantial
proof
severe
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