104. expend v. 消费

I expended energy,time,and care on my work.

我把精力、时间和心血花在工作上。

105. expenditure n. 支出，消费；经费

I spend cash on expensive stuff endlessly; so the expenditure trends up.我无休止地花钱买昂贵的物品，所以开支趋向上升。

106. expense n. 开销，费用

It can cut down the expenses for air travel. （2007年6月23日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(A卷)）

107. expensive a. 花钱多的；价格高贵的

Newspapers are a less expensive advertising medium than television and provide a way for advertisers to communicate a longer, more detailed message to their audience than they can through television.（2008年6月大学英语四级考试真题）

108. expand v. 扩大，扩张；展开，膨胀

As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our under-standing of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions .（2009年6月英语四级考试真题与答案）

109. expansion n. 扩大，扩充；发展，膨胀

Similarly, 75 years after its initial discovery, the expansion of the universe is still widely misunderstood.

同样地，距离最初的发现已经75年了，宇宙的膨胀还是广遭误解。

110. private a. 私人的，个人的

What is the attitude of many private colleges toward merit aid, according to David Laird?（2009年12月大学英语四级考试试题）

111. individual a. 个别的，单独的 n. 个人，个体

It is impossible to determine the impact of the discounts on individual companies.（2006年6月17日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(A卷)）

112. personal a. 个人的，私人的；亲自的

No government will adopt rigid restrictions on economic growth and personal freedom (limits on electricity usage, driving and travel) that might cut back global warming.（2008年6月大学英语四级考试真题）

114. personnel n. [总称] 人员，员工；人事部门

High-level personnel tend to head in only one direction: outward from America.（2009年12月大学英语四级考试试题）

115. the Pacific Ocean 太平洋

But in March 2001，the Russian Aerospace Agency brought Mir down into the Pacific Ocean.（2006年12月24日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(A卷)）

116. the Atlantic Ocean 大西洋

This river flowed southwest to the Atlantic Ocean.

这条河流向西南，汇入大西洋。

117. the Arctic Ocean 北冰洋

The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic ocean.

阿拉斯加输油管道以北冰洋的冻冰边缘为起点。

118. the Antarctic Ocean 南冰洋

He was the first man to sail the Antarctic Ocean.

他是航行南冰洋的第一人。

119. grant vt. 授予，同意，准予

The elderly are selfish and taking senior discounts for granted.（2006年6月17日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(A卷)）