7. develop  vt.&vi. 培养，养成；发展；形成；冲洗（胶卷等）
It’s better not to develop the habit of smoking, for it is rather difficult to get rid of it. 最好不要养成抽烟的习惯，因为一旦习惯养成后很难改掉。
The economy of China is developing so fast that people all over the world find it hard to believe.中国经济发展如此迅速，以至于世人都为之惊叹。
With digital cameras, people don’t have to develop films any more.用了数码相机后，人们再也不要冲洗胶卷了。

8. gift  n. 礼品，赠品；天赋
It’s common practice here to prepare some gifts when going to a birthday party.在这里去参加生日晚会通常要准备些生日礼物。
This bottle-opener is just a gift from our shop. Thank you for coming. 谢谢您的光临，这个开瓶器是我们店送给你的赠品。
Don’t you think Tom has a gift for art? 难道你不认为汤姆具有艺术天赋么？
Many gifted students are pursuing their dreams in this film academy. 好多天赋十足的学生都在这个电影学院追寻自己的梦想。

9. flat  n. 套房 adj. 扁平的
Many young people have to rent a flat when they begin their work after graduation. 许多年轻人在毕业工作时不得不租房。
Compared with the one I bought last year, this piece of land is fairly flat. 跟我去年买的那块地对比，这块地要平坦多了。
Sorry I am late again, I had a flat tyre on the way.很抱歉又迟到了，在路上我的轮胎跑气了。

10. attention  n. 注意；关注
The teacher often asks us to pay attention to spelling some of the English words.老师经常叫我们注意一些英语单词的拼写。
The crime scene drew/attracted my attention at once. 那个犯罪现场立刻吸引了我。
We all must fix our attention on our studies. 我们都必须全神贯注地学习。
Attention, please. I have an announcement to make. 请注意了， 我有个通知讲一下。

11. regret  vt. &vi. 遗憾，抱歉；后悔，惋惜
I regret telling her the sad news. How I wish I hadn’t met her! 我真后悔告诉了她这个伤心的消息。要是我没有碰到她多好哇！
I regret to tell you, you don’t have to come to the office from now on. 很遗憾地通知你，你被解雇了。

12. continue  vt. &vi.  继续，持续
Shall we continue the meeting or shall we have a tea break? 我们是继续开会还是休息一下呢？
If you continue behaving like this, we will have to call the police. 如果你继续这样不像话的话， 我们只好报警了。
After two minutes of silence, the noise continued. 寂静了两分钟后，噪音又继续响起来。