gasp v. 喘气；喘息；渴望 n. 喘气

【真题再现】There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-figure sum.

把数据输入在线大学学费计算器中，网页上会出现六位数的总数，会令你倒吸一口冷气。确实，没有什么在线活动比这更让人清醒的了。

【CET-6,2009.06，阅读】

【联想记单词】联想：gas (气体，煤气)+p→煤气中毒后喘不过气→喘气

【活学活用】-I need a century-long gasp!

-我喘不过气了！

gleam v.（使）闪烁；（使）发激光 n. 激光；闪光

【真题再现】They couldn't see a gleam of hope that they would be saved by a passing ship.

他们不能看到一丝被路过船只搭救的希望。

【CET-6,2005.01，词汇】

【联想记单词】形近：glean (收集；拾穗)

【活学活用】-A gleam of sunshine wakes me up.

-一束阳光把我唤醒。