append/appendix/suspend/suspense/suspension/depend/pension
记忆：词根pend含义是“悬挂”
1. append [ E5pend] vt. 附加, 添加, 悬挂 He received a report appended with some pictures. 他收到了一份附有一些图片的报道。
2. appendix [ E5pendiks] n. 附录, 附属品, 阑尾 There are a lot of useful data in the appendix. 在附录中有许多实用的资料。
3. suspend [ sEs5pend] vt. 吊, 悬挂 n. 延缓 Balloons suspend easily in the air. 气球容易吊在空中。
4. suspended adj. 暂停的，缓期的（宣判）, 悬浮的 The project has been suspended due to the shortage of money. 由于缺钱，工程暂停了。
5. suspense [ sEs5pens ] n. 焦虑, 悬念, 悬而不决 The suspense attracted the readers who were eager to know the answer. 那些悬念吸引了读者，他们渴望知道答案。
6. suspension [ sEs5penFEn ] n. 吊, 悬浮, 暂停, 中止 Another suspension bridge will be built across the river. 又一座吊桥将建在河岸上。
7. depend [ di5pend ] vi. 依靠, 依赖 He had no one to depend on in that new city. 在那新城市里，他没有一个人可以依靠。
8. pension [ 5penFEn] pens-ion 老时依靠的钱 n. 养老金, 退休金 The lonely old man lives on a small pension. 那孤独的老人靠微薄的养老金为生。
9. retire [ ri5taiE ] re-tire vi. 退休, 引退, 退却 I don’t want to retire so early. 我不想这么早就退休。
另类阅读：
The writer appends some information in the appendix of the book. He explains how he designed one suspense after another: who suspended the snake from the door, what caused the suspension of the party, why the old’s pension was suspended and so on.