1. Under this____pressure some of the rocks even became liquid .
A. intensive
B. weighty
C. intense
D. bulky
2. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the___of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.
A. maximum
B. minority
C. majority
D. minimum
3. Nancy was surprised that they have____. They seemed to be a happy couple.
A. split up
B. broken down
C. fallen through
D. knocked out
4. The beach is in an ideal____to draw tourists.
A. condition
B. situation
C. state
D. publicity
5. Our____sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds .
A. sensible
B. senseless
C. sensitive
D. sensory
答案：
1. C) 【句意】在这种强大的压力下，一些岩石甚至变成了液体。
【难点】intensive意为加强的；集中的weighty意为沉重的；笨重的intense意为强烈的，剧烈的bulky意为庞大的；粗壮的。
2. C) 【句意】当然，大多数移民不是一夜之间就发财的，但是他们大多最终改善了自己的生活水平。
【难点】maximum意为最大限量；最高点minority意为少数，半数以下majority意为大多数minimum意为最低限度，最低点。
3. A) 【句意】南希对他们的离婚表示十分惊讶，因为他们似乎是一对快乐的夫妇。
【难点】split up意为分裂，离婚break down意为垮掉；变得衰弱；崩溃fall through意为失败；成为泡影knock out意为使筋疲力尽。
4. B) 【句意】这片海滩所处位置理想，吸引了很多游客。
【难点】condition意为状况；形势situation意为位置，地点，环境state意为状态，情形publicity意为公众的注意，名声。
5. D) 【句意】我们的感官能力随着年龄的增长而下降。比如说，到60岁的时候，多数人失去了他们40%的嗅觉能力和50%的味觉能力。
【难点】sensible意为明智的，合情理的senseless意为失去知觉的，不省人事的sensitive意为敏感的sensory意为感觉的，传递感觉的。