1 these are their motives for doing it
a reasons
b excuses
c answers
d plans
2 the river widens considerably as it begins to turn west
a twists
b stretches
c broadens
d bends
3 henry cannot resist the lure of drugs.
a abuse
b flavor
c temptation
d consumption
4 these programmes are of immense value to old people.
a natural
b fatal
c tiny
d enormous
5 a great deal has been done to remedy the situation
a maintain
b improve
c assess
d protect
6 john is collaborating with mary in writing an article
a cooperating
b competing
c combining
d arguing
7 he is determined to consolidate his power
a strengthen
b control
c abandon
d exercise
8 many scientists have been probing psychological problems
a solving
c settling
b exploring
d handling
9 hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet and exercise habits
a removed
b cured
c worsened
d relieved
10 and the cars are tested for defects before leaving the factory
a functions
c motions
b faults
d parts
11 the food is insufficient for three people.
a instant
b infinite
c inexpensive
d inadequate
12 thousands of people perished in the storm.
a died
b suffered
c floated
d scattered
13 but in the end he approved of our proposal
a undoubtedly
b certainly
c ultimately
d necessarily
14 for young children，getting dressed is a complicated business.
a strange
b complex
c personal
d funny
15 in britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of management.
a evaluation
b efficiency
c production
d publicity
答案:
1 a motive：动机;reason：理由。这两个词意思比较接近。there is no reason to doubt his word.没有理由不相信他的话。excuse：借口。answer：回答;plan：计划。
2 c widen和broaden都有拓宽的意思。twist：弯曲;stretch：延伸。the forests stretch for hundreds of miles.森林绵延数百英里。bend：弯曲。
3 c lure：吸引。temptation：吸引。这两个词意思相近。abuse：滥用;flavor：滋味：consumption：消费。
4 d immense和enormous都有巨大的意思。it was an enormous disappointment.此事太令人失望了。natural：自然的;tiny：微小的;fatal：致命的。
5 b remedy：补救;improve：改进。这两个词意思相近。herbal medicine can be used to improve our health.草药可用于增进我们的健康。maintain：保持;protect：保护;assess：评估。
6 a collaborate：合作;勾结;cooperate：合作。 she has agreed to cooperate with the police in the investigation.她同意在调查中跟警察合作。compete：竞争。combine：合并;argue：争论。
7 a consolidate：巩固;strengthen：巩固，加强。to strengthen his position in parliament.he held talks with leaders of the peasant party.为了加强在国会中的地位，他跟农民党的领导人进行了会谈。control：控制。abandon：放弃;exercise：行使。
8 b probe：探索;explore：探索。这两个词意思很相近。both parties are exploring ways of settling the dispute.双方都在寻求解决争端的办法。solve：解决;settle：解决;handle：处理。
9 d alleviate：减轻。relieve：减轻;变小。remove：去掉;切除。cure：治疗。worsen：严重。
10 b defect：缺陷;faults：缺陷;function：功能：motion：意向。part：部分。
11 d insufficient：不充分的;inadequate：不充分的。supplies of food and medicine are inadequate.食物和药品供应不足。instant：迫切的;infinite：无限的。inexpensive：不贵的。
12 a perish：死亡;die：死亡。the old man will die soon.这个老人很快会死去o suffer：蒙受;float：漂浮;scatter：散乱。
13 c in the end：最后;ultimately：最后。the food ultimately arrived at the end of last month.食品终于在上月末运到了。undoubtedly：无疑地;certainly：当然;necessarily：必定地。
b complicated：复杂的;complex;复杂的。the issue is very complex.这个问题太复杂了。strange：奇怪的;personal.个人的。funny)r：有趣的。
15 a appraisal：评价;evaluation：评价。evaluation is standard practice for all training评价是各种教育通常的做法。production：生产;efficiency：效率。publicity：出名。