1 The high-speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences
A force
B influence
C surprise
D power
2 Can you follow the plot so far?
A change
B investigate
C write
D understand
3 Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed
A physical
B mental
C natural
D hard
4 In the latter case the outcome can be serious indeed.
A result
B judgment
C decision
D event
5 Norman Blamey is an artist of deep convictions
A statements
B beliefs
C suggestions
D claims
6 Up to now, the work has been easy
A So
B So long
C So that
D So far
7 The report advocated setting up day training colleges.
A supposed
B excited
C suggested
D discussed
8 Accordingly, a number of other methods have been employed
A Therefore
B Afterwards
C However
D Furthermore
9 The outlook from the top of the mountain is breathtaking
A view
B sight
C look
D point
10 Our lives are intimately bound up with theirs
A tensely
B nearly
C carefully
D closely
11 The union representative put across her argument very effectively
A explained
B invented
C considered
D accepted
12 He talks tough but has a tender heart.
A heavy
B mild
C kind
D wild
13 It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy
A making
B taking
C discussing
D expecting
14 Our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing
A waste
B buy
C use
D sell
15 The fuel tanks had a capacity of 140 liters.
A function
B ability
C power
D volume
参考答案
01. B 02. D 03. A 04. A 05. B
06. D 07. C 08. A 09. A 10. D
11. A 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. D
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