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。
14 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。
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