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
参考答案:
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。
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