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采集者退散
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考試大論壇
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：動機(jī);reason：理由。這兩個詞意思比較接近。there is no reason to doubt his word.沒有理由不相信他的話。excuse：借口。answer：回答;plan：計(jì)劃。
2 c widen和broaden都有"拓寬"的意思。twist：彎曲;stretch：延伸。the forests stretch for hundreds of miles.森林綿延數(shù)百英里。bend：彎曲。
3 c lure：吸引。temptation：吸引。這兩個詞意思相近。abuse：濫用;flavor：滋味：consumption：消費(fèi)。
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：補(bǔ)救;improve：改進(jìn)。這兩個詞意思相近。herbal medicine can be used to improve our health.草藥可用于增進(jìn)我們的健康。maintain：保持;protect：保護(hù);assess：評估。
6 a collaborate：合作;勾結(jié);cooperate：合作。 she has agreed to cooperate with the police in the investigation.她同意在調(diào)查中跟警察合作。compete：競爭。combine：合并;argue：爭論。
7 a consolidate：鞏固;strengthen：鞏固，加強(qiáng)。to strengthen his position in parliament.he held talks with leaders of the peasant party.為了加強(qiáng)在國會中的地位，他跟農(nóng)民黨的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人進(jìn)行了會談。control：控制。abandon：放棄;exercise：行使。
8 b probe：探索;explore：探索。這兩個詞意思很相近。both parties are exploring ways of settling the dispute.雙方都在尋求解決爭端的辦法。solve：解決;settle：解決;handle：處理。
9 d alleviate：減輕。relieve：減輕;變小。remove：去掉;切除。cure：治療。worsen：嚴(yán)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.食物和藥品供應(yīng)不足。instant：迫切的;infinite：無限的。inexpensive：不貴的。本文來源:考試大網(wǎng)
12 a perish：死亡;die：死亡。the old man will die soon.這個老人很快會死去o suffer：蒙受;float：漂浮;scatter：散亂。
13 c in the end：最后;ultimately：最后。the food ultimately arrived at the end of last month.食品終于在上月末運(yùn)到了。undoubtedly：無疑地;certainly：當(dāng)然;necessarily：必定地。
b complicated：復(fù)雜的;complex;復(fù)雜的。the issue is very complex.這個問題太復(fù)雜了。strange：奇怪的;personal.個人的。funny)r：有趣的。
15 a appraisal：評價(jià);evaluation：評價(jià)。evaluation is standard practice for all training評價(jià)是各種教育通常的做法。production：生產(chǎn);efficiency：效率。publicity：出名。
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采集者退散
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考試大論壇
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：動機(jī);reason：理由。這兩個詞意思比較接近。there is no reason to doubt his word.沒有理由不相信他的話。excuse：借口。answer：回答;plan：計(jì)劃。
2 c widen和broaden都有"拓寬"的意思。twist：彎曲;stretch：延伸。the forests stretch for hundreds of miles.森林綿延數(shù)百英里。bend：彎曲。
3 c lure：吸引。temptation：吸引。這兩個詞意思相近。abuse：濫用;flavor：滋味：consumption：消費(fèi)。
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：補(bǔ)救;improve：改進(jìn)。這兩個詞意思相近。herbal medicine can be used to improve our health.草藥可用于增進(jìn)我們的健康。maintain：保持;protect：保護(hù);assess：評估。
6 a collaborate：合作;勾結(jié);cooperate：合作。 she has agreed to cooperate with the police in the investigation.她同意在調(diào)查中跟警察合作。compete：競爭。combine：合并;argue：爭論。
7 a consolidate：鞏固;strengthen：鞏固，加強(qiáng)。to strengthen his position in parliament.he held talks with leaders of the peasant party.為了加強(qiáng)在國會中的地位，他跟農(nóng)民黨的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人進(jìn)行了會談。control：控制。abandon：放棄;exercise：行使。
8 b probe：探索;explore：探索。這兩個詞意思很相近。both parties are exploring ways of settling the dispute.雙方都在尋求解決爭端的辦法。solve：解決;settle：解決;handle：處理。
9 d alleviate：減輕。relieve：減輕;變小。remove：去掉;切除。cure：治療。worsen：嚴(yán)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.食物和藥品供應(yīng)不足。instant：迫切的;infinite：無限的。inexpensive：不貴的。本文來源:考試大網(wǎng)
12 a perish：死亡;die：死亡。the old man will die soon.這個老人很快會死去o suffer：蒙受;float：漂浮;scatter：散亂。
13 c in the end：最后;ultimately：最后。the food ultimately arrived at the end of last month.食品終于在上月末運(yùn)到了。undoubtedly：無疑地;certainly：當(dāng)然;necessarily：必定地。
b complicated：復(fù)雜的;complex;復(fù)雜的。the issue is very complex.這個問題太復(fù)雜了。strange：奇怪的;personal.個人的。funny)r：有趣的。
15 a appraisal：評價(jià);evaluation：評價(jià)。evaluation is standard practice for all training評價(jià)是各種教育通常的做法。production：生產(chǎn);efficiency：效率。publicity：出名。