1. The Space Age ________ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.
A. initiated (initial起初的開始的，initiative起初階段主動(dòng)地位優(yōu)勢(shì)initiate v某事發(fā)生)
B. orginated (origin、originate from某事從某處發(fā)源sb originate sth某人發(fā)明/創(chuàng)造什么東西)
C. embarked (embark on doing sth開始一件令人激動(dòng)的事情)
★D. commenced (commence重大的事件及歷史時(shí)期的開始)
launch發(fā)射升空
lease租約
answer：D
2. John said that he didn't quite ________ and asked me to repeat what Ihad said.
A. snatch up掠奪忽然行動(dòng)
B. summon up鼓起勇氣積累信心
C. catch on
D. watch out當(dāng)心
▲表示明白的六級(jí)2個(gè)詞組
make sense of (make sense) / catch on =understand
answer：C
3. When he tried to make a ________, he found that the hotel that he wanted was completely filled because of a convention.(99年1月最后一次)
A. complaint (complain v抱怨)
B. claim
C. reservation
×D. decision
answer：C
4. A budget of five dollars a day is totally ________ for a trip round Europe.
A. inadequate不夠的不充分的
B. incapable無能的、絕望的、無助的
C. incompatible ≠ compatible (正確答案只有 - >incompatible with與……對(duì)立【沒有 - > compatible with與……協(xié)調(diào)】)
D. invalid違法的、無效的、不正確的、無理由的
valid有效的
answer：A
5. In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled workers is ________.
A. sbrinking減少
B. obscuring只考形容詞形式，表示“費(fèi)解，晦澀”，做動(dòng)詞“使……費(fèi)解，使……模糊不清”
C. altering
×D. constraining
alter：change
alteration n變化改變
alternate adj輪流的交換的v交替輪換
alternative n異端異類adj選擇性的二中選一的
misfit不合時(shí)宜 - >alternative不指蠱惑仔指精神上學(xué)術(shù)著作上的異端異類
answer：A
6. The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to ________ the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.
×A. decrease
B. subtract數(shù)字的減少
C. minimize
D. degrade v (使)降級(jí)使墮落使退化
extravagant奢侈的過分的重要的
answer：C
7. If the world is to remain peaceful, the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local ________.(局部戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng))
A. collisions n (運(yùn)動(dòng)物體)碰撞沖突(文化意識(shí)或戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng))(collide運(yùn)動(dòng)物體碰撞)
B. combats戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中的小戰(zhàn)斗突襲
●●C. contradictions反駁駁斥矛盾
D. conflicts長(zhǎng)期戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)內(nèi)心沖突爭(zhēng)執(zhí)
utmost = most extreme
answer：D
A. initiated (initial起初的開始的，initiative起初階段主動(dòng)地位優(yōu)勢(shì)initiate v某事發(fā)生)
B. orginated (origin、originate from某事從某處發(fā)源sb originate sth某人發(fā)明/創(chuàng)造什么東西)
C. embarked (embark on doing sth開始一件令人激動(dòng)的事情)
★D. commenced (commence重大的事件及歷史時(shí)期的開始)
launch發(fā)射升空
lease租約
answer：D
2. John said that he didn't quite ________ and asked me to repeat what Ihad said.
A. snatch up掠奪忽然行動(dòng)
B. summon up鼓起勇氣積累信心
C. catch on
D. watch out當(dāng)心
▲表示明白的六級(jí)2個(gè)詞組
make sense of (make sense) / catch on =understand
answer：C
3. When he tried to make a ________, he found that the hotel that he wanted was completely filled because of a convention.(99年1月最后一次)
A. complaint (complain v抱怨)
B. claim
C. reservation
×D. decision
answer：C
4. A budget of five dollars a day is totally ________ for a trip round Europe.
A. inadequate不夠的不充分的
B. incapable無能的、絕望的、無助的
C. incompatible ≠ compatible (正確答案只有 - >incompatible with與……對(duì)立【沒有 - > compatible with與……協(xié)調(diào)】)
D. invalid違法的、無效的、不正確的、無理由的
valid有效的
answer：A
5. In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled workers is ________.
A. sbrinking減少
B. obscuring只考形容詞形式，表示“費(fèi)解，晦澀”，做動(dòng)詞“使……費(fèi)解，使……模糊不清”
C. altering
×D. constraining
alter：change
alteration n變化改變
alternate adj輪流的交換的v交替輪換
alternative n異端異類adj選擇性的二中選一的
misfit不合時(shí)宜 - >alternative不指蠱惑仔指精神上學(xué)術(shù)著作上的異端異類
answer：A
6. The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to ________ the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.
×A. decrease
B. subtract數(shù)字的減少
C. minimize
D. degrade v (使)降級(jí)使墮落使退化
extravagant奢侈的過分的重要的
answer：C
7. If the world is to remain peaceful, the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local ________.(局部戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng))
A. collisions n (運(yùn)動(dòng)物體)碰撞沖突(文化意識(shí)或戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng))(collide運(yùn)動(dòng)物體碰撞)
B. combats戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中的小戰(zhàn)斗突襲
●●C. contradictions反駁駁斥矛盾
D. conflicts長(zhǎng)期戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)內(nèi)心沖突爭(zhēng)執(zhí)
utmost = most extreme
answer：D