The statue would be perfect but for a few small _______ in its be. A) mistakes B) weaknesses C) flaws D) errors 注：1. mistake和error同義詞，表示錯(cuò)誤，過(guò)失 2. weakness （人的）弱點(diǎn)，缺點(diǎn) 3. flaw 瑕疵 Why should anyone want to read _______ of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals? A) digests B) insights C) themes D) leaflets 注：1. digest 摘要 ingest 攝入 congest 堵塞，擁擠 2. theme 主題 3. insight 洞察力，理解力，觀察事物的角度 4. leaflet 小散頁(yè) booklet 小冊(cè)子 lakelet 小湖 Parents have a legal _______ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age. A) impulse B) obligation C) influence D) sympathy 注：1. obligation 責(zé)任，義務(wù) 2. impulse 沖動(dòng) pulse 脈搏 repulse 憎惡，排斥 repulsive 令人厭惡的 instinct 本能 extinct 滅絕的 distinct 區(qū)別的，截然不同的 distinction （特征上的）區(qū)別 separation （具體形態(tài)上的）分離 break off 部分從整體上剝離下來(lái) break up 捏碎，打碎 shatter 粉碎 Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _______. A) scarcity B) shortage C) minimum采集者退散 D) minority 注：1. minority 少數(shù)，少數(shù)民族 2. scarcity 物質(zhì)方面的缺乏 3. shortage 短缺 4. minimum 最小的，最低的 minimize 將……降到最小 miniature 縮微模型 minister 大臣 administer 管理 maximum 的，的，最多的