1.At post offices one buys stamps, leaves ____letters, sends parcels or money orders, etc.
A) registered B) rejectedC) regulated D)reflected
2.In this workshop they ____ a vehicle in lessthan half an hour.
A) eject B) fabricateC) assemble D) resemble
3.No matter how little money we have, we shouldget into the habit of ____some in the bank regularly.
A) laying B) withdrawingC) putting D) depositing
4.The lovely picture ____ me of my happy childhood.
A) retained B) refreshedC) recollected D) reminded
5.I couldn’t finish my paper because the computer ____.
A) took down B) broke downC) tore down D) fell
6.There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain c limbing than ___ inthe public mind today.
A. exists B. existC. existing D. to exist
7.The scientists have absolute freedom as to what research they think i t best to___.
A. engage B. devote C. seekD. pursue
8.The Olympic Games ___ in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a small town in Gree ce.
A. originatedB.stemmed C. derived D.descended
9. We should always bear in mind that ___ decisions often result in se rious co nsequences.
A. urgent B.instantC. prompt D. hasty
10.The fact that the management is trying to reach agreement___five separate unions hasled to long negotiations.
A. over B.in C.upon D. with
答案與解析：
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.B
6.A
由于感到登山存在危險而產(chǎn)生的焦慮不應(yīng)像如今公眾心里所想象的那么多。爬山時對所察覺到的危險的焦慮要比人們內(nèi)心想象而產(chǎn)生的焦慮少一些。本題為語法結(jié)構(gòu)題。本句的主干部分為“There ought to be less…than…”，than后面應(yīng)該跟一個句子與“There ought to be”構(gòu)成比較關(guān)系，但是than后面的句子為避免重復(fù)省略了主語anxiety，所以謂語應(yīng)用exists。
7.D
科學(xué)家對從事什么樣的項(xiàng)目研究具有絕對的自由。
本題為動詞詞義辨析題。engage意為“使從事，忙于”，常與介詞in搭配;devote意為“貢獻(xiàn)(給)，致力”，常與介詞to搭配;seek意為“尋求，探求，追求”，seek to+動詞原形，意為“設(shè)法(力圖)做某事”;D項(xiàng)pursue意為“(繼續(xù))做，從事，忙于”。這里是指從事某方面的工作，故選項(xiàng)D最合題意。
8.A
奧林匹克運(yùn)動會起源于公元前776年希臘一個名叫奧林匹亞的小城。本題為動詞詞義辨析題。originate意為“(使)開始，源自，產(chǎn)生”;stem意為“發(fā)生于，起源于”，常用于stem from/out of結(jié)構(gòu);derive意為“起源(于)”，常與介詞from連用;descend意為“由……傳下來”。根據(jù)句意及其搭配，選項(xiàng)A 為正確答案。
9.D
我們應(yīng)始終牢記倉促之下做出的決定往往會產(chǎn)生嚴(yán)重的后果。本題為形容詞詞義辨析題。urgent意為“緊急的，迫切的”;instant意為“瞬間的，即時的”;prompt意為“立即行動的，敏捷的”;hasty意為“匆匆的，草率的”。這里指“倉促的決定”，故選項(xiàng)D為正確答案。
10.D
管理部門正努力與五個不同的工會達(dá)到一致意見，從而引發(fā)了漫長的談判。本題考查對固定搭配的掌握。動詞agree可以與介詞upon，in, with搭配。