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，表示錯誤，過失
2. weakness （人的）弱點，缺點
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
booklet 小冊子
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 責任，義務
2. impulse 沖動
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
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