一、词汇选项

　　1.The news will horrify everyone.

　　A.attract

　　B.terrify

　　C.tempt

　　D.excite

　　正确答案:B

　　2.The article sketched the major events of the decade.

　　A.described

　　B.offered

　　C.outlined

　　D.presented

　　正确答案:C

　　3.I won’t tolerate that kind of behavior.

　　A.bear

　　B.accept

　　C.admit

　　D.take

　　正确答案:A

　　4.Their style of playing football is utterly different.

　　A.barely

　　B.scarcely

　　C.hardly

　　D.totally

　　正确答案:D

　　5.Her sister urged her to apply for the job.

　　A.advised

　　B.caused

　　C.forced

　　D.promised

　　正确答案:A

　　6.Even sensible men do absurd things.

　　A.unusual

　　B.ridiculous

　　C.special

　　D.typical

　　正确答案:B

　　7.She bumped into her boyfriend in town this morning.

　　A.walked

　　B.came

　　C.fled

　　D.ran

　　正确答案:D

　　8.This sort of thing is bound to happen.

　　A.sure

　　B.quick

　　C.fast

　　D.swift

　　正确答案:A

　　9.At the age of 30, Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.

　　A.boss

　　B.manager

　　C.star

　　D.dictator

　　正确答案:C

　　10.He cannot discriminate between a good idea and a bad one.

　　A.judge

　　B.assess

　　C.distinguish

　　D.recognize

　　正确答案:C

　　11.They are concerned for the fate of the forest and the Indians who dwell in it.

　　A.live

　　B.sleep

　　C.hide

　　D.gather

　　正确答案:A

　　12.The index is the government’s chief gauge of future economic activity.

　　A.method

　　B.measure

　　C.way

　　D.manner

　　正确答案:B

　　13.The architecture is harmonious and no building is over six-storey high.

　　A.old-fashioned

　　B.traditional

　　C.conventional

　　D.balanced

　　正确答案:D

　　14.The food is inadequate for ten people.

　　A.demanded

　　B.qualified

　　C.insufficient

　　D.required

　　正确答案:C

　　15.She persevered in her ideas despite obvious objections raised by friends.

　　A.persisted

　　B.insisted

　　C.resisted

　　D.suggested

　　正确答案:A