1 These are their motives for doing it

　　A reasons

　　B excuses

　　C answers

　　D plans

　　2 The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west

　　A twists

　　B stretches

　　C broadens

　　D bends

　　3 Henry cannot resist the lure of drugs.

　　A abuse

　　B flavor

　　C temptation www.zcyy8.com

　　D consumption

　　4 These programmes are of immense value to old people.

　　A natural

　　B fatal

　　C tiny

　　D enormous

　　5 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation

　　A maintain

　　B improve

　　C assess

　　D protect

　　6 John is collaborating with Mary in writing an article

　　A cooperating

　　B competing

　　C combining

　　D arguing

　　7 He is determined to consolidate his power

　　A strengthen

　　B control

　　C abandon

　　D exercise

　　8 Many scientists have been probing psychological problems

　　A solving

　　C settling

　　B exploring

　　D handling

　　9 Hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet and exercise habits

　　A removed

　　B cured

　　C worsened

　　D relieved

　　10 And the cars are tested for defects before leaving the factory

　　A functions

　　B faults

　　C motions

　　D parts

　　11 The food is insufficient for three people.

　　A instant

　　B infinite

　　C inexpensive

　　D inadequate

　　12 Thousands of people perished in the storm.

　　A died

　　B suffered

　　C floated

　　D scattered

　　13 But in the end he approved of our proposal

　　A undoubtedly

　　B certainly

　　C ultimately

　　D necessarily

　　14 For young children，getting dressed is a complicated business.

　　A strange

　　B complex

　　C personal

　　D funny

　　15 In Britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of management.

　　A evaluation

　　B efficiency

　　C production

　　D publicity

　　答案：

　　1 A motive：动机;reason：理由。这两个词意思比较接近。There is no reason to doubt his word.没有理由不相信他的话。excuse：借口。answer：回答;plan：计划。

　　2 C widen和broaden都有拓宽的意思。twist：弯曲;stretch：延伸。The forests stretch for hundreds of miles.森林绵延数百英里。bend：弯曲。

　　3 C lure：吸引。temptation：吸引。这两个词意思相近。abuse：滥用;flavor：滋味：consumption：消费。

　　4 D immense和enormous都有巨大的意思。It was an enormous disappointment.此事太令人失望了。natural：自然的;tiny：微小的;fatal：致命的。

　　5 B remedy：补救;improve：改进。这两个词意思相近。Herbal medicine can be used to improve our health.草药可用于增进我们的健康。maintain：保持;protect：保护;assess：评估。

　　6 A collaborate：合作;勾结;cooperate：合作。 She has agreed to cooperate with the police in the investigation.她同意在调查中跟警察合作。compete：竞争。combine：合并;argue：争论。

　　7 A consolidate：巩固;strengthen：巩固，加强。To strengthen his position in Parliament.he held talks with leaders of the Peasant Party.为了加强在国会中的地位，他跟农民党的领导人进行了会谈。control：控制。abandon：放弃;exercise：行使。职称英语教材

　　8 B probe：探索;explore：探索。这两个词意思很相近。Both parties are exploring ways of settling the dispute.双方都在寻求解决争端的办法。solve：解决;settle：解决;handle：处理。

　　9 D alleviate：减轻。relieve：减轻;变小。remove：去掉;切除。cure：治疗。worsen：严重。

　　10 B defect：缺陷;faults：缺陷;function：功能：motion：意向。part：部分。

　　11 D insufficient：不充分的;inadequate：不充分的。Supplies of food and medicine are inadequate.食物和药品供应不足。instant：迫切的;infinite：无限的。inexpensive：不贵的。

　　12 A perish：死亡;die：死亡。The old man will die soon.这个老人很快会死去o suffer：蒙受;float：漂浮;scatter：散乱。

　　13 C in the end：最后;ultimately：最后。The food ultimately arrived at the end of last month.食品终于在上月末运到了。undoubtedly：无疑地;certainly：当然;necessarily：必定地。

　　14 B complicated：复杂的;complex;复杂的。The issue is very complex.这个问题太复杂了。strange：奇怪的;personal.个人的。funny)r：有趣的。

　　15 A appraisal：评价;evaluation：评价。Evaluation is standard practice for all training评价是各种教育通常的做法。production：生产;efficiency：效率。publicity：出名。

　　1 These are their motives for doing it

　　A reasons

　　B excuses

　　C answers

　　D plans

　　2 The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west

　　A twists

　　B stretches

　　C broadens

　　D bends

　　3 Henry cannot resist the lure of drugs.

　　A abuse

　　B flavor

　　C temptation www.zcyy8.com

　　D consumption

　　4 These programmes are of immense value to old people.

　　A natural

　　B fatal

　　C tiny

　　D enormous

　　5 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation

　　A maintain

　　B improve

　　C assess

　　D protect

　　6 John is collaborating with Mary in writing an article

　　A cooperating

　　B competing

　　C combining

　　D arguing

　　7 He is determined to consolidate his power

　　A strengthen

　　B control

　　C abandon

　　D exercise

　　8 Many scientists have been probing psychological problems

　　A solving

　　C settling

　　B exploring

　　D handling

　　9 Hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet and exercise habits

　　A removed

　　B cured

　　C worsened

　　D relieved

　　10 And the cars are tested for defects before leaving the factory

　　A functions

　　B faults

　　C motions

　　D parts

　　11 The food is insufficient for three people.

　　A instant

　　B infinite

　　C inexpensive

　　D inadequate

　　12 Thousands of people perished in the storm.

　　A died

　　B suffered

　　C floated

　　D scattered

　　13 But in the end he approved of our proposal

　　A undoubtedly

　　B certainly

　　C ultimately

　　D necessarily

　　14 For young children，getting dressed is a complicated business.

　　A strange

　　B complex

　　C personal

　　D funny

　　15 In Britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of management.

　　A evaluation

　　B efficiency

　　C production

　　D publicity

　　答案：

　　1 A motive：动机;reason：理由。这两个词意思比较接近。There is no reason to doubt his word.没有理由不相信他的话。excuse：借口。answer：回答;plan：计划。

　　2 C widen和broaden都有拓宽的意思。twist：弯曲;stretch：延伸。The forests stretch for hundreds of miles.森林绵延数百英里。bend：弯曲。

　　3 C lure：吸引。temptation：吸引。这两个词意思相近。abuse：滥用;flavor：滋味：consumption：消费。

　　4 D immense和enormous都有巨大的意思。It was an enormous disappointment.此事太令人失望了。natural：自然的;tiny：微小的;fatal：致命的。

　　5 B remedy：补救;improve：改进。这两个词意思相近。Herbal medicine can be used to improve our health.草药可用于增进我们的健康。maintain：保持;protect：保护;assess：评估。

　　6 A collaborate：合作;勾结;cooperate：合作。 She has agreed to cooperate with the police in the investigation.她同意在调查中跟警察合作。compete：竞争。combine：合并;argue：争论。

　　7 A consolidate：巩固;strengthen：巩固，加强。To strengthen his position in Parliament.he held talks with leaders of the Peasant Party.为了加强在国会中的地位，他跟农民党的领导人进行了会谈。control：控制。abandon：放弃;exercise：行使。职称英语教材

　　8 B probe：探索;explore：探索。这两个词意思很相近。Both parties are exploring ways of settling the dispute.双方都在寻求解决争端的办法。solve：解决;settle：解决;handle：处理。

　　9 D alleviate：减轻。relieve：减轻;变小。remove：去掉;切除。cure：治疗。worsen：严重。

　　10 B defect：缺陷;faults：缺陷;function：功能：motion：意向。part：部分。

　　11 D insufficient：不充分的;inadequate：不充分的。Supplies of food and medicine are inadequate.食物和药品供应不足。instant：迫切的;infinite：无限的。inexpensive：不贵的。

　　12 A perish：死亡;die：死亡。The old man will die soon.这个老人很快会死去o suffer：蒙受;float：漂浮;scatter：散乱。

　　13 C in the end：最后;ultimately：最后。The food ultimately arrived at the end of last month.食品终于在上月末运到了。undoubtedly：无疑地;certainly：当然;necessarily：必定地。

　　14 B complicated：复杂的;complex;复杂的。The issue is very complex.这个问题太复杂了。strange：奇怪的;personal.个人的。funny)r：有趣的。

　　15 A appraisal：评价;evaluation：评价。Evaluation is standard practice for all training评价是各种教育通常的做法。production：生产;efficiency：效率。publicity：出名。