1　The high-speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences

　　A force

　　B influence

　　C surprise

　　D power

　　2　Can you follow the plot so far?

　　A change

　　B investigate

　　C write

　　D understand

　　3　 Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed

　　A physical

　　B mental

　　C natural

　　D hard

　　4　In the latter case the outcome can be serious indeed.

　　A result

　　B judgment

　　C decision

　　D event

　　5　Norman Blamey is an artist of deep convictions

　　A　statements

　　B　beliefs

　　C　suggestions

　　D　claims

　　6　Up to now, the work has been easy

　　A So

　　B So long

　　C So that

　　D So far

　　7　The report advocated setting up day training colleges.

　　A supposed

　　B excited

　　C suggested

　　D discussed

　　8　Accordingly, a number of other methods have been employed

　　A Therefore

　　B Afterwards

　　C However

　　D Furthermore

　　9　The outlook from the top of the mountain is breathtaking

　　A view

　　B sight

　　C look

　　D point

　　10　Our lives are intimately bound up with theirs

　　A tensely

　　B nearly

　　C carefully

　　D closely

　　11　The union representative put across her argument very effectively

　　A explained

　　B invented

　　C considered

　　D accepted

　　12　He talks tough but has a tender heart.

　　A heavy

　　B mild

　　C kind

　　D wild

　　13　It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy

　　A making

　　B taking

　　C discussing

　　D expecting

　　14　Our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing

　　A waste

　　B buy

　　C use

　　D sell

　　15　The fuel tanks had a capacity of 140 liters.

　　A function

　　B ability

　　C power

　　D volume

　　参考答案：01. B　　02. D　　03. A　　04. A　　05. B 06. D　　07. C　　08. A　　09. A　　10. D　11. A　　12. C　　13. C　　14. C　　15. D

　　1　The high-speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences

　　A force

　　B influence

　　C surprise

　　D power

　　2　Can you follow the plot so far?

　　A change

　　B investigate

　　C write

　　D understand

　　3　 Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed

　　A physical

　　B mental

　　C natural

　　D hard

　　4　In the latter case the outcome can be serious indeed.

　　A result

　　B judgment

　　C decision

　　D event

　　5　Norman Blamey is an artist of deep convictions

　　A　statements

　　B　beliefs

　　C　suggestions

　　D　claims

　　6　Up to now, the work has been easy

　　A So

　　B So long

　　C So that

　　D So far

　　7　The report advocated setting up day training colleges.

　　A supposed

　　B excited

　　C suggested

　　D discussed

　　8　Accordingly, a number of other methods have been employed

　　A Therefore

　　B Afterwards

　　C However

　　D Furthermore

　　9　The outlook from the top of the mountain is breathtaking

　　A view

　　B sight

　　C look

　　D point

　　10　Our lives are intimately bound up with theirs

　　A tensely

　　B nearly

　　C carefully

　　D closely

　　11　The union representative put across her argument very effectively

　　A explained

　　B invented

　　C considered

　　D accepted

　　12　He talks tough but has a tender heart.

　　A heavy

　　B mild

　　C kind

　　D wild

　　13　It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy

　　A making

　　B taking

　　C discussing

　　D expecting

　　14　Our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing

　　A waste

　　B buy

　　C use

　　D sell

　　15　The fuel tanks had a capacity of 140 liters.

　　A function

　　B ability

　　C power

　　D volume

　　参考答案：01. B　　02. D　　03. A　　04. A　　05. B 06. D　　07. C　　08. A　　09. A　　10. D　11. A　　12. C　　13. C　　14. C　　15. D