【正文】 itical, economic and cultural____. A) tradition B) transportation C) transmission D) transformation tradition 傳統(tǒng) transport 運(yùn)輸 transmit （疾病、信號(hào)）傳播 transform轉(zhuǎn)變 reform改革transfer 遷移 轉(zhuǎn)學(xué) transact辦理 執(zhí)行12. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe _____by the judge. A) service B) sentence C) crime D) crisis Sentence 句子 判決 宣判Crime 犯罪 criminal 罪犯 guilty 有罪的 illegal 非法的Sever 分開(kāi) 分離 several 個(gè)別的 單個(gè)的 severe 嚴(yán)厲的 困難的 劇痛的Crisis 危機(jī) （financial crisis 金融危機(jī)）13. When she was criticized, she claimed that it was outside her______of responsibility. A) field B) limit C) extent D) range field 領(lǐng)域 region 地區(qū) religion 宗教limit 限制 be limited to doing 限制在……范圍內(nèi)extent 程度 to some extent從某種程度上來(lái)說(shuō)extend 延長(zhǎng)expand 擴(kuò)張 膨脹expend 花費(fèi) expenditure n 花費(fèi) expensive 昂貴的range 范圍14. Life without _______ which are artificial and false seems free for us. A) emergencies B) conditions C) conventions D) behavior emergency 緊急情況 convention 條約 習(xí)俗 協(xié)議 custom 習(xí)俗 customs 海關(guān) customer 顧客artificial 人造的 15. ______of manpower is the chief cause of the delay at the factory. A) Little B) Short C) Small D) Shortage Little （否定詞不可數(shù)） a Little 有一些（肯定詞不可數(shù)） Few （否定詞可數(shù)） a few 有一些（肯定詞可數(shù)） Short 短的 be short of = in short supply = shortage 短缺16. The doctor told Penny that too much ______ to the sun is bad for the skin. A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) expansion exposure 暴露 extension 延伸 伸展 exhibition 展覽 expansion 擴(kuò)張 膨脹17. Eight hours’ sleep is the _____that the children should have, otherwise, they will feel ill for being lack of sleep. A) insufficiency B) minimum C) excess D) maximum Sufficient 足夠的 insufficient 不夠的 efficient 高效的 effective 有效的 proficient = skillful = adept 熟練的 minimum 最小 minor 次要的 minority 少數(shù) maximum 最大 major 主要的 majority 多數(shù) excess 超過(guò) 過(guò)量 （in excess of）excessive 過(guò)度的18. After ninety minutes of play, the result was a _____. A) balance B) draw C) match D) pair Balance 平衡 draw （比賽的）平局 取款 deposit 存款 定金 押金 match 比賽19. The tailor was asked to make a small _______ to my trousers because they were too long. A) revision B) variation C) alteration D) development revision（文章的）修改 校訂 alteration 修改（褲子等） amend 修改（法條）convert轉(zhuǎn)變（思想） 改變（用途） mend 改進(jìn) 改良variation差異20. Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful _____in the market. A) batteries B) bargains C) baskets D) barrels battery 電池 barrier 障礙 bargain （v）討價(jià)還價(jià) （n）物美價(jià)廉的商品barrel 桶 basket籃子 basketball 籃球21. Eye contact is important because wrong contact may create a munication _______. A) tragedy B) vacuum C) question D) barrier tragedy 悲劇 tragic 悲劇的edy 喜劇 ic 喜劇的 vacuum 真空 空白 空虛 empty 空的 餓的 無(wú)意義的 blank 空白的 vacant 空的 空閑的 barrier 障礙 trade barrier 貿(mào)易壁壘22. In order to buy her house she had to obtain a ______ from the bank. A) exchange B) conditions C) loan D) proportion exchange 交換 exchange rate 匯率 interest rate 利率 loan 貸款 proportion 比例 a large proportion of = a majority of = most 23. The police set a _____to catch the thieves. A) plan B) device C) trap D) trick device 裝置 設(shè)備 set a trap 設(shè)下陷阱 trick 把戲 欺詐的 treat or trick24. I’m thinking of changing my job because there are few ______of promotion in this firm. A) methods B) prospects C) occasions D) opportunities methods 方