【正文】 a friend。 however, this time around, the critics panned everything about the play, calling it uninspired and boring. A. criticism B. ments C. praises D. discussions 4. The crowd gathered at the city gates and at ten o‘ clock it began to move. Reaching the church a half hour later, the throng stopped and waited patiently for the priests. A. crowd B. churchman C. priests D. movement 5. The idea that offtrack betting will work in Alaska because it works in New York is a questionable analogy. New York and Alaska may not be alike when it es to offtrack betting. A. parison B. purpose C. contrast D. requirement 6. He was interest in anthropology. A. the study of apes B. the study of insects C. the study of royalty D. the study of humans 7. He circumvented the problem. A. described B. solved C. went around, avoided D. wrote down, copied 8. Which of the following pairs of words are homonyms? A. lazy, hardworking B. Jack, John C. fly, apply D. do, due 9. The doctor is a specialist in the human respiratory system. She is an expert on A. bones B. lungs C. nerves D. the stomach 10. Because she had never learned to think about the consequences of her actions, her behavior tended to be capricious. One moment, she was going to marry and have a big family。 610 B B B B B 第三套： Guess the meaning of the underlined words in each sentence below and choose the suitable meaning from A, B, C or D. (1’x10) 1. Office work is quite sedentary, while in factory work you are able to move around more. A. very routine B. dull and boring C. exciting D. involving sitting 2. We watched the cat e quietly across the field to where the bird perched on the wire. But just as it seemed that the cat would certainly catch him, he flew away. A. sat B. caught C. sang D. ate 3. Mr. Barker is 75. He can‘t hear sounds very well. He is hearing impaired. A. can‘t see well B. can‘t walk well C. can‘t hear well D. can‘t run well 4. After not eating all day, Joyce was ravenous. She wanted to eat everything in sight. A. tired B. cold C. hungry D. thirsty 5. Mr. Brown was proud of his neat row of Marigolds in his flower beds which he looked after with great care. A. flowers B. vegetables C. cotton D. beds 6. My first impression of Tom was really not good. He did his homework haphazardly. In a short essay of 500 words, there were 100 spelling mistakes. A. skillfully B. carefully C. carelessly D. clumsily 7. But suddenly they became the parents of quintuplets, four girls and a boy, an event which quickly changed their lives. A. five children at one birth B. one child at one birth C. four children at one birth D. two girls and a boy 8. After Mark lost his job, his future looked very bleak. A. dull and cheerful B. bright and cheerful C. hopeless and discouraging D. hopeful and encouraging 9. Alice bought an ―I love San Diego‖ as a souvenir of her visit to that city. A. house or farm B. gift of reminder C. factory or shop D. sign or token 10. Joe and Sally discussed the itinerary of their vacation to Europe and decided to spend one week in Paris and one week in Rome. A. money B. plan of the journey C. clothes D. food 答案 ： 15 D A C C A 610 C A C B B 第四套 ： Guess the meaning of the underlined words in each sentence below and choose the suitable meaning from A, B, C or D. (1’x10) 1. It would be misleading to say that we were friends. A. exciting B. interesting C. helpful D. wrong 2. My mother is tall, fat and middleaged. The headmaster of the school is an older woman, almost as plump as my mother but much shorter. A. tall B. fat C. old D. pretty 3. In the past, the world seemed to run in an orderly way. Now, however, everything seems to be in a state of turmoil. A. order B. rest C. failure D. disorder 4. When a farmer keeps livestock, such as cattle, sheep, pigs or goats, he must see that livestock are fed regularly. He must give them grain, vegetables, grasses, etc. A. plants B. vegetables C. living beings D. animals 5. There was a great antipathy between the brothers. A. love B. difference C. dislike D. resemblance 6. A tropical rain forest is very lush because it receives much rain. A. dirty B. of a nice growth C. yellow D. dark 7. He is pelled by society to do with what he does not enjoy doing. A. forced B. challenged C. stopped D. made use of 8. Indigenous life forms—the cactus and the camel in the desert, the polar bear and the seal in the Arctic, and so on—are suited to their environment in very specific ways. A. native B. dangerous C. extinct D. special 9. The pilot increased the altitude of the airplane in order to avoid the rain clouds. A. weight B. speed C. height D. length 10. It‘s often believed that people who attend famous universities, such as Harvard and Princeton, have a better chance of getting a job with a good salary and high prestige. A. equality B. position C. quality D. standard 答案 ： 15 D B D D C 610 B A A C B 第五套 ： Guess the meaning of the underlined words in each sentence below and choose the suitable one from A, B, C or D. (1’x10) 1. Some people are worried that the uncontrolled robbery will lead to serious anarchy. A. a strong central government B. a government controlled by one person C. the absence of a controlling government D. an oldfashioned, outdated government 2. The doctor is a specialist in orthodontics. She is an expert on A. bones B. teeth C. the lung D. the stomach 3. The playwright