【正文】 n 公告 公示 edition 版本 editor 編輯 bargain n 物美價廉的商品5. Because there is great _______ in the quality of diamonds, stones of the same size may not cost the same price. A) similarity B) agreement C) change D) variation similarity n 相似 be similar to 和……相似 familiar 熟悉的 be familiar with 對……熟悉agree with同意某人或某人的意見、想法、分析、解釋等agree to同意或接受某事，尤其指別人提出的某事，有時可能是自己不喜歡的事agree on主要指雙方通過協(xié)商而取得一致意見或達(dá)成協(xié)議Variation 差異 vary 變化（vary from a to b ）Variety n 多樣性 a variety of=various 多種多樣的 各種各樣的6. As a result of their _________the three small independent countries felt less afraid of their powerful neighbor . A) alliance B) bination C) partnership D) union Alliance n 聯(lián)盟 ally v 聯(lián)盟 bination n 組合 bine v 組合 independent 獨立 depend on=rely on 依靠 依賴the student union 學(xué)生會 labor union 工會 on strike 罷工7. The basic _______ to a happy family are love, understanding and munication. A) elements B) sections C) contents D) ponents element 元素 section 部分 零件 contents 目錄 content 內(nèi)容 be content with=be satisfied with 對……滿意 contest 斗爭 比賽 contact with 接觸 聯(lián)系 contract 合同 sign a contract 簽合同ponents 組成部分 零件 opponent 對手 oppose vt 反對 rival/petitor 對手adversary/contestant 對手/選手 adverse 不利的 相反的8. He has been in China for a year, studying the market to find the _______for profitable investment. A) necessity B) reality C) potential D) increase necessity n 必要性 reality 真實 in fact=in reality 事實上 realize vt 認(rèn)識到potential n 潛力 adj 可能的 潛在的 increase上升On the increase上升 On the decrease下降On the rise （按比例）上升 On the decline （按比例）下降9. The lawyer advised him to drop the ____since he stands little chance to win. A) event B) accident C) case D) affair event 事件 eventually 最終的accident 事故 incident 歷史事件accidentally= by chance = e across = run into 偶然的case 案子affair 事務(wù)issue 爭端 問題 出版 10. Birds do not learn to build their nests but build them by ______. A) instinct B) passion C) principle D) theory instinct n 本能 instinctive adj 本能的 instinct behavior 本能行為passion 激情 passionate 激情的= enthusiasticprinciple 原則 主義 principal 重要的 校長theory 理論 （in theory 理論上 in practice 實踐上）11. The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural____. A) tradition B) transportation C) transmission D) transformation tradition 傳統(tǒng) transport 運輸 transmit （疾病、信號）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 分離 several 個別的 單個的 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從某種程度上來說extend 延長expand 擴(kuò)張 膨脹expend 花費 expenditure n 花費 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