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
    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
    C motions
    B faults
    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：動(dòng)機(jī);reason：理由。這兩個(gè)詞意思比較接近。There is no reason to doubt his word.沒有理由不相信他的話。excuse：借口。answer：回答;plan：計(jì)劃。
    2 C widen和broaden都有"拓寬"的意思。twist：彎曲;stretch：延伸。The forests stretch for hundreds of miles.森林綿延數(shù)百英里。bend：彎曲。
    3 C lure：吸引。temptation：吸引。這兩個(gè)詞意思相近。abuse：濫用;flavor：滋味：consumption：消費(fèi)。
    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：補(bǔ)救;improve：改進(jìn)。這兩個(gè)詞意思相近。Herbal medicine can be used to improve our health.草藥可用于增進(jìn)我們的健康。maintain：保持;protect：保護(hù);assess：評估。
    6 A collaborate：合作;勾結(jié);cooperate：合作。 She has agreed to cooperate with the police in the investigation.她同意在調(diào)查中跟警察合作。compete：競爭。combine：合并;argue：爭論。
    7 A consolidate：鞏固;strengthen：鞏固，加強(qiáng)。To strengthen his position in Parliament.he held talks with leaders of the Peasant Party.為了加強(qiáng)在國會中的地位，他跟農(nóng)民黨的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人進(jìn)行了會談。control：控制。abandon：放棄;exercise：行使。
    8 B probe：探索;explore：探索。這兩個(gè)詞意思很相近。Both parties are exploring ways of settling the dispute.雙方都在尋求解決爭端的辦法。solve：解決;settle：解決;handle：處理。
    9 D alleviate：減輕。relieve：減輕;變小。remove：去掉;切除。cure：治療。worsen：嚴(yán)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.食物和藥品供應(yīng)不足。instant：迫切的;infinite：無限的。inexpensive：不貴的。
    12 A perish：死亡;die：死亡。The old man will die soon.這個(gè)老人很快會死去o suffer：蒙受;float：漂浮;scatter：散亂。
    13 C in the end：最后;ultimately：最后。The food ultimately arrived at the end of last month.食品終于在上月末運(yùn)到了。undoubtedly：無疑地;certainly：當(dāng)然;necessarily：必定地。
    B complicated：復(fù)雜的;complex;復(fù)雜的。The issue is very complex.這個(gè)問題太復(fù)雜了。strange：奇怪的;personal.個(gè)人的。funny)r：有趣的。
    15 A appraisal：評價(jià);evaluation：評價(jià)。Evaluation is standard practice for all training評價(jià)是各種教育通常的做法。production：生產(chǎn);efficiency：效率。publicity：出名。