If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the way of _______ .
A) persuasion
B) remedy
C) encouragement
D) compromise
注：1. encouragement 鼓勵(lì)
2. persuasion 勸告
3. remedy 治療
4. compromise 妥協(xié)（永陪詞匯）
Her interest in redecorating the big house kept her ________ for a whole week.
A) constrained
B) dominated
C) restricted
D) occupied
注：1. constrained 不舒服的，被強(qiáng)迫的（永陪詞匯）
2. dominated 占統(tǒng)治地位的，占主導(dǎo)地位的
3. restricted 受限制的
If we _______ our relations with that country, we'll have to find another supplier of raw materials.
A) diffuse
B) diminish
C) terminate
D) preclude
注：1. terminate （正式）終止，停止
2. diffuse 彌漫，擴(kuò)散；學(xué)歷的改變移交，政權(quán)的改變移交
3. diminish 減少，降低
4. preclude 排除；阻止；防止
Movie directors use music to _______ the action on the screen.
A) contaminate
B) compliment
C) contemplate
D) complement
注：1. compliment 贊揚(yáng)
2. complement 補(bǔ)充
3. contemplate 沉思，思考
4. contaminate （化學(xué)）污染
tame 馴化
contamination 污染物
A terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened when they watched the ________ sight on TV.
A) panic
B) patriotic
C) pathetic
D) periodic
注：1. pathetic 悲慘的
2. panic 恐慌
3. patriotic 愛(ài)國(guó)的
4. periodic 周期性的；定期的
Many tourists were _______ by the city's complicated traffic system.
A) degraded
B) bewildered
C) evoked
D) diverted
注：1. complicated 復(fù)雜的
intricate 復(fù)雜的
complex 復(fù)雜的
2. bewilder 使迷惑
puzzle
overwhelm
confuse
3. degraded 被降級(jí)的
4. evoke 引起，引發(fā)
arouse
provoke
vex
trigger
5. divert 疏散
convert 宗教信仰的改變 convert into
dim 光線黯淡
distress 沮喪
sting 刺
distinct 區(qū)別
distinguish 區(qū)別
extinguish 熄滅
instinct 本能
extinct 滅絕的
Over the last fifteen years, running has become a popular ________ for 30 million participants of all ages.
A) fantasy
B) pastime
C) symposium
D) penalty
注：1. pastime 休閑，娛樂(lè)
2. fantasy 幻想
3. symposium 酒會(huì)，專題討論會(huì)
conference 一般性會(huì)議
cone 松果
ice cone 圓筒冰激凌
conifer 針葉樹(shù)
convention 傳統(tǒng)；國(guó)際性的代表大會(huì)
summit 峰會(huì)
seminar 研討會(huì)
forum 論壇
4. penalty 懲罰
Some people think that a ________ translation, or word-for-word translation, is easier than a free translation.
A) literal
B) literary
C) liberal考試大論壇
D) linear
注：1. literal 照字面上的
2. literary 文字精美的，雕琢文字的
3. liberal 自由的
4. linear 線性的，直線的
linear thinking 直線般思考
mooning thinking 曲線般思考