近义词
1、 Despite her wealth and position, Linda still remained modest about herlf and lived in the same one-storeyed hou as before.( unassuming)
2、 People living on the island still obrve the customs which aro from circumstances that have long since changed. ( stemmed from)
3、 When I asked him why he hadn’t come to the meeting, he gave the feeble excu that he’d forgotten what time it was. (flabby )
4、 Dr. Elwood said the belief that milk could be harmful was bad on the assumption that fat caus heart dia. ( premi)
5、 In my opinion, true patriotism lies in putting the interests of one’s country above everything including one’s own life. (consists in )
6、 A real love song is more appropriate for this occasion than a rubbishy song cooked up as a commercial gimmick. (trashy )
7、 It was a very long journey from York to London and Ross was grateful for John’s company. ( society)
8、 One of the good things about Amanda is that you can always rely on her inexhaustible enthusiasm. (unfailing )
9、 There has been enough playing around so let's get down to business.（begin our work）
10、How is it possible for our human body to convert yesterday's lunch into today's muscle? （turn）
11、It is important for families to obrve their traditions even as their children get older（follow）
12、Romantic novels, as oppod to realistic ones, tend to prent idealized versions of life, often with a happy ending. （in contrast to）
13、The news reports completely overlooked the more profound political implications of the events.（neglected）
14、We suspect there is a quite deliberate attempt to sabotage the elections and undermine the electoral commission.（intentional）
15、So strange were the circumstances of my story that I can scarcely believe mylf to have been a party to them.（ hardly）
16、Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you can always lean on him.（count on）
单选题
（D）1、My husband, becau of his own professional ____ ,goes to Cambridge every week.
A. judgments B. criteria C. personalities D. commitments
（C）2、While looking for the address book, Mr. Hailey ____ some of his old love letters in his wife’s drawer.
A. came about B. came up with C. came across D. came out with
（B）3、Malaysia and Indonesia rely on open markets for forest and fishery products. ____ ,some Asian countries are highly protectionist.
A. Deliberately B. Converly C. Evidently D. Naturally
（C）4、Probably the physics of the mid-nineteenth century was not as spectacular as that of the ____and following periods, but its theoretical advances were nevertheless very impressive.
A. posterior B. overwhelming C. preceding D. potential
(D) 5、____ her dreams, Lynne traveled the world, leaving her 2-year-old son Stephen in the care of babysitters.
A. In spite of B. In ca of C. In place of D. In pursuit of
（A）6、Such an approach forces managers to communicate with one another and helps ____ rigid departmental boundaries.
A. break down B. stand for C. t off D. pass over
（B）7、Hard training will ____ you richly when it comes to the actual competition.
A. bring B. pay C. rve D. make
（D）8、I never heard anyone in my village mention my uncle Tony-I think he was a bit of a ____.
A. white elephant B. dark hor C. guinea pig D. black sheep
(C) 9、 My oldest son had just finished an _____ holiday stay prior to moving to a new State,a new job, and the next chapter in his life.
A. enlarged B. expanded C. extended D. incread
(A) 10、. Blacks and American Indians ____ less than 10% of students in the top 30 business schools, while they are about 28% of the U.S. population.
A. make up B. take up C. reach out D. turn out
(D) 11、There are veral factors _____ the rapid growth of sales promotion, particularly in consumer markets.
A. resorting to B. appealing to C. applying to D. contributing to
(D) 12、The Internet has been developing at a speed ____ people's expectations in the past two decades.
A. over B. of C. under D. beyond
(C) 13、The world economic recession put an ____ end to the steel market upturn that began in 2002.
A. irregular B. illegal C. abrupt D. absurd
