1 The high-speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences
A force B influence
C surprise D power
2 Can you follow the plot so far?
A change B investigate
C write D understand
3 Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed
A physical B mental
C natural D hard
4 In the latter case the outcome can be serious indeed.
A result B judgment
C decision D event
5 Norman Blamey is an artist of deep convictions
A statements B beliefs
C suggestions D claims
6 Up to now, the work has been easy
A So B So long
C So that D So far
7 The report advocated setting up day training colleges.
A supposed B excited
C suggested D discussed
8 Accordingly, a number of other methods have been employed
A Therefore B Afterwards
C However D Furthermore
9 The outlook from the top of the mountain is breathtaking
A view B sight
C look D point
10 Our lives are intimately bound up with theirs
A tensely B nearly
C carefully D closely
11 The union representative put across her argument very effectively
A explained B invented
C considered D accepted
12 He talks tough but has a tender heart.
A heavy B mild
C kind D wild
13 It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy
A making B taking
C discussing D expecting
14 Our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing
A waste B buy
C use D sell
15 The fuel tanks had a capacity of 140 liters.
A function B ability
C power D volume
答案：
01. B 02. D 03. A 04. A 05. B
06. D 07. C 08. A 09. A 10. D
11. A 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. D
解析：
1 B have an impact on表示对……产生影响，与influence 同义；force是做名词时意为力量、影响力、效力等，做动词讲是迫使….干某事的意思。Surprise 是让人吃惊的，亦可作名词用；power值得是权力、影响力。
2 D follow在这里是跟得上的意思，change 变化；investigate 是调查、审查的意思；write是写；understand懂得、跟得上、理解的意思
3 A manual 手工的、用手的；physical 身体的、肉体的；mental精神上的；natural自然的；hard硬的、困难的。
4 A outcome是结果的意思与result同义，judgment 判断；decision 决定、决议；event事件、事情。
5 B convictions 信仰, statement 声明、陈诉；suggestions 建议，claims 声称、断言
6 D up to now 表示直到现在；so that 表示如此….以致…,so far 迄今为止。
7 C advocate 提倡主张的意思，与suggest同义，excited是兴奋的，discuss是讨论的意思，supposed是假定的。
8 A accordingly 是因此，依照的意思，与therefore同义，afterwards 然后，后来的，however表转折，furthermore 而且、此外的意思。
9 A outlook 景色、景致的意思，sight 视力、视觉，look看的意思，point 观点或某一地点。
10 D intimately 亲密的，与closely同义，tensely紧张地、拉紧的意思，nearly是几乎的意思，carefully仔细地
11 A put across 解释，与explain同义，invent发明，considered考虑，accept接受。
12 C tender指的是温和、亲切的。Mild 温和的、温暖的；kind善良的，心好的，wild未驯化的。Tender heart 意为心肠好的，有同情心的所以选kind比较合适。
13 C debate 是讨论、辩论的意思，taking做动词讲是带走、花费的意思，discussing 讨论、商讨的意思；expect 预计、预料、预期的意思。
14 C consume 是消费的意思，waste是浪费的意思，buy买，sell卖。Use 用、使用
15 D 这里capacity是容量、容积的意思，function作用、功能；ability能力、力量；power权力，volume容积、容量。
