1 The nursery is bright and cheerful.
A pleasant B colorful
C fashionable D different
2 He is but a child.
A probably B not
C only D hardly
3 The price of vegetables varies according to the weather.
A jumps B rises
C falls D changes
4 Did you do that to irritate her?
A tease B attract
C annoy D protect
5 The old lady let her flat to an English couple
A offered B rented
C provided D sold
6 A ship was reported to be in distress a few miles out at sea
A disorder B formation
C service D danger
7 You should cultivate the habit of reading carefully
A invent B begin
C develop D initiate
8 Merge the following two short sentences into one new sentence
A Split B Combine
C Break D Divide
9 His handwriting is flowing and graceful.
A pleasing B formal
C informal D flowery
10 The sisters can't tolerate each other.
A bear B hate
C like D criticize
11 The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth.
A pull out B repair
C take D dig
12 The child's abnormal behavior puzzled the doctor.
A funny B frightening
C repeated D unusual
13 Gunpowder was used extensively in firearms prior to 1990
A in B around
C from D before
14 Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be deliberately controlled and modified.
A sufficiently B noticeably
C intentionally D absolutely
15 Foreign money can be converted into the local currency at this bank.
A altered B changed
C bought D sold
答案：
01. A 02. C 03. D 04. C 05. B
06. D 07. C 08. B 09. A 10. A
11. A 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. B
解析：
1. A cheerful：使人感到愉快的。pleasant：使人感到愉快的。又如：The walk was very pleasant. 那次散步很愉快。colorful：富有色彩的;鲜艳的。a bird with colorful wings 翅膀色彩美丽的鸟儿。fashionable：流行的,时尚的;时髦的。She often wears a fashionable hat. 她常戴一顶时髦的帽子。different：不同的。That is quite a different matter. 那完全是另一码事。
2. C but 做连词常意为“但是”，此处做副词，意思是“只,仅仅,才”。Only：只,仅仅,才。又如：At present we can only wait and see. 目前我们只好等等再说。Probably：大概,或许,很可能。He will probably refuse the offer. 他很可能会拒绝这一提议。Hardly：几乎不,简直不。My legs were so weak that I could hardly stand. 我的腿虚弱得简直无法站立。
3. D vary：变化;呈多样化。Change：改变;更改;变化。In fall, the leaves change from green to brown. 秋天,树叶由绿变成褐色。Jump:跳过,越过。He jumped the wall easily.他轻松地跳过墙去。Rise：上升;升起;上涨;升高;增加。The sun has not yet risen. 太阳还没升起。Fall：落下;降落。Leaves fall from the trees. 叶子从树上落下。
4. C irritate：使恼怒;使烦躁。Annoy：惹恼,使生气;使烦恼。又如：His mother was annoyed with him for being so rude to their neighbors. 他母亲因为他对邻居如此粗暴无礼而生他的气。Tease：戏弄,逗弄;取笑;欺负。He hates to be teased about his balding head. 他不喜欢人家取笑他的秃头。Attract：吸;吸引。The garden city attracts many tourists. 那个花园城市吸引许多游客。Protect：保护,防护。Wearing dark glasses can protect your eyes from the sun. 戴墨镜可以保护眼睛不受阳光刺激。
5. B let 常见的意思是“允许，让”，在这里的意思是“出租,租给”。Rent：租用,租入。又如：They rented a cabin for their vacation. 他们为度假租了一间小屋。Offer：给予,提供;拿出,出示。He offered me a glass of wine. 他端给我一杯酒。Provide：提供。On Sundays his landlady provided dinner as well as breakfast. 星期天,他的女房东不但供给早餐,还供给晚餐。Sell：卖,销售。He sold me his camera. 他把照相机卖给了我。
6. D distress：危难，不幸。Danger：危险。又如：He is in danger of losing his job if he goes on like this. 他再这样下去会丢掉工作的。Disorder：混乱,无秩序。His room was in disorder. 他房间里很乱。Formation：形成,构成,组成。 the formation of one's character：性格的形成。Service：招待,服侍;服务态度。That hotel is noted for its fine service. 那家旅馆以服务优良著称。
7. C cultivate：培养;陶冶。Develop：逐渐产生;逐渐养成;患（病）。又如：Try to develop good reading habits. 要养成良好的阅读习惯。Invent：发明,创造。He invented a new type of stethoscope. 他发明了一种新型听诊器。Begin：开始,着手;动手。When did you begin learning English? 你何时开始学英语的? Initiate：开始;创始;开始实施。initiate a new course of studies：开设一门新课程。
8. B Merge：使（公司等）合并。Combine：使结合;使联合。We are going to combine the three departments soon. 我们很快就要合并这三个部门了。Split：劈开;切开。He spent the whole morning splitting the wood. 他整个一上午都在劈柴。Break：打破;折断;使碎裂。He fell down and broke his ankle. 他跌断了脚踝。Divide：分,划分。The teacher divided our class into four groups. 老师把我们班分成四个小组。
9. A graceful：优美的,雅致的,典雅的。Pleasing：令人愉快的,讨人喜欢的;使人满意的,合意的。She is most pleasing in manner and appearance. 她的外貌和举止都非常讨人喜欢。Formal：正式的;礼节上的。The letter was formal in its wording. 此信措辞正式。Informal：非正式的,非正规的。We have an informal agreement to ride to school together. 我们有个一起骑车上学的非正式约定。Flowery：花的;花似的;用花装饰的;多花的。a flowery apron：带有花卉图案的围裙。
10. A tolerate：忍受;容忍,宽恕。Bear：忍受;经得起。He could not bear that his friends should laugh at him. 他受不了朋友们竟也嘲笑他。Hate：嫌恶;不喜欢。To tell you the truth, I hate to do it. 老实告诉你,我不愿意做这事。Like：喜欢。She likes playing the piano. 她喜欢弹钢琴。Criticize：批评;批判;苛求;非难。He criticized her in a very unfair way. 他极不公平地指责她。
11. A extract：用力取出;使劲拔出,抽出。Pull out：拔出，拉出。Repair：修理;修补。The roof should be repaired soon. 这屋顶应及早整修。Take：拿,取。She took a piece of paper and began to write a letter. 她拿了一张纸,开始写起信来。Dig：掘（土）;挖（洞,沟等）。They are digging a tunnel through the hill. 他们正在挖一条贯通这座山的隧道。
12. D abnormal：不正常的,反常的;不规则的。Unusual：不平常的;稀有的;奇特的。又如：He has a nose of unusual size. 他有个罕见的大鼻子。Funny：有趣的;滑稽可笑的;爱开玩笑的。That's the funniest joke I've ever heard. 那是我所听过的最风趣的笑话。Frightening：令人害怕的；令人惊恐的。The ghost story is frightening.这个鬼故事是令人惊恐的。Repeated：重复的;反复的;再三的;屡次的。His plans have suffered repeated delays. 他的计划屡遭拖延。
13. D prior to：在……以前。Before: 在……以前。Only two days remained before the examination. 考前只剩下两天了。In: 在……期间;在……以后。He'll come back in a week. 他将于一周之后回来。From：从……起,始于。She is singing from morning to night. 她从早唱到晚。Around：大约,将近。He went to the United States around 1987. 他大约是在一九八七年去美国的。
14. C deliberately：故意地,蓄意地。Intentionally：有意地,故意地。Sufficiently：足够地,充分地。It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently. 原来他没有给房屋投足保险。Noticeably：显著地,明显地。Their house was noticeably warmer than ours. 他们的房子明显比我们的暖和。Absolutely：绝对地,完全地。It's absolutely no business of hers.这件事与她毫不相关。
15. B convert：兑换（证券、货币等）。Change：兑换（钱）。Let me change the dollar bill for coins. 让我把这张美元的纸钞换成硬币。Alter：改变。Has she altered her mind? 她改变主意了吗? Buy：买,购买。Mother bought me a pair of jeans. 母亲给我买了一条牛仔裤。Sell：卖,销售。He sold his bike to me for $40. 他以四十美元的价钱把自行车卖给了我。
