Part 1 Multiple Choice
(每小题： 分)
Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 1.
Almost all the countries in the world hoped that the warring sides would ________ a compromise. A. affect
B. effect C. come D. lead 2.
Our talk was completely ________out by the roar of the machines. As a result, we had to communicate with gestures. A. decreased
B. reduced
C. smashed
D. drowned 3.
She was arrested for ______ state secrets to a foreign reporter in return for her son going abroad. A. getting away
B. giving away
C. breaking away
D. putting away 4.
Can you ______ furnishing your house luxuriously at a time when the company is losing so much money?
A. verify
B. identify
C. justify
D. clarify 5.
There _______ new problems in respect of the relationship between the two countries in recent years. A. rose
B. raised C. lifted
D. arose 6.
The professor kept speaking about his new discovery in the field, only ____ occasionally to have a mouthful of tea. A. dropping off
B. breaking off
C. putting off
D. setting off 7.
His health ________ as he ate too little and worked too hard for months on end. A. broke up
B. broke through
C. broke down
D. broke off
8. After the meeting the workers went back to their ________ workshops. A. respectable
B. respective
C. respectful
D. respected
9. The theory of class currently prevailing in the West is _____ based on what Max Weber, a German sociologist, proposed. A. fairly
B. kindly
C. greatly
D. largely
10. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any
________ of it at all. A. interpretation
B. meaning
C. reason
D. sense
11. No one in the class could ________ the right answer to the
question. A. describe
B. furnish
C. install
D. assess
12. The dentist could ________ no signs of decay in my teeth.
A. determine
B. define
C. assign
D. detect
13. To his great joy he discovered that his ears became ________.
A. sensitive
B. aware
C. efficient
D. sensible
14. He made no ________ to his illness till after the lesson.
A. remark
B. comment
C. reference
D. opinion
15. We need to make sure that we ________ our resources as
fully as possible. A. achieve
B. operate
C. exploit
D. expel
16. The economy looks set to ________ its growth into next year.
A. endure
B. persist
C. remain
D. sustain
17. It was the only thing that I could do—I don't have to ________
myself to anyone. A. account
B. justify
C. discount
D. clarify
18. The shop assistant says if I leave $10 as a ________, they'll
keep the dress for me. A. deposit B. loan
C. guarantee D. fee
19. It was such a(n) ________ to hear that Marta was found safe
and well. A. concern
B. anxiety