解析：选C 句意：在这片历史地段的尽头，威明顿市展示了一个港口城市的特色：大的仓库和一些老旧的办公楼。character 此处表示“特点，特色”，符合句意。achievement“成就，功绩”；reputation“名声，名誉”；standard“标准，规范”。
9．(2017·江苏省苏北四市高三期中考试)The most important thing for a designer to remember is that nature always provides ________.
A．inspiration C．immigration
B．ambition D．occupation
解析：选A 句意：对于一名设计者来说，应该记住的最重要的事情是自然总会提供灵感。inspiration“灵感”；ambition“雄心，野心”；immigration“移民”；occupation“职业，占有”。
10．(2017·南通高三三模)He Ying is always complaining about her job as a cashier, but frankly it's ________ to have a job in these difficult days.
A．anything C．something
B．everything D．nothing
解析：选C 句意：何英总是埋怨她作为收银员的工作，但是坦率地说，在困难的岁月里，能够拥有一份工作是一件值得庆幸的事情。此处something用来指某件“值得庆幸的事”。
11．(2017·泰州高三二模)Stress has become part of big-city life and a recent TV play focuses on ________.
A．one C．it
B．the one D．those
解析：选C 句意：压力已经成为大城市生活中的一部分，而最近播的一部电视剧的关注点就是压力。it可替代上文提到的同一事物，替代的通常是可数名词单数或不可数名词，此处替代前面的Stress，属于“同名同物”。
12．(2017·淮安第二次调研)Understanding the cultural habits of another country, especially ________ containing many different subcultures like the USA, is a difficult thing.
A．one C．it
B．that D．those
解析：选A 句意：了解另外一个国家的文化习惯，特别是像美国这样包含各种亚文化的国家是一件困难的事情。不定代词one代指上文提到的another country，表示泛指。故选A项。
13．(2017·南通高三三模)The novel aroused the interest of readers and helped them to gain a real sense of the history ________ related.
A．they C．those
B．it D．one
解析：选B 句意：这部小说引起了读者的兴趣，帮助他们获得与之相关的历史真实感。it related是定语从句，修饰history；it指代The novel。
14．(2017·扬州高三二模)—I hear that you have passed the theory test of the driving test.
—Yes, but I will need ________ in three weeks. A．one C．other
B．it D．another
解析：选D 根据句中的转折词but可知，答话人还要进行一次考试，another表示“又一，再一”，符合题意。
15．(2017·常州市高三期末考试)I hate ________ when the weather in Nanjing becomes freezing cold because there is no heater inside.
A．this C．it
B．that D．so
解析：选C 句意：我讨厌南京天气很冷的时候，因为室内没有取暖器。表示“喜怒哀乐”的词后常先接it后再跟从句。
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1．He was faced with the ________ of whether to go abroad for further study or find a job to support his family after he graduated from college.
A．contrast C．adjustment
B．difference D．dilemma
解析：选D 句意：大学毕业以后他面临着是出国继续深造还是找一份工作来养家糊口的两难境地。dilemma“(进退两难的)窘境，困境”，符合语境。contrast“对比”；difference“差别”；adjustment“调整”。
2．Sometimes the ________ between the reality and the dream is so great that it produces disappointment.
A．combination C．contrast
B．application D．disapproval
解析：选C 句意：有时现实与梦想之间的“反差”往往让人失望。combination“联合，集合”，application“申请；应用”，disapproval“不赞成”，均不合题意。故选C项，contrast“对照，对比”。
3．Nowadays, employers not only pay attention to graduates' academic qualifications but also their ________.
A．statuses C．vacancies
B．bonuses D．virtues
解析：选D 句意：如今，雇主们不仅关注毕业生的学历，还重视他们的品德。status“地位”；bonus“红利，奖金”；vacancy“空缺”；virtue“道德，品德”。
4．The International Monetary Fund has received both criticism and ________ for its efforts to promote financial stability, prevent crises, facilitate trade, and reduce poverty.
A．worship C．argument
B．credit D．privilege
解析：选B 句意：人们对国际货币基金组织在为推动金融稳定、危机预防、促进贸易以及减少贫困等方面所作出的努力毁誉参半。worship“崇拜”；credit“表扬”；argument“争论”；privilege“特权，殊荣”。
5．As a teacher, we shouldn't have ________ against any student even though they sometimes make mistakes.
A．reliance C．prejudice
B．audience D．attitude
解析：选C 句意：作为老师，我们不能对任何学生有成见，尽管学生们有时会犯错误。have prejudice against“对……有成见/偏见”，符合句意。reliance“依赖，依靠”；audience“观众”；attitude“态度”，多与to或towards连用。
6．The volunteers provided the lonely elders each with an overcoat, ________ could help them keep warm through the winter.
A．one C．it
B．that D．one that
解析：选D 句意：志愿者给那些孤独的老人每人提供了一件大衣，一件能够帮助他们保暖过冬的大衣。根据语境，此处应用one指代an overcoat，且此处one作an overcoat的同位语，后面的that引导定语从句且在从句中作主语，that不可以省略。
7．Nowadays in society where social roles are determined, boys usually copy the behaviour of their fathers, and girls ________ of their mothers.
A．those C．that
解析：选C 句意：如今在社会角色确定的社会里，男孩子们经常模仿父亲的行为，而女孩们则模仿母亲的行为。分析句子结构可知，空格处特指“the behaviour”，且是不可数名词。故答案选C。
B．one D．the ones
8．If you grow your own vegetables, they are generally fresher than ________ you buy in the shops.
A．which C．those
B．ones D．that
解析：选C 句意：如果你自己种植蔬菜，它们通常会比在商店里买的更新鲜。根据句意可知，空格处指代“vegetables”，意为“那些蔬菜”。those可用来特指上文提到的可数名词复数，符合题意。故C项正确。
9．As an aging society, Japan sees ________ as a must to build robots that take care of elderly people at their homes.
A．this C．that
B．it D．one
解析：选B 句意：作为一个老龄化社会，日本认为生产能够在家里照顾老人的机器人是必须的。四个选项中只有代词it可作形式宾语，真正的宾语是动词不定式短语“to build robots that take care of elderly people at their homes”。故选B项。
10．Fashion is not ________ that exists in dresses only. It has something to do with ideas as well as the way we live.
A．anything C．nothing
B．everything D．something
解析：选D 句意：时尚不仅仅是存在于服装中的一种东西。它也与我们的想法和生活方式有关。D项意为“某事，某物”，符合句意，故选D项。