8. It took him several months to ____ the wild horse.
A) tend B) breed C) cultivate D) tame*
tend to v.注意, 趋向
breed 使…繁殖
cultivate 培养;耕作
tame 驯服
9. The view from the other side of the mountain was even more __________.
A) productive B) impressive * C) positive D) decisive
productive .生产性的, 生产的, 能产的, 多产的
impressive 给人深刻印象的
positive 积极的
decisive 决定性的
10. Americans ____ have eggs, some meat, toast, fruit and coffee at breakfast.
A) Normally* B) continuously C) consequently D) traditionally
Normally 正常地, 通常地
Continuously 不断地, 连续地
Consequently 因此
Traditionally .传统上, 传说上
11. They had an accident on the road and didn’t ____ at their hotel until after midnight.
A) enter B) arrive C) check in* D) reach
check in at the hotel 登记入住酒店
12. I bought this sixteenth-century diamond ring at a quite ____ price.
A) dear B) cheap . C) expensive D) reasonable*
reasonable 合理的; at a quite reasonable price 以很合理的价格;以优惠的价格
dear, expensive 均表示“昂贵的”
13. This kind of trees cannot be grown in such a cold ____ as ours.
A) weather B) climate* C) air D) season
climate: The meteorological conditions, including temperature, precipitation, and wind, that characteristically prevail in a particular region. 气候包括温度、降雨量及风等的气象条件,在某一特别地带占主导
weather: The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure. 天气给定时间和地点的大气状况,牵涉到变量如温度、湿度、风速
和气压