20. Though it was less attractive, John knew the metal box would be more _______. A. terminal B. durable C. persistent D. ultimateable 能,能够的babble 胡言乱语 gabble 口齿不清,含糊不清dabble 戏水,
19. At the tide ____ from the shore, we are able to look for shells. A. preceded B. proceeded C. acceded D. recededprecede 在…之前,领先于,优先recede 撤退concede 妥协,让步concession 让步compromis
18.______ to the mountain towns is often difficult because of bad roads. A. Aversion B. Orison C. Incentive D. Accessaversion 厌恶,嫌恶,讨厌的orison 祈祷incentive 刺激,奖励 (跟金钱有关)
17. That part of the town is completely ____ of interest for visitors. There is no scenery at all. A. suspicious B. demonstrative C. void D. irrespectivevoid 空的,无效的avoid 避免,回避devoid 耗尽的
16.The wealth of a country should be measured _____the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods. A. in line with B. in terms of C. by means of D. in favor of in terms of 根据
15. If Japan _____its relation with that country, It will have to find another supplier of raw materials. A. precludes B. terminates C. partitions D. expiresterminate 停止,终止terminator 终结者term
14. Some diseases are _____ by certain water animals. A. transplant B. transformed C. transported D. transmittedtransplant 移植transform 改变transport 运输passport 护照transmit (疾病、广播电视节目、
13. In Britain people _______ four million tons of potatoes every year. A. swallow B. dispose C. consume D. exhaustswallow 吞咽,吞食 swallows 燕子gulp 吞吃sway 摆动sword 剑sweep 打扫weep 哭泣swing
12. Young people are not ______ to stand and look at works of art, they want art they can participate in. A. conservative B. content C. confident D. generouscontent (to) v.满足,满意,n.内容intention
11. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been fairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _____. A. granted B. implied C. exaggerated D. remediedexaggerate 夸大,夸张grant 授予,准予
10. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have _____ opportunity to change his mind. A. accurate B. urgent C. excessive D. adequatelegal 合法的illegal 违法的legislate 立法legitimate 合法
9. Everybody______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary. A. assemble B. accumulated C. piled D. joinedaccumulate 积累gather 收集(到一起),收割(庄稼)collect 收集(带有某种目的的收集)p
8. Education is ____ for the development of a country. A. indispensable B. accountable C. deliberate D. deficient indispensable a.不可缺少的 n.不可缺少之物accountable 可计算的account for 解释,占多大
7. I was moved and grandpa was equally_____. Rarely had I seen him so worked-up. A. infected B. affected C. inflicted D. afflictedinflict (自我)折磨afflict 折磨,使痛苦(外界的)ease 轻松 disease 疾病
6. He has never liked meat, and has always had a ______ for vegetables and fruit. A. admiration B. preference C. substitution D. compensationsubstitution 保险代理人,替代品substitute 代替constitute