1. We also want to use the water to irrigate berren desert land.

　　A.hairless

　　B.bare

　　C. empty

　　D.bald

　　2. Since the Great Depression ，the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.

　　A.slight

　　B.surprising

　　C.sudden

　　D.harmful

　　3. Cement was seldom used in building during the Middle Ages.

　　A.crudely

　　B.rarely

　　C. originally

　　D.symbolically

　　4. Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers at speeds as high as two hundred miles per hour.

　　A.velocities

　　B.impulses

　　C.ratios

　　D.atrocities

　　5. The poet William Carlos Williams was a New Jersey physician.

　　A.doctor

　　B.professor

　　C.physicist

　　D. resident

　　6.Medicine depends on other fields for basic information ，particularly some of their specialized

　　branches.

　　A.conventionallty

　　B.obviously

　　C.especially

　　D.inevitably

　　7. We shall take the treasure away to a safe place.

　　A.clean

　　B.pretty

　　C.distant

　　D.secure

　　8. An important part of the national government is the Foreign Service , a branch of the Department of state.

　　A.a unity

　　B.a division

　　C.an embassy

　　D.an invasion

　　9. The child's abnormal behavior puzzled the doctor.

　　A.bad

　　B.frightening

　　C.repeated

　　D.unusual

　　10. There is an abundant supply of cheap labor in this country.

　　A.a steady

　　B.a plentiful

　　C.an extra

　　D.a meager

　　11. In order to improve our standard of living ,we have to accelerate production.

　　A.set up

　　B.decrease

　　C.stop

　　D.control

　　12. Gas does accumulete in the mines around here.

　　A.increase

　　B.spread

　　C.collect

　　D.grow

　　13. Our plan is to allocate one member of staff to handle appointmants.

　　A.assign

　　B.persuade

　　C.ask

　　D.order

　　14. Her bebavior is extremely childish.

　　A.simple

　　B.immature

　　C.beautiful

　　D.foolish

　　15. Many fine cooks insist on ingredients of the highest quality.

　　A.demand

　　B.rely on

　　C.prepare for

　　D.create

　　答案： 1.B 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.D 10.B 11.A 12.C 13.A 14.B 15.A

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