1 these are their motives for doing it
　　a reasons
　　b excuses
　　c answers
　　d plans
　　2 the river widens considerably as it begins to turn west
　　a twists
　　b stretches
　　c broadens
　　d bends
　　3 henry cannot resist the lure of drugs.
　　a abuse
　　b flavor
　　c temptation
　　d consumption
　　4 these programmes are of immense value to old people.
　　a natural
　　b fatal
　　c tiny
　　d enormous
　　5 a great deal has been done to remedy the situation
　　a maintain
　　b improve
　　c assess
　　d protect
　　6 john is collaborating with mary in writing an article
　　a cooperating
　　b competing
　　c combining
　　d arguing
　　7 he is determined to consolidate his power
　　a strengthen
　　b control
　　c abandon
　　d exercise
　　8 many scientists have been probing psychological problems
　　a solving
　　c settling
　　b exploring
　　d handling
　　9 hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet and exercise habits
　　a removed
　　b cured
　　c worsened
　　d relieved
　　10 and the cars are tested for defects before leaving the factory
　　a functions
　　c motions
　　b faults
　　d parts
　　11 the food is insufficient for three people.
　　a instant
　　b infinite
　　c inexpensive
　　d inadequate
　　12 thousands of people perished in the storm.
　　a died
　　b suffered
　　c floated
　　d scattered
　　13 but in the end he approved of our proposal
　　a undoubtedly
　　b certainly
　　c ultimately
　　d necessarily
　　14 for young children，getting dressed is a complicated business.
　　a strange
　　b complex
　　c personal
　　d funny
　　15 in britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of management.
　　a evaluation
　　b efficiency
　　c production
　　d publicity

　　答案:
　　1 a motive：動(dòng)機(jī);reason：理由。這兩個(gè)詞意思比較接近。there is no reason to doubt his word.沒(méi)有理由不相信他的話。excuse：借口。answer：回答;plan：計(jì)劃。
　　2 c widen和broaden都有"拓寬"的意思。twist：彎曲;stretch：延伸。the forests stretch for hundreds of miles.森林綿延數(shù)百英里。bend：彎曲。
　　3 c lure：吸引。temptation：吸引。這兩個(gè)詞意思相近。abuse：濫用;flavor：滋味：consumption：消費(fèi)。
　　4 d immense和enormous都有"巨大的"意思。it was an enormous disappointment.此事太令人失望了。natural：自然的;tiny：微小的;fatal：致命的。
　　5 b remedy：補(bǔ)救;improve：改進(jìn)。這兩個(gè)詞意思相近。herbal medicine can be used to improve our health.草藥可用于增進(jìn)我們的健康。maintain：保持;protect：保護(hù);assess：評(píng)估。
　　6 a collaborate：合作;勾結(jié);cooperate：合作。 she has agreed to cooperate with the police in the investigation.她同意在調(diào)查中跟警察合作。compete：競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。combine：合并;argue：爭(zhēng)論。
　　7 a consolidate：鞏固;strengthen：鞏固，加強(qiáng)。to strengthen his position in parliament.he held talks with leaders of the peasant party.為了加強(qiáng)在國(guó)會(huì)中的地位，他跟農(nóng)民黨的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人進(jìn)行了會(huì)談。control：控制。abandon：放棄;exercise：行使。
　　8 b probe：探索;explore：探索。這兩個(gè)詞意思很相近。both parties are exploring ways of settling the dispute.雙方都在尋求解決爭(zhēng)端的辦法。solve：解決;settle：解決;handle：處理。
　　9 d alleviate：減輕。relieve：減輕;變小。remove：去掉;切除。cure：治療。worsen：嚴(yán)重。
　　10 b defect：缺陷;faults：缺陷;function：功能：motion：意向。part：部分。
　　11 d insufficient：不充分的;inadequate：不充分的。supplies of food and medicine are inadequate.食物和藥品供應(yīng)不足。instant：迫切的;infinite：無(wú)限的。inexpensive：不貴的。
　　12 a perish：死亡;die：死亡。the old man will die soon.這個(gè)老人很快會(huì)死去o suffer：蒙受;float：漂浮;scatter：散亂。
　　13 c in the end：最后;ultimately：最后。the food ultimately arrived at the end of last month.食品終于在上月末運(yùn)到了。undoubtedly：無(wú)疑地;certainly：當(dāng)然;necessarily：必定地。
　　14 b complicated：復(fù)雜的;complex;復(fù)雜的。the issue is very complex.這個(gè)問(wèn)題太復(fù)雜了。strange：奇怪的;personal.個(gè)人的。funny)r：有趣的。
　　15 a appraisal：評(píng)價(jià);evaluation：評(píng)價(jià)。evaluation is standard practice for all training評(píng)價(jià)是各種教育通常的做法。production：生產(chǎn);efficiency：效率。publicity：出名。