下面共有15個(gè)句子，每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語劃有底橫線，請從每個(gè)句子后面所給的4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)與劃線部分意義最相近的詞或短語。

1 The nursery is bright and cheerful.

A pleasant

B colorful

C fashionable

D different

2 He is but a child.

A probably

B not

C only

D hardly

3 The price of vegetables varies according to the weather.

A jump

B rises

C falls

D changes

4 Did you do that to irritate her?

A tease

B attract

C annoy

D Protect

5 The old lady let her fiat to an English couple.

A offered

B rented

C provided

D sold

6 A ship was reported to be in distress a few miles out at sea.

A disorder

B formation

C service

D danger

7 You should cultivate the habit of reading carefully.

A invent

B begin

C develop

D initiate

8 Merge the following two short sentences into one new sentence.

A Split

B Combine

C Break

D Divide:

9 His handwriting is flowing and graceful.

A pleasing

B formal

C informal

D flowery

10 The sisters can't tolerate each other.

A bear

B hate

C like

D criticize

11 The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth.

A pull out

B repair

C takes

D dig

12 The child's abnormal, behavior puzzled the doctor.

A funny

B frightening

C repeated

D unusual

13 Gunpowder was used extensively in firearms prior to 1990.

A in

B around

C from

D before

14 Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which the, can be deliberately controlled and modified.

A sufficiently

B noticeably

C intentionally

D absolutely

15 Foreign money can be converted into the local currency at this bank.

A altered

B changed

C bought

D sold

參考答案：

1．A 2．C 3．D 4．C 5．B

6．D 7．C 8．B 9．A 10．A

11．A 12．D 13．D 14．C 1 5．B