1. I’m very sorry to have _______ you with so many questions on such an occasion.

A. interfered B. impressed C. offended D. bothered

2. With the constant change of the conditions, the outcome is not always _________.

A. favorable B. predictable C. dependable D. reasonable

3. When people become unemployed, it is _______ which is often worse than lack of wages.

A. laziness B. idleness C. poverty D. inability

4. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of traveling owing to heavy .

A. schedules B. skyscrapers C. speculations D. scolding

5. The price of beer _______ from 50 cents to $ 4 per liter during the summer season.

A. altered B. separated C. ranged D. differed

6. The scientist said that many animals seem to be highly _______ to various signals associated with earthquakes.

A. scared B. resistant C. sensitive D. sensual

7. Before you can start a business, you will have to raise the necessary _______ .

A. investment B. savings C. income D. capital

8. The mayor expressed his gratitude for the timely assistance that people from other cities have kindly _____ to his citizens after the city was struck by the earthquake.

A. rendered B. secured C. sought D. furnished

9. The purpose of the survey was to _______ the inspectors with local conditions.

A. inform B. instruct C. acquaint D. notify

10. The students failed to meet the necessary _______ for admission to the course.

1 題：答案為D。interfere 干涉; impress 打動; offend 冒犯; bother 打擾。

2 題：答案為B。favorable 良好的; predictable 可預(yù)測的; dependable 可靠的; reasonable 合理的。

3 題：答案為B。laziness 懶惰; idleness 賦閑；poverty 貧窮；inability 無能力；這句話的意思是無事可做往往比沒有薪水更糟糕。

4 題：答案為A。schedules 日程，時間表；skyscrapers 摩天大廈；speculations 投機；scolding 責(zé)備。

5 題：答案為C。range 在..區(qū)間變化；alter 改變；separate 分開；differ 與..不同。

6 題：答案為C。sensitive 敏感的；scared 害怕的；resistant 抵抗的；sensual 肉體感覺的)。

7 題：答案為D。做生意開始的時候需要籌集資capital；investment 投資；savings 積蓄； income 收入。

8 題：答案為A。render assistance and support to sb. 給予某人的幫助；secure 確保；sought 尋找；furnish 供應(yīng)。

9 題：答案為C。acquaint sb with sth: 使某人熟知某事；inform 告知；instruct 指導(dǎo)；notify 通知。

10 題：答案為B。meet requirements for: 滿足對..的要求。Fulfillment 完成；qualities 品質(zhì)；competency 能力。