1. The vacuum cleaner is a valuable labor-saving ______ action.

A. device B. engine C. piece D. instrument

2. The flight was postponed because of technical problems and was finally cancelled last week when a ______ was discovered.

A. accident B. defect C. damage D. defeat

3. When she was crossing the road, she was knocked down by a motor-car and lay ______ by the roadside.

A. asleep B. thoughtless C. unconscious D. unaware

4. The novels he has written have shown his ______ ability as an author.

A. literal B. literally C. literature D. literary

5. The reader is urged to be a leader, rather than a follower; to rely on his own power, rather than to ______.

A. inform B. conform C. deform D. reform

6. He would much ______ it if you could do him the favor.

A. award B. apply C. appreciate D. anticipate

7. If our ______ is correct, then the space-craft should reach the moon on Monday.

A. calculation B. composition C. communication D. vision

8. San Francisco’s Chinese community, comprising 67, 000 ______ is the largest concentration of Chinese outside of Asia.

A. visitors B. workers C. adults D. inhabitants

9. We didn’t catch the train on ______ of the traffic congestion.

A. basis B. charge C. account D. behalf

10. Though he has suffered from cancer for so many years, it is so strange that he has ______ to the present day.

1 題：答案為A。device 器械；engine 發(fā)動機；piece 碎片；instrument 儀器。

2 題：答案為B。accident 事故；defect 缺陷；damage 破壞；defeat 失敗。

3 題：答案為C。asleep 睡著的；thoughtless 缺乏考慮的；unconscious 無知覺的；unaware 不知道的。

4 題：答案為D。literal 文字上的；literally 逐字地；literature 文學(xué)；literary 文字上的。

5 題：答案為B。inform 告”；conform 順從；deform 破壞形象；reform 改革。

6 題：答案為C。award 授予；apply 運用；appreciate 感激；anticipate 期望。

7 題：答案為A。calculation 計算；composition 作文；communication 通訊；vision 視覺。

8 題：答案為D。visitor 訪問者；worker 工人；adult 成人；inhabitant 居民。

9 題：答案為C。basis 基礎(chǔ)；charge 控告；on account of 由于；on behalf of 代表。

10 題：答案為B。deprive 剝奪；survive 幸存；derive 產(chǎn)生；revive 復(fù)活。