1. Reading ________ the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
A. rectifies B. prolongs C. furnishes D. minimises

2. If the fire alarm is counted, all residents are requested to ________ in the courtyard.
A. converge B. assemble C. crowd D. accumulate

3. The work in the office was ________ by a constant stream of visitors.
A. confused B. perplexed C. reversed D. hampered

4. The joys of travel, having long ________ the disable, are opening up to virtually anyone who has the means.
A. omitted B. neglected C. missed D. discarded

5.The damage to his car was ________; therefore, he could repair it himself.
A. considerable B. appreciable C. negligible
D. invisible

6. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their woeking lives in the same field, ________ the same company.
A. all else B. much worse C. let alone D. less likely

7. When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was ________ pale.
A. startlingly B. enormously C. uniquely
D. dramatically

8. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on ________ for two months.
A. pile B. segment C. file D. sequence

9. It will be safer to walk the streets because prople will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial ________ will be conducted by computer.
A. transmissions B. transitions C. transactions
D. transformations

10.The ________ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.
A. implementation B. expedition C. demonstration
D. manifestation　

答案與解析：
1.A　
rectifies改正糾正(錯誤行為)【correct正確modify修改】
。prolongs延長時間長度。furnishes 【furnish = provide supply供給;家具裝修(furniture家具fur動物皮毛)】。

2.B
converge運動物體的會合不通思想及思潮的薈萃。assemble人群聚集組裝汽車(零件)。

3.D
reversed轉(zhuǎn)變，過程決定或政策轉(zhuǎn)至對立面。hampered阻礙。perplexed使絕對意義同義詞不能選都是困惑迷惑。

4.D
neglected疏忽忽略(后面直接加賓語)。dismiss解散開除。discard拋棄，the disabled殘疾人(蔑視)，the disadvantaged弱勢群體。

5.C

6.C
all else做主語標明其他任何一切。much worse更為糟糕地是。less likely = unlikely沒有可能。

7.A
startlingly驚人地，strikingly驚人地。enormously巨大地。uniquely唯一地。dramatically象喜劇一般緊張地令人興奮地。

8.C
pile堆起來一堆(沙發(fā)靠近)。segment切開的部分單獨的部分(恐怖小說的章節(jié))【episode偵探小說的章節(jié); chapter論文的章節(jié)】。file (keep on file存檔存放)。sequence系列。

9.C
transactions結(jié)算交易交換商務(wù)，trans (轉(zhuǎn)換) + action
。transmissions文化的傳遞及傳播廣播電視節(jié)目的衛(wèi)星傳送疾病的傳播。transitions過渡階段社會制度轉(zhuǎn)型。ransformations變型變質(zhì)轉(zhuǎn)換，deformation變態(tài)。

10.D
implementation實施= carry out。expedition遠征探險。
demonstration說明演示演習(demonstration fair演示會)
。manifestation顯露…的跡象提出理論的依據(jù)
 

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