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Ⅰ.Match the words from Column A with the definitions from Column B (15%)
A B
1.challenge A. unwilling to believe
2.subtle B. put disease into the body of someone
3.sceptical C. question the lawfulness or rightness of
4.drastic D. delicate
5.pensioner E. a person who is receiving money paid by a government
6.infect F. severe
7.philanthropic G. action done in answer
8.response H. kind and helpful
9.scarcity I. make an effort
10.preserve J. keep safe from harm or danger
11.alternative K. come into existence
12.endeavour L. inadequate supply compared with demands
13.storage M. guess
14.emerge N. something that may replace another thing
15.speculate O. keeping things in a place for later use
Ⅱ.All the following sentences are taken from the textbook. Study each sentence carefully and choose A,B,C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or phrase.(15%)
1.What can be done to halt and reverse the tobacco epidemic amongst women?
A.change to the opposite B.turn over C.go back D.turn round
2.Its power is ultimately derived from the force of gravity and from the sun.
A.practically B.originally C.completely D.finally
3.Methods were devised for producing electricity from the energy of rivers.
A.thought out B.designed C.derived D.considered
4.In circuses, animals are taught to do the tricks that are most compatible to their physical and temperamental make-up.
A.favorable B.suitable C.contradictory D.contrary
5.Experiments show that on a normal distribution curve the deviation from the mean represented by the top of the curve is equal on both sides.
A.difference B.turning away C.distance D.departure
6.Reading aloud is, in essence, an advertisement for learning to read.
A.mostly B.too often C.to most people D.in its nature
7.Occasional loss of livestock must be weighed against the good these animals do in maintaining the balance of nature.
A.estimated by B.balanced by
C.measured in terms of D.compared in terms of importance or value
8.Animals like the buffalo and the pronghorn antelope, which once roamed the plains in countless numbers, were either killed or pushed off the grasslands.
A.exterminated from B.treated roughly or unfairly in
C.driven out of D.moved out of
9.Since the Republicans trounced the Democrats last November, I have been asked countless times.
A.published B.won C.defeated D.attacked
10.“Why didn't President Clinton get credit for the good economy?”……