1. Although originally a German innovation, kindergarten got its real start in the United States as a movement to provide an improved learning environment for children.
( g8 P9 u7 C. m A) an easy3 L3 J# ~* e5 G# C7 Z' P
B) a playful
9 T2 C6 j: V( x0 P; P. i1 x% Z C) an open
2 }- g5 k" O4 Z9 c, [! { D) a better
6 E8 j& c+ T, _3 G1 y$ k 2. There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a previous record of performance.
) W3 F. o& {4 A2 [3 N# s% D2 q( y A) beats
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C) maintains
y/ `! U4 U2 a. r: x1 \$ k" p" a( i D) announces
. F8 C' v$ Y* G1 [, H4 _ 3. The attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston provoked a sharp response from the North, which led to the American Civil War.
5 ^0 ^8 R8 J y9 Y) u$ i A) demanded. r3 G, X7 D; M) A$ o2 W: I; O
B) elicited
( C' z# M$ [7 W4 L. D4 h C) extracted
, @( l" B! r, F4 F# A E0 o1 r D) defied( B9 _9 S: N+ S4 |
4.Illinois has produced writers such as Carl Sandburg, gangsters such as A1 Capone, and architects such as Louis Sullivan., }" m8 C/ w& e O1 v
A) violent criminals
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C) musicians* m4 C- u) p0 P
D) industrialists
+ I/ x* c& H `! S 5. The towers of a suspension bridge serve as a rigid framework to which the cables are attached.
; h5 n% |5 k! q) e$ \8 t. K A) boundary
8 D% M1 i G- r7 m! z- B B) skeleton
. m, O- a5 Q z9 q) G. L& g C) enclosure J# [% X/ H% \- ]
D) material, C, s& b' |% Q; f: ^
6. The use of the chemical may present a certain hazard to the laboratory workers.+ w% I7 A2 [) }+ q' u, t
A) protection1 ~) f: F0 B- V4 q# o; _
B) indication
* u* n% a! R. y3 e, E C) immunity
- e1 M0 \2 Z: t7 r D) danger
+ H. l) A$ n+ }0 V/ I- D 7. Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics.
9 \; f( X+ c; [( r" ~ A) error n A5 F0 L; i! N5 E5 W, o
B) function
) m+ _/ w3 q; D) C3 \; e: m C) attraction: H* X# y$ X P3 C' q) ^4 `
D) miracle
$ N4 b5 h N0 A1 n& ~! K9 W8 t! n 8. The development of the transistor and integrated circuits revolutionized the electronics industry by allowing components to be packaged more densely.8 u! u1 Q" r( Q
A) compactly; R" Y: O% k7 `0 E
B) inexpensively0 V8 g; ?" c7 `- R8 s7 }+ \7 f
C) quickly
$ @1 M5 b9 w5 x/ U; f) J D) carefully% y( p# f6 q, K% @- Y# o
9. The leading astronomers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were fascinated by comets.7 C9 ^2 U8 V* `# Y% M; o2 q6 u
A) intrigued
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- b6 i# l: {; R/ s* G K C) inconvenienced
6 v, f/ q9 o- a$ A, G D) inclined9 F+ {) T: f8 \% F' }( U' a/ C
10. In their productions, choreographers of modern dance have introduced humor, protested social injustice, and probed psychological problems.
& J# j; z, |+ i A) solved- ?+ L. ~7 l( F
B) explored
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D) disputed
7 X6 J1 @8 }- f3 J5 _" F$ }8 k0 D 11. They agreed to settle the dispute by peaceful means.
' B2 o8 ` Z. Q6 c0 |0 p+ q A) solve9 L) i7 o5 e8 C2 R' d! w' k
B) determine
n) J% f- b0 B! X4 e* i1 p C) untie; I+ ~! s' _; }
D) complete
5 d: g) ?' e# f; X: T. ?: A 12. The children trembled with fear when they saw the policeman.
' k7 z& E! v2 B( Z A) wept
0 T. Q" y6 c! ~0 ]3 ]% \ N5 o+ _ B) cried
! U- o3 c: O: E9 Q ]# P C) ran
3 W" k1 Y/ i& G2 Z$ j' Q5 O D) shook
9 K, \: |8 P" B; H$ t a! E3 z 13. We were shocked to find that Mary didn’t know her guest’s name.
# M$ p% L: |! H+ D+ [ L4 J4 O' O A) frustrated$ S# Q0 u# G! r$ y! x0 T) A
B) disturbed. O6 y q. p) {% z3 G0 Z! H k# O4 {/ X
C) relieved' U4 j+ n# h# Y9 v) E* U
D) surprised) P" l" ]/ k: K+ z4 u9 x' [
14. We have got to abide by the rules.
% G& v1 i& a& ^* o A) stick to
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C) safeguard
5 h" k; @: e' c, p2 m D) apply
- M8 C# U d+ v$ Z- u0 S) X 15. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
* {( Y, I4 u) n" w9 @& b; v7 Q3 ^ A) extends
" X# l7 A5 C" [/ c1 g B) stretches
# B+ N; d2 Q' ]0 k6 ] C) broadens
4 l# m! {; P9 X/ x" C: s D) traverses S, n6 b' i! d7 F. r3 u7 y1 k
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