1. Some people believe that since oil is scarce， the ________ of the motor industry isuncertain.
　　A）terminal B） benefit C） fate D） estimate
　　2. To speed up the ________ of letters， the Post Office introduced automaticsorting.
　　A）treatment B） delivery C）transmission D） departure
　　3. These overseas students show great ________for learning a new language.
　　A）enthusiasm B） authority C）convention D） faith
　　4. The defense lawyer was questioning the old manwho was one of the ________ of the murder committed last month.
　　A）observers B） witnesses C）audiences D） viewers
　　5. Politicallythese nations tend to be ________， with very high birth rates butpoor education and very low levels of literacy.
　　A）unstable B） reluctant C）rational D） unsteady
　　6. The chairmanwas blamed for letting his secretary ________ too much work last week.
　　A） take toB） take out C） take away D） take on
　　7. “You tryto get some sleep. I‘ll ________ the patient’s breakfast， ”said the nurse.
　　A） see toB） stick to C） get to D） lead to
　　8. The London Marathon is adifficult race.___ ___， thousands of runners participate everyyear.
　　A）Therefore B） Furthermore C）Accordingly D） Nevertheless
　　9. The bankrefused to ________ him any money， so he had to postpone buying ahouse.
　　A） creditB） borrow C） loan D） lease
　　10. The more anation‘s companies ________ factories abroad， thesmaller that country’s recorded exports will be.
　　A） lie B） spot C） stand D）locate

　　答案：1-5 CBABA 6-10 DADCD

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