1 These are their motives for doing it
　　A reasons
　　B excuses
　　C answers
　　D plans
　　2 The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west
　　A twists
　　B stretches
　　C broadens
　　D bends
　　3 Henry cannot resist the lure of drugs.
　　A abuse
　　B flavor
　　C temptation www.zcyy8.com
　　D consumption
　　4 These programmes are of immense value to old people.
　　A natural
　　B fatal
　　C tiny
　　D enormous
　　5 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation
　　A maintain
　　B improve
　　C assess
　　D protect
　　6 John is collaborating with Mary in writing an article
　　A cooperating
　　B competing
　　C combining
　　D arguing
　　7 He is determined to consolidate his power
　　A strengthen
　　B control
　　C abandon
　　D exercise
　　8 Many scientists have been probing psychological problems
　　A solving
　　C settling
　　B exploring
　　D handling
　　9 Hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet and exercise habits
　　A removed
　　B cured
　　C worsened
　　D relieved
　　10 And the cars are tested for defects before leaving the factory
　　A functions
　　B faults
　　C motions
　　D parts
　　11 The food is insufficient for three people.
　　A instant
　　B infinite
　　C inexpensive
　　D inadequate
　　12 Thousands of people perished in the storm.
　　A died
　　B suffered
　　C floated
　　D scattered
　　13 But in the end he approved of our proposal
　　A undoubtedly
　　B certainly
　　C ultimately
　　D necessarily
　　14 For young children，getting dressed is a complicated business.
　　A strange
　　B complex
　　C personal
　　D funny
　　15 In Britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of management.
　　A evaluation
　　B efficiency
　　C production
　　D publicity
　　答案：
　　1 A motive：动机；reason：理由。这两个词意思比较接近。There is no reason to doubt his word.没有理由不相信他的话。excuse：借口。answer：回答；plan：计划。
　　2 C widen和broaden都有"拓宽"的意思。twist：弯曲；stretch：延伸。The forests stretch for hundreds of miles.森林绵延数百英里。bend：弯曲。
　　3 C lure：吸引。temptation：吸引。这两个词意思相近。abuse：滥用；flavor：滋味：consumption：消费。
　　4 D immense和enormous都有"巨大的"意思。It was an enormous disappointment.此事太令人失望了。natural：自然的；tiny：微小的；fatal：致命的。
　　5 B remedy：补救；improve：改进。这两个词意思相近。Herbal medicine can be used to improve our health.草药可用于增进我们的健康。maintain：保持；protect：保护；assess：评估。
　　6 A collaborate：合作；勾结；cooperate：合作。 She has agreed to cooperate with the police in the investigation.她同意在调查中跟警察合作。compete：竞争。combine：合并；argue：争论。
　　7 A consolidate：巩固；strengthen：巩固，加强。To strengthen his position in Parliament.he held talks with leaders of the Peasant Party.为了加强在国会中的地位，他跟农民党的领导人进行了会谈。control：控制。abandon：放弃；exercise：行使。职称英语教材
8 B probe：探索；explore：探索。这两个词意思很相近。Both parties are exploring ways of settling the dispute.双方都在寻求解决争端的办法。solve：解决；settle：解决；handle：处理。
　　9 D alleviate：减轻。relieve：减轻；变小。remove：去掉；切除。cure：治疗。worsen：严重。
　　10 B defect：缺陷；faults：缺陷；function：功能：motion：意向。part：部分。
　　11 D insufficient：不充分的；inadequate：不充分的。Supplies of food and medicine are inadequate.食物和药品供应不足。instant：迫切的；infinite：无限的。inexpensive：不贵的。
　　12 A perish：死亡；die：死亡。The old man will die soon.这个老人很快会死去o suffer：蒙受；float：漂浮；scatter：散乱。
　　13 C in the end：最后；ultimately：最后。The food ultimately arrived at the end of last month.食品终于在上月末运到了。undoubtedly：无疑地；certainly：当然；necessarily：必定地。
　　14 B complicated：复杂的；complex；复杂的。The issue is very complex.这个问题太复杂了。strange：奇怪的；personal.个人的。funny）r：有趣的。
　　15 A appraisal：评价；evaluation：评价。Evaluation is standard practice for all training评价是各种教育通常的做法。production：生产；efficiency：效率。publicity：出名。