词汇专项训练四
　　下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。
　　1 The nursery is bright and cheerful.
　　A pleasant
　　B colorful
　　C fashionable
　　D different
　　2 He is but a child.
　　A probably
　　B not
　　C only
　　D hardly
　　3 The price of vegetables varies according to the weather.
　　A jump
　　B rises
　　C falls
　　D changes
　　4 Did you do that to irritate her?
　　A tease
　　B attract
　　C annoy
　　D Protect
　　5 The old lady let her fiat to an English couple.
　　A offered
　　B rented
　　C provided
　　D sold
　　6 A ship was reported to be in distress a few miles out at sea.
　　A disorder
　　B formation
　　C service
　　D danger
　　7 You should cultivate the habit of reading carefully.
　　A invent
　　B begin
　　C develop
　　D initiate
　　8 Merge the following two short sentences into one new sentence.
　　A Split
　　B Combine
　　C Break
　　D Divide:
　　9 His handwriting is flowing and graceful.
　　A pleasing
　　B formal
　　C informal
　　D flowery
　　10 The sisters can't tolerate each other.
　　A bear
　　B hate
　　C like
　　D criticize
　　11 The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth.
　　A pull out
　　B repair
　　C takes
　　D dig
　　12 The child's abnormal, behavior puzzled the doctor.
　　A funny
　　B frightening
　　C repeated
　　D unusual
　　13 Gunpowder was used extensively in firearms prior to 1990.
　　A in
　　B around
　　C from
　　D before
　　14 Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which the, can be deliberately controlled and modified.
　　A sufficiently
　　B noticeably
　　C intentionally
　　D absolutely
　　15 Foreign money can be converted into the local currency at this bank.
　　A altered
　　B changed
　　C bought
　　D sold