1. The international situation has been growing _____difficult for the last few years.
A) invariably B) presumably C) increasingly D) dominantly
2. The prisoner was ______ of his civil liberty for three years.
A) discharged B) derived C) deprived D) dispatched
3. Small farms and the lack of modern technology have ______ agricultural production.
A) blundered B) tangled C) bewildered D) hampered
4. As soon as the boy was able to earn his own living he ______ his parents' strict rules.
A) defied B) refuted C) excluded D) vetoed
5. The helicopter _____ a light plane and both pilots were killed.
A) coincided with B) stumbled on C) tumbled to D) collided with
6. To ______ is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment.
A) conserve B) conceive C) convert D) contrive
7. Put on dark glasses or the sun will ______ you and you won' t be able to see.
A) discern B) distort C) distract D) dazzle
8. The tenant left nothing behind except some ____ of paper, cloth, etc.
A) sheets B) scraps C) pages D) slices
1. 答案：C
译文：最近几年里，国际形势日益严峻。
解析：A) invariably 不变的;B) presumably 大概;C) increasingly 越来越;D) dominantly 支配地
2. 答案：C
译文：那个罪犯被剥夺了三年的公民自由权。
解析：A) discharge 释放;B) derive 派生;C) deprive 迷惑;D) dispatch 派遣
3. 答案：D
译文：农场规模小和现代技术的缺乏束缚了农业生产。
解析：A) blunder 做错，办错;B) tangle 使陷入;C) bewilder 迷惑;D) hamper 阻碍
4. 答案：A
译文：那个男孩刚能够养活自己，就公然违抗父母的严厉管教。
解析：A) defy 公然违抗;B) refute 反驳;C) exclude 排除;D) veto 否决
5. 答案：D
译文：那架直升飞机与一架轻型飞机相撞，两个飞行员均遇难了。
解析：A) coincide with 巧合;B) stumble on 绊倒;C) tumble to 翻转;D) collide with 碰撞
6. 答案：A
译文：保存就是保留并爱护，把我们所喜爱的东西好好保留下来，别人也可以分享我们的快乐。
解析：A) conserve 保存;B) conceive 设计;C) convert 转变信仰;D) contrive 谋划
7. 答案：D
译文：戴上墨镜，否则耀眼的阳光会让你看不见东西。
解析：A) discern 辨别;B) distort 扭曲;C) distract 分心;D) dazzle 眩目
8. 答案：B
译文：除了一些纸片和布以外，这个房客什么也没留下。
解析：sheets指“片，块，张”，可以说 “a sheet of paper”，但一般不能和 “cloth”搭配;scraps意为“小片，碎片”;pages指“页”，不能和 “paper, cloth”搭配;slices指“(食物上切下的)薄片”。根据句意，选项B为正确答案。
翻译：。"Is this what you intended to accomplish with your careers?" Senator Robert Dole asked Time Warner executives last week. "You have sold your souls, but must you corrupt our nation and threaten our children as well?"
参考译文：上星期参议员罗博特多尔质问时代华纳公司的高级管理人员们：“难道这 就是你们希望能够成就的事业?你们已经出卖了自己的灵魂，但是难道你们还非要腐化我们的国家，威胁我们的孩子们吗?”
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