【Multiple choice】The once barren hillsides are now good farmland
a、hairless
b、bare
c、empty
d、bald
Answer: B Analysis: The question stem means "the barren slope of the past has become the fertile land of today." The underlined word in the sentence is an adjective, which means poor. Item b bare means empty;naked, uncovered;Example sentence: The top of the hill was bare on the top of the hill. Item a means **;Bald;Item c means empty;Meaningless;Ignorant;In vain;Item d means bald;Bare;Monotonous;Unadorned;Hence B
Multiple Choice】Our aim was to update the health service,and we succeeded
a、modernize
b、offer
c、provide
d、fund
Answer: A Analysis: The stem means "Our goal is to update the health equipment, and we did it." The underlined word in the sentence means to update. Item A modernizes means to modernize;Example sentence: They h**e failed to modern-ize their factories. Item b means to give, to give;Item c means to provide, to provide;Item d means to provide funds;So choose A.
Multiple Choice] i"d like to withdraw￡500 from my current account.
a、le**e
b、payc、put
d、draw
Answer: D Analysis: The stem means "I want to withdraw £500 from my account." The underlined word in the sentence means to take. d term draw means to move, to extract;Example sentence: can i draw $ 50 from my account?Can I withdraw $50 from my account?Item A le**e means to leave, to abandon, to entrust;Item b pay means to pay, to repay;Item c put means put;Therefore, D. was chosen
Multiple Choice】Her comments about men are utterly ridiculous
a、slightly
b、partly
c、faintly
d、completely
Answer: D Analysis: The question stem means "Her comments about men are really nonsense." The underlined word in the sentence means completely, completely. Item d completely means completely, completely;Example sentence: I understand completely Item A slightly means slightly;Clause b partly means partially, incompletely;C faintly means faintly, vaguely;Therefore, D. was chosen
Multiple choice] Mary said mildly that she was just curious
a、gently
b、shyly
c、weakly
d、wildly
Answer: A Multiple Choice] She came across three children sleeping under a bridge
a、passed by
b、took a notice of
c、woke up
d、found by chance
Answer: D Analysis: The question stem means "She met three children sleeping under the bridge." The underlined phrase in the sentence is a verb phrase, which means "chance encounter". d found by chance means "greatest place by chance", example sentence: i found this great place by chance I stumbled upon this good place. Item A means "pass", item B means "pay attention, pay attention", and item C means "wake up, wake up", so choose item D.
Multiple choice questions] many economists h**e given in to the fatal lure of mathematics
a、error
b、puzzle
c、attraction
d、contradictior
Answer: C Multiple Choice] Everybody was glad to see Mary Back
a、sorry
b、sad
c、angry
d、happy
Answer: D Multiple Choice] I"m content with the way the campaign has gone.
a、tied
b、satisfied
c、filled
d、concerned
Answer: B Multiple Choice] He endured agonies before he finally expired
a、fired
b、resigned
c、died
d、retreated
Answer: c