三、词汇部分(每题0.5分，共15分)
41、It is generally known that New York is a city for and a center for odd bits of information.
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A) veterans
B) victims
C) pedestrians
D) eccentrics
【正确答案】
D
42、 High grades are supposed to academic ability, but Johns actual performance did not confirm this.
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A) certify
B) clarify
C) classify
D) notify
【正确答案】
A
43、 In spite of the , it seemed that many of the invited guests would still show up.
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A) deviation
B) distinction
C) controversy
D) comparison
【正确答案】
C
44、The relatives of those killed in the crash got together to seek
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A) premium
B) compensation
C) repayment
D) refund
【正确答案】
B
45、At first everything went well with the project but recently we have had a number of with the machinery.
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A) disturbances
B) setbacks
C) outputs
D) distortions
【正确答案】
A
46、He tried to hide his patch by sweeping his hair over to one side.
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A) barren
B) bare
C) bald
D) bleak
【正确答案】
C
47、The old couple now still for their beloved son, 30 years after his death.
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A) cherish
B) groan
C) immerse
D) mourn
【正确答案】
D
48、Coffee is the of this district and brings local farmers a lot of money.
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A) majority
B) staple
C) spice
D) elite
【正确答案】
B
49、Before we move, we should _ some of the old furniture, so that we can have more room in the new house.
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A) discard
B) dissipate
C) cancel
D) conceal
【正确答案】
A
50、You cannot imagine how I feel with my duties sometimes.
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A) overflowed
B) overthrown
C) overwhelmed
D) overturned
【正确答案】
C
51、Anyone not paying the registration feeby the end of this month will be to have withdrawn from the program.
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A) contemplated
B) deemed
C) acknowledged
D) anticipated
【正确答案】
B
52、Although he was on a diet, the delicious food him enormously.
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A) distracted
B) stimulated
C) inspired
D) tempted
【正确答案】
D
53、 The police are trying to what really happened.
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A) ascertain
B) assert
C) avert
D) ascribe
【正确答案】
A
54、Hesaid that ending the agreement would the future of small or
family-run shops, lead to fewer books being published and increase prices
of all but a few bestsellers.
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A) venture
B) expose
C) jeopardize
D) legalize
【正确答案】
C
55、As we know, computers are used to store and information efficiently.
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A) reclaim
B) reconcile
C) reassure
D) retrieve
【正确答案】
D
56、His illness first itself as severe stomach pains and headaches.
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A) expressed
B) manifested
C) reflected
D) displayed
【正确答案】
B
57、The they felt for each other was obvious to everyone who saw them.
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A) affection
B) adherence
C) sensibility
D) sensitivity
【正确答案】
A
58、When construction can begin depends on how soon the of the route is completed.
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A) conviction
B) identity
C) orientation
D) survey