选择题
Unit1
1. It is becoming …… who are obese(肥胖) are predisposed genetially. 答案：fat (肥胖)
2. The IT industry is developing ...... may be obsolete (过时的) next week. 答案：outdated (过时的)
3. In such dry weather, …... devastation(毁灭) is sure to ensue. 答案：destruction (毁灭)
4. I should like to put …...merge(合并) the two firm……答案：combine (合并)
5. Utilization of the land …... an infertile(贫瘠) condition ……答案：sterile (贫瘠)
6. Don’t cling to (坚持) your old ideas …... 答案：hold on to (坚持)
7. In modern society ……fall apart（散开）without a supply of electricity. 答案：split up (散开)
8. Coming …... I was destined for(命运) a career on the stage ……答案：fated to be(命运)
9. We don’t think he is a dependable …... counter to(相反) his promise. 答案：contrary to(相反)
10. In order to finish the task …... and this brought on(导致) a bad cold.答案：resulted in (导致)
Unit2
1. The play shows that Americans have an embarrssment of riches and a paucity(不是) of spirituality
and morality, focusing on the disillusionment of the American Dream.答案：scarcity (不是)
2. Putin, 55, is enormously popular in Russia, presiding over a reviving economy flush(向上冲) with
revenue from oil and nutural gas. 答案：well-supplied(向上冲)
3. A lot of people gathered at the airport waiting for the famous film star, and when he arrived a
flurry(骚动) of excitement went round the crowd. 答案：burst(骚动)
4. Economic growth has been at the core of American success: despite periodic(偶然的) depression or
recessions, the U.S. economy over time has continued to grow.答案：occasional(偶然的)
5. Moves to change the way key resources should be allocated have sparked a rise in turf battles,
which could hinder(阻碍)the Internet’s growth as a global informantion infrastructure. 答案：retard(阻碍)
6. The result of many studies show that they dissipated(浪费) a lot of money when they carried out the
so-called effective plans. 答案：wasted(浪费)
7. I was now in such a state of nervous resentment that I thought it prudent(敏感的) to check myself at
from further demonstrations. 答案：sensible(敏感的)
8. The company experienced rapid commercial growth with its foray（尝试）into the wholesale market
and its decision to narrow down its range of products. 答案：fated to be(尝试)
9. For more than a century, economics was largely concerned with problems other than growth, chiefly
effcient allocation（分配）at the margin.答案：allotment(分配)
10. Investment is a hazardous（冒险）business in the highly volatile market; even those who are in the
swim sometimes come a cropper.答案：risky(冒险)
Unit3
1. How slight a thing will disturb the peace of our frail (弱) minds when we are confronted with such
severe competition!答案：weak(弱)
2. Death was an abyss（深渊）to him. As he stood trembling on its mounful brink, he surrendered to
