词汇选项（第1~15题，每题1分，共15分）
下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1.The news will
horrify everyone.
A.attract B.terrify C.tempt D.excite
2.The article
sketched the major events of the decade.
A.described B.offered C.outlined D.presented
3.I won't
tolerate that kind of behavior.
A.bear B.accept C.admit D.take
4.Their style of playing football is
utterly different.
A.barely B.scarcely C.hardly D.totally
5.Her sister
urged her to apply for the job.
A.advised B.caused C.forced D.promised
6.Even sensible men do
absurd things.
A.unusual B.ridiculous C.special D.typical
7.She
bumped inot her boyfriend in town this morning.
A.walked B.came C.fled D.ran
8.This sort of thing is
bound to happen.
A.sure B.quick C.fast D.swift
9.At the age of 30,Hersey suddenly became a
celebrity.
A.boss B.manager C.star D.dictator
10.He cannot
discriminate between a good idea and a bad one.
A.judge B.assess C.distinguish D.recognize
11.They are concerned for the fate of the forest and the lndians who
dwell in it.
A.liveB.sleep C.hide D.gather
12.The index is the government's chief
gauge of future economic activity.
A.method B.measure C.way D.manner
13.The architecture is
harmonious and no building is over six-storey high.
A.old-fashioned B.traditional C.conventional D.balanced
14.The food is
inadequate for ten people.
A.demanded B.qualified C.insufficient D.required
15.She persevered in her ideas despite obvious objections raised by friends.
A.persisted B.insisted C.resisted D.suggested
答案：
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.C 11.A 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.A
