1.Some confusion has____ about who can join the association.

　　A) arisen B) lifted C) raised D) retained

　　答案：A arise 出现。lift 提，举。raise 举起，提高。retain 保留，保持。

　　2.Nowadays a large number of people buy ____Christmas trees instead of real ones.

　　A) artificial B) wrong C) fake D)false

　　答案：A artificial意为“人造的，非天然的”。fake指“伪造的”，含贬义，常强调带着骗人的目的。false 强调“假的，错误的，伪善的”。

　　3.In Britain, and on the Continent too, the Japanese are sometimes viewed____a threat to domestic industries.

　　A) like B) with C) for D)as

　　答案：D view . . .as 将……看做是。

　　4.Life insurance is financial protection for dependents against loss____ the breadwinner's death.

　　A) at the cost of B)on the verge of C) as a result of D)for the sake of

　　答案：C as a result of 由于……的结果。 at the cost of 以……为代价。on the verge of 到了……的边缘，几乎要。for the sake of 为了，由于……的缘故。

　　5.Everybody____ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.

　　A) assembled B) accumulated C) piled D) joined

　　答案：A 句子意为：人群聚拢于大厅门楼。accumulate 聚积，pile 堆积和join 加入均不合题意。

　　6.His taxes were ____ at $200.

　　A)valued B) estimated C) assessed D) evaluated

　　答案：C 因为assess意为“对某事进行仔细而明确的评判”，在本题中指“作为征税的依据”;而value 意指“对物品价格的估计”;estimate 指“一定程度上的大致评价”，可能是精心考虑的，也可能是随意的;evaluate 一般不用在金钱方面，常指通过参照物(项)来判断另一物(项) ，具有对比的特点。

　　7The movement of the moon conveniently provided the unit of month, which was____from one new moon to the next.

　　A) measured B) reckoned C) judged D) assessed

　　答案：B reckon 计算，估计;认为。measure 量……的尺寸大小。judge 断定，判断。assess 估计(价值、数值) 。

　　8.A healthy life is frequently thought to be____ with the open countryside and home-grown food.

　　A) tied B) bound C) involved D) associated

　　答案：D be associated with 与……有联系。

　　9.They are building the dam in____ with another firm.

　　A) association B) comparison C) touch D) tune

　　答案：A in association with 与……联合。

　　10.The temple made of stones is to ____the shape of a pyramid.

　　A) assume B) form C) purchase D) recycle

　　答案：A assume 此处是“呈现”的意思。句意：这座由石头造的神庙呈现金字塔状。