A. rectifies改正纠正(错误行为)【correct正确modify修改】

　　B. prolongs延长时间长度

　　C. furnishes 【furnish = provide supply供给;家具装修(furniture家具fur动物皮毛)】

　　D. minimises

　　zigzag曲折

　　it is thinking that makes what we read ours.只有思索才能让我们了解自己

　　有知识不等于有文化

　　answer：A

　　2. If the fire alarm is counted, all residents are requested to ________ in the courtyard.

　　A. converge运动物体的会合不通思想及思潮的荟萃

　　B. assemble人群聚集组装汽车(零件)

　　C. crowd

　　D. accumulate

　　courtyard天井四合院

　　castle城堡

　　as - 前缀的单词

　　ascertain探索确定make certain

　　assert主张断言

　　sert = join

　　insert插入

　　assume假定假设

　　assumption

　　aswer：B

　　3. The work in the office was ________ by a constant stream of visitors.

　　A. confused

　　B. perplexed

　　C. reversed转变

　　D. hampered阻碍

　　A. confused B. perplexed使绝对意义同义词不能选都是困惑迷惑

　　bewilder使困惑迷惑

　　C. reversed

　　reverse过程决定或政策转至对立面

　　auto reverse自动翻带

　　inverse相反的反向的

　　versus在比赛中与……相对= V. S.

　　★hinder阻碍

　　★hamper阻碍

　　大多采用被动语态

　　be hindered by a fact that

　　answer：D

　　4. The joys of travel, having long ________ the disable, are opening up to virtually anyone who has the means.

　　A. omitted

　　●●B. neglected疏忽忽略(后面直接加宾语)

　　×C. missed 【dismiss解散开除(miss - send missile导弹)】

　　×D. discarded 【discard抛弃】

　　the disabled残疾人(蔑视)

　　the disadvantaged弱势群体

　　means方式(美国口语卑鄙无耻)

　　★virtually实质地本质地

　　postitive正面的

　　negative负面的

　　『2000.1第57题

　　5.The damage to his car was ________; therefore, he could repair it himself.

　　A. considerable

　　B. appreciable

　　C. negligible

　　D. invisible

　　可以自我修复损坏小可以忽略不计

　　answer：C』

　　answer：B

　　6. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their woeking lives in the same field, ________ the same company.

　　A. all else (all else做主语标明其他任何一切)

　　B. much worse更为糟糕地是

　　C. let alone (97.1第64题)

　　D. less likely = unlikely没有可能

　　answer：C

　　7. When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was ________ pale.

　　▲A. startlingly惊人地(▲strikingly惊人地)

　　B. enormously巨大地

　　C. uniquely唯一地

　　D. dramatically象喜剧一般紧张地令人兴奋地

　　pale灰白

　　carve刻

　　sculpture雕塑

　　answer：A

　　8. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on ________ for two months.

　　A. pile堆起来一堆(沙发靠近)

　　B. segment切开的部分单独的部分(恐怖小说的章节)【episode侦探小说的章节; chapter论文的章节】

　　C. file (keep on file存档存放)

　　D. sequence系列

　　answer：C

　　★★9. It will be safer to walk the streets because prople will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial ________ will be conducted by computer.