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下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

1 The nursery is bright and cheerful.

A pleasant B clean C peaceful D large

2 This kind of material was seldom used in building houses during the Middle Ages.

A never B rarely C often D only

3 People from many places were drawn to the city by its growing economy.

A fetched B carried C attracted D pushed

4 The soldier displayed remarkable courage in the battle.

A placed B showed C pointed D decided

5 How do you account for your absence from the class last Thursday?

A explain B examine C choose D expand

6 Almost all economists agree that nations gain by trading with one another.

A work B profit C rely D prove

7 The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.

A denied B investigated C stressed D created

8 The chemical is deadly to rats but safe to cattle.

A fatal B hateful C good D useful

9 During his lifetime he was able to accumulate quite a fortune.

A control B spend C collect D exchange

10 It’s impolite to cut in when two persons are holding a conversation.

A leave B talk loudly C stand up D interrupt

11 The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth.

A pull out B repair C take D dig

12 The child’s abnormal behavior puzzled the doctor.

A funny B frightening C repeated D unusual

13 Gunpowder was used extensively in firearms prior to 1990.

A in B around C from D before

14 Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be deliberately controlled and modified.

A sufficiently B noticeably C intentionally D absolutely

15 Foreign money can be converted into the local currency at this bank.

A altered B changed C bought D sold

参考答案：A B C B A B B A C D A D D C B