1 The high-speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences.
　　A force
　　B influence
　　C surprise
　　D power
　　2 Can you follow the plot so far?
　　A change
　　B investigate
　　C write
　　D understand
　　3 Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed.
　　A physical
　　B mental
　　C natural
　　D hard
　　4 In the latter case the outcome can be serious indeed.
　　A result
　　B judgment
　　C decision
　　D event
　　5 Norman Blarney is an artist of deep convictions.
　　A statements
　　B beliefs
　　C suggestions
　　D claims
　　6 Up to now, the work has been easy.
　　A So
　　B So long
　　C So that
　　D So far
　　7 The report advocated setting up day training colleges
　　A supposed
　　B excited
　　C suggested
　　D discussed
　　8 Accordingly, a number of other methods have been employed
　　A Therefore
　　B Afterwards
　　C However D Furthermore
　　9 The outlook from the top of the mountain is breathtaking.
　　A view
　　B sight
　　C look
　　D point
　　10 Our lives are intimately bound up with theirs.
　　A tensely
　　B nearly
　　C carefully
　　D closely
　　11 The union representative put across her argument very effectively.
　　A explained
　　B invented
　　C considered
　　D accepted
　　12 He talks tough but has a tender heart
　　A heavy
　　B mild
　　C kind
　　D wild
　　13 It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy.
　　A making
　　B taking
　　C discussing
　　D expecting
　　14 Our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing.
　　A waste
　　B buy
　　C use
　　D sell
　　15 The fuel tanks had a capacity of 140 liters.
　　A function
　　B ability
　　C power
　　D volume
　　參考答案：
　　1. B 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. B
　　6. D 7. C 8. A 9. A 10. D
　　11. A 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. D