2005年
I. Vocabulary(20 points)
Within days he became paralyzed, and people feared that he might die. But he _________.
a. absorbed b. dissolved c. discovered d. recovered
2. Tilden, the other presidential ______, actually received more votes.
a. advocate b. candidate c. sponsor d. opponent
3. An Olympic runner wins a _______.
a. medal b. model c. modle d. modest
4. To find out how the bees managed to tell time, an unusual experiment was _______ four years ago.
a. carried on b. carried away c. carried out d. carried out
5. Every society has its own peculiar custom and _____ of acting.
a. ways b. behavior c. attitude d. means
6. They ______ their knowledge in the exploding world of ideas.
a. modernize b. supply c. update d. upgrade
7. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and ______ in a quiet neighborhood.
a. all in all b. above all c. after all d over all
8. It’s difficult to divine what constitutes an ______ tip in any country.
a. appropriate b. thoughtful c. considerable d. sufficient
9. Shipbuilders would not _____ their money unless they knew that they could make a profit.
a. invest b. invent d. involve d. invite
10. At the end of four years, these six extra hours of each year ____ twenty-four hours, or one full day.
a. add up to b. make up for c. come up with d. put up with
11. Don’t ______ this news to the public until we give you the go-head.
a. release b. relieve c. relate d. retain
12. Earth is one of nine planets which ______ around the sun.
a. spin b. roll c. rotate d. revolve
13. “No sense in you getting us both killed!” I yelled