1.In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible_____ and many jobs on campus are reserved for students.
A) scales B) patterns C)grades D)ranks
答案：B pattern 方式，形式。scale 等级，级别;规模。grade 等级;年级。rank 职位，等级，地位。
2.Did you see her twins? They are as like as two____ .
A) mirrors B) brothers C) peas D)onions
答案：C 本题考查习惯用语。pea原意是“豌豆”as like as two peas 是谚语，意思是“完全相似，一模一样”。句意：你见到她的双胞胎了吗?他们长得一模一样。
3.He has a ____ habit of biting his lips when he is puzzled.
A) particular B) specific C) peculiar D) general
答案：C C specific“特定的，特有的;明确的，具体的”。general“一般的;通用的;总的，普遍的”，The cold weather has been general. 天气普遍寒冷。particular peculiar 均有“独特的，特有的”之义，但particular 强调有别于正常的，一般的，或惯例的;而peculiar 强调事物的奇特性常译为“古怪的，奇怪的。”
4.The court considers a financial ____to be an appropriate way of punishing him.
A) option B)duty C)obligation D)penalty
答案：D penalty 惩处，惩罚。option 选择余地。duty 责任，义务。obligation 责任，义务。
5.The social security system provides____ for retired citizens.
A) wages B) pensions C)salary D)pay
答案：B 因为pension意为“退休金”，符合句意。wage 通常是指“给予体力劳动者的工资”。salary 通常指“从事脑力劳动者的薪金”。pay通常指“海、路、空军人员的工资。”
6.The elderly Russians find it hard to live on their state____.
A) pensions B) earnings C) salaries D) donations
答案：A A pension养老金，退休金，抚恤金。earnings[pl.]挣得的钱，赚得的钱。salary 薪金，薪水。donation捐赠;捐赠物品。
7.He was only able to____ light and colour; he could not see property.
A) conceive B)receive C)deceive D)perceive
答案：D D 因为perceive意为“感知，感觉”，符合题意：“他只能感觉光和色，但看不真切。”故选D。conceive意为“设想，构想出”。receive 意为“收到”。deceive 意为“欺骗，蒙骗”。
8.What____ of your income should be paid in income tax.
A) rate B)part C)percentage D)sum
答案：C C percentage，百分比，百分率。
9.Arbara _____ in reading the newspaper at the dinner table.
A)consisted B)persisted C)insisted D)assisted
答案：B B 因为persist in doing…意为“坚持，坚决认为”。insist 常采用 insist on doing…结构(坚决要做……)。assist 意为“帮助，促进”。
10.Mr. Davis, the _____manager of the company, is in charge of employment.
A) personal B) personnel C) private D) individual
答案：B B 本题考查形近词的词义。personal个人的;亲自的;有关私人的。personnel[总称]人员，员工。private私人的。individual个别的，单纯的;独特的。句意：戴维斯先生是这家公司的人事经理，负责人员聘用事务。
