1.Whether their football team will win is a matter of _____to me.
A) indifference B) discrimination C) deviation D)interests
答案：A indifference (to) 无所谓，无关紧要。discrimination ( against ) 歧视;鉴别力。deviation(from) 偏离，违背，偏向。interest (in)兴趣;兴趣所在。
2.It is well known that knowledge is the____ condition for expansion of mind.
A) incompatible B) incredible C) indefinite D) indispensable
答案：D indispensable (to) 不可缺少的。incompatible(with)合不来的，不相容的;对……不适宜的。incredible 难以置信的。indefinite不肯定的，不明确的。
3.In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play _____roles in raising children.
A) incapable B) indispensable C) insensible D) infinite
答案：B 句意为：在中国的家庭中，祖父母和其他亲属在抚养孩子方面起不可或缺的作用。本题考查四个形容词的意义分别是：incapable无能力的，不能的;indispensable 不可或缺的;insensible 无知觉的，无同情心的;infinite无限的，无穷的。根据题意应选B 项。
4.In this factory the machines are not regulated ____ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system.
A) independently B) individually C) irrespectively D) irregularly
答案：B individually 单独地。independently 独立地，不依靠别人地。irrespectively 不管，不顾。irregularly 无规律地，不定期地。
5. We are_____ faced with the necessity to recognize that having more people implies a lower standard of living.
A) readily B) smoothly C) inevitably D) deliberately
答案：C inevitably 不可避免地。readily 毫不迟疑地，愿意地，方便地，随便地。smoothly 顺利地，平稳地。deliberately 有意地。
6.A series of border incidents would _____lead to the two countries to war.
A) consistently B) inevitably C) uniformly D) persistently
答案：B inevitably 不可避免地。consistently一向，一贯地。uniformly 一致地;不变地，始终如一地。persistently 不懈地，一再地。
7.From what he said, I _____that he believed Tan had stolen his watch.
A) impart B) infer C)refer D)imply
答案：B infer推断，推论。impart 告知，传授。refer to 提到，涉及。imply 暗示，含有……的意思。句意：我从他所说的推知，他认为汤姆偷了他的表。
8.Their products are frequently overpriced and ____ in quality.
A) influential B) inferior C)superior D)subordinate
答案：B 句意为：他们的产品总是标价过高而质量又差。overpriced ，定价过高的，根据逻辑应该是指与质量不相称的价格过高，因此应选B项，次等的，差的，劣等的。influential有影响的，有势力的;superior 上好的，出众的;subordinate 次要的，从属的，下级的。
9.As far as the rank of position is concerned, an associate professor is_____ to a professor, though they are almost equally knowledgeable.
A) attached B) subsidiary C) previous D) inferior
答案：D inferior (to) 地位比……低;比……差。attached( to) 附属于。subsidiary ( to) 附属的;补充的。
10.The two most important____ in making a cake are flour and sugar.
A) elements B) components C) ingredients D) constituents
答案：C ingredient (多指食品的构成)成分。element 因素，要素，基本单位;元素;分子。component组成部分，部件，零件。constituent 构成部分;选民。
