1.Despite_____ difficulties, her parents are still thinking about sending her to college.
A) economic B) economical C) money D) financial
答案：D financial财政的，金融的。
2.By accident he poured alcohol on the store, and ____rushed up toward the ceiling.
A) flames B) fire C)flashes D)glow
答案：A flame 火焰。fire 火，火灾，失火;炉火。flash 闪光，闪烁。glow 炽热;光辉。
3.Suddenly there was a ____of lighting followed by a clap of thunder.
A) flame B) glow C)flash D)stream
答案：C 因为flash 意为“闪光，闪烁”;而flame 意为“火焰”;glow 意为“( 由于某物燃烧而发出的) 光辉”;stream 意为“趋势;潮流”a flash of lighting 一阵闪电。
4.American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to____ enterprises.
A) movable B) changing C) flexible D) varying
答案：C flexible 有弹性的;灵活的。 movable 活动的，可以动的。changing 变化中的。varying不同程度的。
5.Though he was born and brought up in America，he can speak ____Chinese.
A) smooth B) fluent C) fluid D) flowing
答案：B 语言用fluent 表示“流利的”。smooth 平滑的，光滑的，顺利的，fluid 流动的和flowing 流淌的，均不合题意。
6.Camels have been domesticated for so long that it is not known_____ where they originated.
A) in doubt B) with doubt C) for certain D) for good
答案：B for certain 一定的。in doubt 怀疑。
7.She went abroad twenty years ago and left her motherland____.
A) for instance B) for good C) for the best D) for the present
答案：B for good 意为“永久地”，符合题意。for instance 意为“例如，比如”。for the present 意为“目前，暂时”。
8.When any non-human organ is transplanted into a person, the body immediately recognizes it as____.
A) novel B) remote C)distant D)foreign
答案：D foreign [医]外来的，异体的。novel新(鲜)的: Flying gives people a novel sensation. remote 遥远的，偏远的。distant 遥远的，远处的。
9.The girl was____ a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large department store.
A) preliminarily B) presumable C) formally D) formerly
答案：D formerly 过去。preliminarily 起初。presumably 可能。或许。formally 正式地，正规地：He had been formally appointed a member of a delegation.
10.The west is traditionally the land of the pioneers and the cowboys, where____could be easily made in cattle or land.
A) fortunes B) property C) opportunities D)treasure
答案：A make fortunes 赚大钱，发财。
