1.A good boss always ____ responsibility to his assistants.
A) refers B) consigns C) delegates D) relegate
答案：C 在此题的四个选择中，refer 意为“提交(某人或某机构) 处理或决定”。consign 意为“把……交付与”，如：consign an orphan to sb’s care 委托某人抚养一个孤儿。delegate 意为“把……委托给，授(权 )"。relegate 意为“把……移交给”，根据题干意思可知，一个好的老板常授权属下，或把责任委托给下属。
2.You must ____some unnecessary words in the first drafts.
A) write B) find C) delete D) forgive
答案：C delete 删除。
3.The wine glasses were so ____that I was afraid to carry them home by bus.
A) flexible B) delicate C) shaky D) tender
答案：B delicate 易损坏的，需要小心处理的。flexible有弹性的;灵活的。shaky 不稳的，靠不住的。tender 温柔的。
4.During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the____ silk from damage.
A) sensitive B) tender C) delicate D) sensible
答案：C 句意为：在这个过程中，一定要多加小心以保护这些纤弱的丝绸免受损坏。根据题意，delicate 精巧的，细致的，脆弱的，为正确答案。sensitive 敏感的;tender 嫩的，温柔的;sensible 有感觉的，明智的。
5.In most of the United States, the morning newspaper is____ by school-age children.
A) directed B) delivered C) derived D) discharged
答案：B deliver 递送，送货上门。direct 引路，带领;指挥。derive 来自，由……派生而来。discharge 排出;释放。
6.He was determined that none of his children would be____ an education.
A) declined B) cancelled C) denied D) ceased
答案：C deny 拒绝给予[多跟双宾语]。decline 谢绝;下降。cancel取消，撤消，使作废。cease 停止，终止。
7.Some teenagers harbor a generalized resentment against society, which____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.
A) deprives B) restricts C) rejects D) denies
答案：D deny 拒绝给予，不给予[多跟双宾语]。deprive 剥夺。restrict 限制。reject 拒不接受，不采纳。
8.Frankfurt Germany, is in one of the most____ populated regions of Western Europe.
A) densely B) vastly C) enormously D) largely
答案：A densely 稠密地，浓密地。
9.People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in____ populated areas.
A) densely B) intensely C) abundantly D) highly
答案：A densely 稠密地，密密地。intensely 强烈地，非常。abundantly 大量地，充足地，充分地。highly高度，非常，很高地(多修饰过去分词或形容词，或与praise/speak 等动词连用)。
10.Britain has the highest _____of road traffic in the world-over 60 cars for every mile of road.
A) popularity B) density C) intensity D) prosperity
答案：B 句意为：英国的道路交通密度在世界上最高——每英里的道路上的车辆超过60辆。density 密度，符合题意。popularity 普及，流行;intensity 强烈，剧烈，强度;prosperity繁荣。
