第1部分：词汇选项 （第三1～15题，第题1分，共15分）

下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

1 The nursery is bright and cheerful.

A pleasant             B clean

C peaceful             D large

2  This kind of material was seldom used in building houses during the Middle Ages.

A never                B rarely

C often                D only

3  People from many places were drawn to the city by its growing economy.

A fetched              B carried

C attracted            D pushed

4  The soldier displayed remarkable courage in the battle.

A placed               B showed

C pointed              D decided

5　How do you account for your absence from the class last Thursday?

A explain              B examine

C choose               D expand

6　About one quarter of the workers in the country are employed in factories

A third                B fourth

C tenth                D fifteenth

7  She was grateful to him for being so good to her.

A careful              B hateful

C beautiful            D thankful

8  There are only five minutes left, but the outcome of the match is still in doubt.

A result               B judgement

C estimation           D event

9  He is certain that the dictionary is just what I want.

A sure                 B angry

C doubtful             D worried

10 The last few weeks have been enjoyable.

A close                B near

C past                 D several

11 What were the consequences of the decision she had made?

A reasons               B results

C causes                D bases

12 They didn't realize how serious the problem was

A know                  B forget

C doubt                  D remember

13 We shall keep the money in a secure place

A clean                   B secret

C distant                 D safe

14 The great changes of the city astonished every visitor to that city.

A attacked               B surprised

C attracted              D interested

15 The city has decided to do away with all the old buildings in its centre

A get rid of             B set up

C repair                 D paint