第一部分：词汇选择（第1-15题，每题1分，共15分）

下面共有15句子，每个句子均有一个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的四个选项中选择一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 policeman asked him to identify the thief.

A) name  B) chased   C) capture   D) separate

2. We were all there when the accident occurred.

A) happened  B) broke   C) spread   D) appeared

3. The herb medicine eventually cured her  diseases.

A) nicely  B) apparently   C) finally   D) naturally

4. We had a long conversation about her parents.

A) talk  B) speech   C) debate   D) discussion

5. Please let me know if you are able to attend the meeting.

A) go to  B) prepare for   C) speak to   D) do to

6. I didn’t ask because I was afraid of looking stupid.

A) foolish                  B)boring
C) childish                 D)exciting

7. They are still calculating the impact of automation on the lives of factory workers.

A) affect       B) influence     C) pressure          D)passion

8. Our examination has been postponed until next Friday.

A) put on       B) put down     C)   put off        D)put in

9． If you are smart, you’d buy now before prices go up.

A clever B elegant C loyal D brave

10. He was said to have been removed from the position of manager for a recent conflict with an important customer.

A dismissed  B released C picked D exposed

11 I don't feel secure when I am alone in the house.

A safe  B pretty C distant D obvious

12 My sister has a talent for music.

A interest  B limitation C dream  D gift

13. He left his job largely because he was homesick.

A. just   B. even   C. mainly  D probably

14. We hold that no country should interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

A. catch   B. keep   C. imagine  D. maintain

15. Did you ever discover who had been sending you the flowers these days?

A. uncover  B. find   C. observe   D. recognize