第1部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1、 While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping once in a while to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.
A．occasionally
B．simultaneously
C．eventually
D．promptly


2、I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be restricted to it.
A．connected
B．fastened
C．bound
D．stuck

3、 The board of the company has decided to widen its operation to include all aspects of the clothing business.
A．extend
B．enlarge
C．expand
D．amplify


4、 After our computer network Stop short for the third time that day, we all went home.
A．crashed
B．collided
C．smashed
D．fell


5、 Recently scientists have observed increased pollution in the water supply.
A．Late
B．Later
C．Latter
D．Lately


6、 Gambling is lawful in Nevada.
A．popular
B．booming
C．legal
D．profitable


7、Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on archive for two months.
A．pile
B．segment
C．sequence
D．file


8、The representation of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.
A．implementation
B．manifestation
C．demonstration
D．expedition


9、 The good harvest lowered the price of strawberries.
A．brought down
B．cut out
C．arose from
D．added to


10、We can surely overcome all difficulties that may come up.
A．get on
B．come over
C．get over
D．come across


11、 I hope that I didn't do anything absurd last night.
A．awkward
B．strange
C．awful
D．stupid


12、 Enormous sums of money have been spent on space exploration.
A．Much
B．Large
C．Small
D．Fixed


13、Travelling and meeting new people widen the mind of young people.
A．expanded
B．enlarged
C．broadened
D．extended


14、 If any man here does not agree with me, he should advance his own plan for improving the living conditions of these people.
A．put on
B．put out
C．put in
D．put forward


15、Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would never be able to walk.
A．in no time
B．by all means
C．in no way
D．on any account