第一部分：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.The organization was bold enough to face the press.
A. pleased
B. powerful
C. brave
D. sensible
名师答案：C
2.I will not tolerate that sort of behavior in my class.
A. accept
B. control
C. observe
D. regulate
名师答案：A
3.I realized to my horror that I had forgotten the present.
A. limit
B. fear
C. power
D. fool
名师答案：B
4.Most people find rejection hard to accept.
A. excuse
B. client
C. destiny
D. refusal
名师答案：D
5.She's extremely competent and industrious.
A. hardworking
B. honest
C. objective
D. independent
名师答案：A
6.The doctors did not reveal the truth to him.
A. hide
B. handle
C. disclose
D. establish
名师答案：C
7.He tried to assemble his thoughts.
A. clear
B. share
C. gather
D. spare
名师答案：C
8.The law carries a penalty of up to three years in prison.
A. message
B. punishment
C. guilt
D. obligation
名师答案：B
9.Prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions.
A. flexible
B. terrible
C. reasonable
D. serious
名师答案：B
10.These products are inferior to those we brought last year.
A. poorer than
B. narrower than
C. larger than
D. richer than
名师答案：A
11.The political situation in the region has deteriorated rapidly.
A. improved
B. changed
C. worsened
D. developed
名师答案：C
12.There was a simultaneous trial taking place in the next building.
A. coexisting
B. fair
C. full
D. pubic
名师答案：A
13.They're petitioning for better facilities for the disabled on public transport.
A. requesting
B. planning
C. preparing
D. looking
名师答案：A
14.He said some harsh words about his brother.
A. unkind
B. proper
C. normal
D. unclear
名师答案：A
15.We were attracted by the lure of quick money.
A. amount
B. supply
C. sum
D. temp
名师答案：D