第一部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题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。

1、 She was one of the leading writers in her age.
A．successful 
B．major 
C．outstanding 
D．musical

2、 The best olive oil is obtained from olives that are harvested just after they ripen.
A．preserved 
B．squeezed
C．sorted 
D．gathered


3、 The index is the government's chief gauge of future economic activity.
A．method
B．measure
C．way
D．manner


4、Her novel depicts an ambitious Chinese.
A．writes
B．sketches
C．describes
D．indicates


5、Civil rights are embodied in the platform,
A．included
B．excluded
C．expressed
D．emerged


6、 At the age of 30,Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.
A．boss
B．manager
C．star
D．dictator


7、I am sure to tell you that there's no danger.
A．ensure
B．assure
C．insure
D．secure


8、 Foreign money can be converted into the local currency at this bank.
A．altered
B．changed
C．bought
D．sold


9、 Many of Carson MeCuller's characters are isolated, disappointed people.
A．solitary
B．gloomy
C．feeble
D．frugal


10、He found me very dull.
A．lazy
B．boring
C．sleepy
D．dirty


11、 In 1816 it seemed inevitable that Southern states would break away from the Union.
A．strange 
B．certain
C．inconsistent
D．proper


12、 John has made up his mind not to go to the meeting.
A．wanted 
B．promised
C．decided
D．agreed


13、Why can't you stop your eternal complaining?
A．boring
B．temporary
C．everlasting
D．long


14、 The company issues an annual report every March.
A．a long
B．a yearly
C．a financial 
D．a product


15、She is slender, with delicate wrists and ankles.
A．slim
B．pale
C．weak
D．sic