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SECTION 1 VOCABULARY
Ⅰ.Match the words in Column A with their definition in Column B
A B
1.camouflage A person or animal that spends time with another
2.cessation B move or flow along a closed path
3.intuitively C directly
4.prudent D dirty and untidy
5.companion E way of using coloring which makes it difficult to see or find sth.
6.overcast F hint
7.inkling G dark with clouds
8.circulate H newness; strangeness
9.scruffy I careful
10.novelty J short pause or a stop
Ⅱ.Directions: Read each of the following sentences carefully，and choose A，B，C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or phrases. Blacken the corresponding letter of the answer on your ANSWER SHEET. （10 points，1 point for each）
11.Let us take the orthodox definition of the word bargain.
A. generally accepted or approved
B. generally refused
C. of the society
D. worldly 【 】
12.We have to go a bit farther back still， and maybe catch them in the act of birth.
A. in those times
B. in such a position
C. while performing the action
D. at some time in future【 】
13.I hadn’t seen Astrid for nearly 20 years，but a fellow critic had taken her to be my wife and there was，absurdly，a degree of embarrassment.
A. regarded sb. as
B. married sb.
C. surprised greatly
D. took sb. away【 】
14.It also predicted that， if current patterns of cigarette smoking continue unchanged， the global death toll from tobacco by the year2025 may increase to eight million deaths per year.
A. charge for a service
B. the amount or extent of loss
C. the number of deaths
D. a fixed charge【 】
15.Custom software can be said to resemble a bespoke suit，while a package is ‘off the peg’.
A. a little drunk
B. ready to wear
C. already printed
D. without a pause【 】
16.In giving judgment， Sir Richard， the Vice-Chancellor of the Chancery Division， said the Crown s insistence on a lifelong duty of fidelity for members of the intelligence and security service represent-ed “an interference with rights of free expression”.
A. loyalty B. accuracy
C. obligation D. confidence【 】
17.“I think， as a layman， people will be bemused and depressed that such a decision could be taken，” he said.
A. low in spirits B. feel happy
C. bewildered D. suffered【 】
18.The price of gold， which I take as a proxy for the prices of all commodities， was ＄ 35 an ounce in those years.
A. example B. agent
C. authority D. person【 】
19.Less exalted members of staff communicate with a telephone called Telephone Aladdin， a network of terminals each equipped with a liquid crystal display large enough to display 11 lines of Japanese text.
A. excited B. inflated
C. noble D. lofty【 】
20.A more sophisticated message system called Super Aladdin runs on a network of full-sized personal computers.
A. complicated B. subtle
C. understandable D. exact【 】
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