第1部分：詞匯選項(第1～15題，每題1分，共15分

下面每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請為每處劃線部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。

1. She exhibited great powers of endurance during the climb.

A. play

B. send

C. show

D. tell

2. The eternal motion of the stars fascinated him.

A. long

B. never-ending

C. boring

D. extensive

3. She could not answer, it was an immense load off her heart.

A. natural

B. fatal

C. tiny

D. enormous

4. The book made a great impact on its readers.

A. force

B. influence

C. surprise

D. power

5. Accompanied by cheerful music, we began to dance.

A. pleasant

B. colorful

C. fashionable

D. different

6. He was not eligible for the examination because he was over age.

A. competitive

B. diligent

C. qualified

D. competent

7. Her novel depicts an ambitious Chinese.

A. writes

B. sketches

C. describes

D. indicates

8. Don't irritate her, she's on a short fuse today.

A. tease

B. attract

C. annoy

D. protect

9. It is absurd to go out in such terrible weather.

A. ridiculous

B. funny

C. odd

D. interesting

10. I notified him that my address had changed.

A. informed

B. observed

C. mocked

D. misled

11. The manager allocate duties to the clerks.

A. assign

B. persuade

C. ask

D. order

12. The once barren hillsides are now good farmland.

A. hairless

B. bare

C. empty

D. bald

13. It is postulated that a cure for the disease will have been found by the year 2000.

A. challenged

B. assumed

C. deducted

D. decreed

14. We must abide by the rules.

A. stick to

B. persist in

C. safeguard

D. apply