1. Years ago this politician did a clever, but immoral thing, which laid the foundation of his fortune.

　　A. unethical

　　B. unexpurgated

　　C.unimpeachable

　　D.improper

　　2. It is always praiseworthy to admit one's errors and rectify them without delay.

　　A. straighten

　　B. correct

　　C.justify

　　D.identify

　　3. This special task calls for common sense, imagination, intelligence and tact.

　　A. prudence

　　B. bravery

　　C.diplomacy

　　D.coolness

　　4. "Do I understand that it is not compulsory for us to attend?" Mr. Johnson asked.

　　A. advisable

　　B. obligatory

　　C.indiscreet

　　D.necessary

　　5. Hundreds of years ago cloves were used to remedy headaches.

　　A. disrupt

　　B. diagnose

　　C.evaporate

　　D.cure

　　6.The manager talked over the requirement of the new job with him.

　　A discussed

　　B mentioned

　　C accepted

　　D rejected

　　7.The parents have to restrain their daughter from playing cyber games.

　　A disallow

　　B reduce

　　C prevent

　　D confine

　　8.The big lake was contaminated with waste waters from nearby factories.

　　A widened

　　B blackened

　　C polluted

　　D mixed

　　9.The clerk took down the woman’s particulars.

　　A secrets

　　B details

　　C benefits

　　D words

　　10.It took us along time to mend the old church.

　　A build

　　B destroy

　　C design

　　D repair

　　11　As nineteenth-century American cultural aspirations expanded, women stepped into a new role as interpreters of art, both by writing works on art history and by teaching art.

　　A　patronage

　　B　imagination

　　C　ambitions

　　D　opportunities

　　12　A gift to the United States from France, the Statue of Liberty was assembledand dedicated in 1886.

　　A　repaired

　　B　brought over

　　C　unpacked

　　D　put together

　　13　New England town meetings, in their most highly developed form, are assemblies of the voters.

　　A　protests

　　B　gatherings

　　C　responsibilities

　　D　liabilities

　　14　Eleanor Roosevelt urged legislation to assist the poor and oppressed.

　　A　help

　　B　house

　　C　employ

　　D　encourage

　　15　Nitrogen is the most plentiful gas in the atmosphere.

　　A　water

　　B　earth

　　C　body

　　D　air

　　1-5 A B C B D

　　5-10 A C C B D

　　11-15 C D B A D