二、词汇辨析(共20题，合计20分)
　　1.The ancient Jewish people regarded themselves as the salt of the earth, the chosen few by God to rule the world.
　　A. outcast
　　B. elite
　　C. nomad
　　D. disciple
　　2.One of the effective ways to lessen environmental pollution is the reservation and protection of more swamps.
　　A. vast thick corals
　　B. pockets of wetland
　　C. warm volcanoes
　　D. millions of bees and wasps
　　3.We regret being unable to entertain your request for providing free boarding to 15 sportsmen for two weeks.
　　A. receive
　　B. comply
　　C. coincide
　　D. consider
　　4.Although many modifications have been made in it, the game known in the United States as football can be traced directly to the English game of rugby.
　　A. rules
　　B. changes
　　C. demands
　　D. leagues
　　5. "Holmes!" I whispere
　　D. "What on earth are you doing in this disgusting place?"
　　A. humble
　　B. unpleasant
　　C. underprivileged
　　D. noisy
　　6.That gossip concerning them exploded at length after it had been simmering for a long time.
　　A. segment
　　B. sector
　　C. skeleton
　　D. scandal
　　7.He was finally enrolled into a member of the college after a year's hard working.
　　A. incorporated
　　B. corporate
　　C. corporal
　　D. operated
　　8.The 20th-century poem suggests to something we have been able to find nothing about.
　　A. alludes
　　B. avoids
　　C. alleges
　　D. alerts
　　9.John Smith has a blog at The Lonely Planet Times, and you can listen to a live audio stream by clicking this link below.
　　A. steam
　　B. water flow
　　C. recording
　　D. programming
　　10.Because this area has a high rate of crime and unemployment, there are only people moving out.
　　A. incentive
　　B. incident
　　C. incidence
　　D. initiative
　　11.Careful testing is necessary before any more experiments can continue with the exploring submarine.
　　A. needful
　　B. in need of
　　C. necessity
　　D. of necessity
　　12.For all its extremes, Venus is a(n) incalculable laboratory for researchers studying the weather and climate of earth.
　　A. invaluable
　　B. valuable
　　C. value
　　D. valueless
　　13.It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to make reprisals when subjected to uncivilized behavior.
　　A. challenge
　　B. laugh
　　C. revenge
　　D. appreciate
　　14. No matter how hard you try, you can find no parallel existing between them.
　　A. analogy
　　B. angel
　　C. ambition
　　D. antique
　　15.Two substitutes were used during the critical basketball game last night.
　　A. players
　　B. replacements
　　C. centers
　　D. referees
　　16.The speaker's reason for changing his opinion was highly pertinent.
　　A. imaginative
　　B. unrealistic
　　C. relevant
　　D. controversial
　　17. We anticipate being able to have our summer vacation in Italy.
　　A. agitate
　　B. expect
　　C. suspect
　　D. surmise
　　18.Is there any occasion for my appearance before the court?
　　A. objection
　　B. cause
　　C. doubt
　　D. question
　　19.We are counting on your offer to help during the election.
　　A. relying
　　B. hoping for
　　C. expecting
　　D. discounting
　　20. Now since the assessment of intelligence is a relative matter we must be sure that the scale with which we are comparing our subjects provides valid or fair comparison.
　　A. comparable
　　B. comparative
　　C. competitive
　　D. compatible