1、单选题：
He knows that the ( ) of social status can consume vast amounts of his time and effort.
选项：
A:pursuing
B:pursued
C:pursuit
D:pursue
答案: 【pursuit】

2、单选题：
The doctors are at a loss because so far no medicine has been found to ( ) the spread of the disease.
选项：
A:inhibit
B:commence
C:maintain
D:Improve
答案: 【inhibit】

3、单选题：
In spite of all your ( ) , there may be times when you encounter difficulties in the training process.
选项：
A:effort
B:feat
C:jobs
D:endeavors
答案: 【endeavors】

4、单选题：
My advice to Mr. Stewart is to think carefully before entering into a career in medicine, as this is a field which requires a lot of ( ) and long working hours.
选项：
A:spur
B:jobs
C:dedication
D:endeavor
答案: 【dedication】

5、单选题：
All the passengers in the plane that crashed in the middle of the the Andies Mountains a week ago were ( ) as dead.
选项：
A:written off
B:written on
C:written in
D:written out
答案: 【written off】

6、单选题：
In carrying out the plan we are likely to come across difficulties, but we are determined to ( ) them all.
选项：
A:triumph off
B:quit
C:lose
D:triumph over
答案: 【triumph over】

7、单选题：
Because the transcript is still under seal, the law ( ) them reading and discussing the evidence in detail.
选项：
A:preclude...from
B:preclude...off
C:preclude...of
D:preclude...in
答案: 【preclude...from】

8、单选题：
The ship ( ) the agreed voyage and arrived about 10 days late and in the meantime the price of sugar had fallen and the merchants lost over $4,000.
选项：
A:deviate from
B:deviated from
C:deviates from
D:deviating from
答案: 【deviated from】

9、判断题：
She was totally wrapped up in her painting when her mother came to tell her that there was a phone call for her.（ ）
选项：
A:对
B:错
答案: 【对】

10、判断题：
When his mother was in hospital producing his sister, he was very excited from anticipation of having a cute baby sister. ( )
选项：
A:对
B:错
答案: 【错】

11、判断题：
The more a company desires to focus on its market share, the more it needs to cater to its customers in the right way. ( )
选项：
A:错
B:对
答案: 【对】

12、判断题：
Another three-hour interview with the former president will be in the air tomorrow morning from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Channel 9. ( )
选项：
A:错
B:对
答案: 【错】

13、判断题：
Gentle Annie appeared to enjoy every minute of her visit and soaked up the information like a sponge. ( )
选项：
A:对
B:错
答案: 【对】

14、判断题：
We have decided to take on a new clerk in the accounts department. ( )
选项：
A:对
B:错
答案: 【对】

15、判断题：
Songs and music can serve as cues for pilling up particular memories. ( )
选项：
A:错
B:对
答案: 【对】