词汇选项（第1～15题，每 题1分，共15分）
下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。
1 The news will horrify everyone.
A attract
B terrify
C tempt
D excite
2 The article sketched the major events of the decades.
A described
B offered
C tempt
D excite
3 I won’t tolerate that kind of behavior.
A bear
B receive
C admit
D take
4 Their style of playing football is utterly different.
A barely
B scarcely
C hardly
D totally
5 Her sister urged her to apply for the job.
A advised
B caused
C forced
D promised
6 Even sensible urged her to apply for the job.
A unusual
B ridiculous
C special
D typical
7 She bumped into her boyfriend in town this morning.
A walked
B came
C fled
D ran
8 This sort of thing is bound to happen.
A sure
B quick
C fast
D swift
9 At the age of 30， Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.
A boss
B manager
C star
D dictator
10 He cannot discriminate between a good idea and a bad one.
A judge
B assess
C distinguish
D recognize
11 They are concerned for the fate of the forest and the Indians who dwell in it.
A live
B sleep
C hide
D gather
12 The index is the government’s chief gauge of future economic activity.
A old-fashioned
B traditional
C conventional
D balanced
13 The architecture is harmonious and no building is over six-storey high.
A old-fashioned
B traditional
C conventional
D balanced
14 The food is inadequate for ten people.
A demanded
B qualified
C insufficient
D required
15 She persevered in her ideas despite obvious objections raised by friends.
A persisted
B insisted
C resisted
D suggested
