词汇选项。
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。（第1～15题，每题1分，共15分）
1. Can you follow the plot?
A. change B. investigate C. write D. understand
2. The outlook from the top of the mountain is breathtaking.
A. view B. sight C. look D. point
3. The union representative put across her argument very effectively.
A. explained B. invented C. considered D. accepted
4. The fuel tanks had a capacity of 140 liters
A. function B. ability C. power D. volume
5.A new system of quality control was brought in to overcome the defects in the firm's products.
A) invested B) introduced C) installed D) insisted
6. They are endeavoring to change society as a whole.
A. trying B. everlasting C. doing D. making
7. Hundreds of years ago cloves (丁香)were used to remedy headaches.
A) disrupt B) diagnose C) evaporate D) cure
8. Experts generally agree that diet has an important bearing on ones health.
A) result B) factor C) cause D) influence
9. Mary was compelled to take in washing to help support her family.
A) pleaded B) appealed C) forced D) instructed
10. They had a far better yield than any other farm miles around this year.
A) goods B) soil
C) climate D) harvest
11. If a country wants to develop its economy successfully, there has to be a clear appraisal of its social needs.
A)aptitude B) assurance C) insurance D)assessment
12. To a first-year student, the doctoral degree is a distant expectation.
A. aspect B. respect C. prospect D. spectacle
13.During the past ten years there have been dramatic changes in the international situation.
A) permanent B) powerful
C) striking D) practical
14. He abandoned his wife and went away with all their money.
A)left B)dismissed C)deserted D)advised
15.Investing in nothing but books over the years when he was at school, he has accumulated a library.
A)gathered B)accused C)purchased D)collapsed
