一、V ocabulary and Structure1. The new designs of the Christmas stamps are always waited for with keen ( ).A. IrritationB. predictionC. receptionD. anticipation2. I have devoted five weekends continuously to writing the graduation thesis and now I feel I ( ) a good rest.A. DeserveB. preserveC. conceiveD. receive3. I didn’t send out my application form last week, but I ( ).A. Had toB. would toC. should haveD. might have to4. V ostok is close to the coldest spot in the word, where an ( ) minus 128.6 F was recorded in 1983.A. UnreliableB. extraC. impossibleD. incredible5. Our service operates 36 libraries throughout the country while six ( ) libraries specially serve the countries.A. ShiftingB. driftingC. rotatingD. mobile6. After that shock, his friends and family often advise him not to drink more wine ( ) is good for his health.A. ThatB. thanC. asD. but7. While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded ( ) the nurse Florence Nightingale.A. In favor ofB. in honor ofC. in line withD. in place of8. The new tourist hotel is said to have ( ) for over one thousand guests.A. ConvenienceB. capacities (of)C. accommodationsD. capability9. Geoffrey had been completely exhausted but felt considerably ( ) after a meal and a good rest.A. RefreshedB. renewedC. regainedD. reshaped10. Humidity is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find that they are unable to ( ) it.A. MaintainB. persistC. endureD. sustain11. When Mr. Simpson went to apply for a ( ) in the office of a local newspaper, he was told to see the manager.A. CareerB. positionC. professionD. location12. These days, Jenny has consumed a lot and has a whole ( ) of bills waiting to be paid.A. StackB. pileC. numberD. sequence13. Some people complain doctors for ( ) too many medicines for minor illnesses.A. AdvisingB. deliveringC. orderingD. prescribing14. Although the two players are ( ) in the tennis court, they are really good friends in daily life.A. PartnersB. enemiesC. rivalsD. opponents15. That young woman there was ( ) a shop assistant; she is now a manager in our supermarket.A. BeforeB. preliminarilyC. formallyD. formerly16. Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northern most tip actually ( ) theArctic Circle.A. TouchedB. touchingC. being touchedD. touches17. Colin married my sister and I married his brother, ( ) makes Colin and me double in-laws.A. ThatB. whatC. whichD. it18. You need to rewrite this sentence because it is ( ); the readers will have difficulty in understanding it.A. ComprehensiveB. alternativeC. confusedD. ambiguous19. ( ) I admit that there are problems, I don’t think that they cannot be solved.A. WhileB. UnlessC. AsD. Since20. Another important issue ( ) the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens.A. EncountingB. confrontingC. facingD. conforming21. This is an ideal site for a university ( ) it is far from the downtown area.A. Provided thatB. now thatC. in that (因为)D. so that22. The most ( ) technological success in the twentieth century is probably the computer revolution.A. ProminentB. prosperousC. productD. prevalent23. There are nowadays not many teachers who are strong ( ) of traditional methods in classroom teaching.A. SponsorsB. contributorsC. advocatesD. performers24. Competition, many people believe, ( ) the national character rather than corrupt it.A. EnforcesB. confirmsC. intensifiesD. strengthens25. According to doctors, if one can ( ) the bottle and cigarettes, one can usually be much healthier.A. Take offB. keep offC. get offD. leave off26. Being somewhat short-sighted, Sally has developed the habit of ( ) at people.A. PeeringB. gazingC. glancingD. scanningPeer指眯起眼睛仔细看，尤指看不清楚的情况下；费力地看，凝视。
Being somewhat short-sighted, she has the habit of peering at people.因为有点近视，她有眯着眼睛看人的习惯。
Peepv.窥视，偷看。
The mother peeped into the bedroom to see if her child was asleep.母亲偷偷向卧室看了一下，看她的孩子是否睡着了。
Gapev. (张着嘴、瞪大眼睛)呆看，强调一种吃惊的状态。
The children gaped at the big elephant in the zoo.在动物园，孩子们张大了嘴巴呆呆地看着大象。
Glancev. (粗略地、随便地)一瞥，看一眼。
He glanced over the letter he had just received.他把刚收到的那封信粗略地看了一遍。
v.凝视，盯着，指由于好奇、惊讶、赞叹等原因而瞪大眼睛长时间地、直接地注视，常常含有粗鲁无礼的意思。
I told my son to stop staring at that fat woman; it wasn't nice.我告诉儿子不要盯着那个胖女人，那样看人不礼貌。
Gazev.凝视，注视，指由于好奇、感叹、长时间目不转睛地看。
She gazed at her beautiful new diamond ring.她凝视着自己的这颗美丽崭新的钻戒。
Glarev.怒目而视，强调怀有敌意或在气愤的情绪下看；眩目地照射。
The woman glared at the man after he shouted rudely at her.那男人粗暴地冲她大声喊叫，她也怒目而视。