Retrofitted with stabilizing devices, some of which _____ its aesthetics, the bridge has been reopened, no longer prone to excessive swaying but not quitethe breathtaking structure it originally was.
A：impair
B：resist
C：improve
D：enhance
E：restore
F：compromise
答案：AF
Although cosmic objects have struck Earth since the planet’s very formation, humanity has only recently become aware of these events: two centuries ago the idea that objects orbiting the Sun could collide with Earth was widely_____ .
A：ridiculed
B：doubted
C：disseminated
D：promulgated
E：marginalized
F：disbelieved
答案：BF
That people _____ the musical features of birdsongs suggests that despite the vast evolutionary gulf between birds and mammals, songbirds and humans share some common auditory perceptual abilities.
A：mimic
B：recognize
C：relish
D：are confounded by
E：can make out
F：are puzzled by
答案：BE
Torpey’s study has turned a seemingly _____ topic, the passport, into a fascinating one by making an original contribution to the sociology of the state.
A：ironic
B：banal
C：provocative
D：witty
E：insipid
F：stimulating
答案：BE
Britain is attractive to worldwide advertisers because it is _____ market, so there is no need to tailor advertisements for different parts ofthe country.
A：a global
B：an uncomplicated
C：a vast
D：a homogeneous
E：a uniform
F：an immense
答案：DE
