1. A promotion of a country ’s international trade position is associated with _______ of its currency.

A. appreciation B. boom　C. spiral D. prosperity

2. A small child has to learn to keep its ________ before it can walk far.

A. weight B. scale　C. balance D. stability

3. A standard test is supposed to be _______ because the marking is not affected by individual preferences.

A. subjective B. objective　C. transparent D. influential

4. A student sticking closely to the _______of the school is often praised by teachers.

A. orders B. regulations C. principles D. interests

5. The plate glass must be capable of ______ very high temperature.

A. sustaining B. retaining C. obtaining D. maintaining

6. Although it was ______ jewellery, it looked real enough.

A. untrue B. imitation C. invented D. false

7. Our next-door neighbors have ______ us to have the same kind of carpeting as they have.

A. persuaded B. insisted C. convinced D. suggested

8. The important statement was soon ______ all over the world by radio.

A. brought B. carried C. taken D. transformed

1. 答案：A

译文：一个国家的外贸地位同它货币的增值有关。

解析：appreciation的意思是“增值”;boom的意思是“繁荣”;spiral的意思是“螺旋式上升”;prosperity的意思是“繁荣”。

2. 答案：C

译文：小孩在学会走远之前，要学会保持平衡。

解析：balance的意思是“平衡”;weight的意思是“重量”;scale的意思是“刻度”;stability的意思是“稳定性”。

3. 答案：B

译文：标准化测试应该具有客观性，因为判分不受到个人好恶的影响。

解析：objective的意思是“客观的”;subjective的意思是“主观的”;transparent的意思是“透明的，极薄的”;influential的意思是“有权力的，有势力的”。

4. 答案：B

译文：严格遵守规章制度的学生经常受到老师的表扬。

解析：regulation的意思是“规章制度”;order的意思是“命令”;principle的意思是“原则”;interest单数的时候意思是“兴趣，趣味，爱好”。

5. 答案：A

译文：厚玻璃板一定能承受很高的温度。

解析：sustain 意为“支撑，支持，承受”;retain 意为“保存，保持”;obtain意为“获得，达到”;maintain 意为“维修，保养”。

6. 答案：B

译文：虽然这是人造宝石，但看上去足够逼真。

解析：imitation jewellery 意为“人造宝石”，其它词与jewellery 搭配不恰当。untrue意为“非真实的”;invented 意为“发明的”;false 意为“假的”。

7. 答案：A

译文：我的隔壁邻居劝我们铺他们家那样的地毯。

解析：persuade 意为“劝说，劝服”，常用于persuade sb. to do 结构中;insist意为“主张，坚持”，常于on连用，后接动名词;convince 意为“使信服”;suggest 意为“提议，建议”。

8. 答案：B

译文：这个重要宣言很快传遍了全世界。

解析：carry 意为“携带，传达，广播”;bring 意为“带来，拿来”;take 意为“拿走”;transform 意为“改变(外观等)”。