Part I. Vocabulary Definition 词汇释义（共15题，每题2分，共30分）
devastated
欣喜若狂的
毁灭性的/极度震惊的
无动于衷的
略有不满的
Part II. Fill in the Blanks 填空题（共10题，每题2分，共20分）
The manager decided to ______ to solve the problem before it got worse.
take immediate steps
plow through
sneak up
pull away
After working for twelve hours straight, she felt completely ______.
glamorous
fagged out
devout
exotic
He tried to ______ his anger but could not hide his trembling hands.
acknowledge
suppress
unload
twist
The company was ______ by the sudden loss of its biggest client.
flawless
devastated
monotonous
ridiculous
She has a strong ______ and always finishes what she starts.
sense of achievement
feeling of masterfulness and responsibility
anticipation
aberration
The audience sat with ______, showing no reaction to the performance at all.
expressionless faces
a decided majority
a halo
inflation
Prices keep rising because of ______; everything costs more than last year.
aberration
inflation
halo
cue
He managed to ______ the difficult textbook in one week.
tuck away
plow through
sneak up
pull away
The cat slowly ______ on the bird, trying not to make a sound.
tucked away
sneaked up
plowed through
pulled away
______ students in the class voted for the new plan; only three opposed it.
A decided majority of
Short of
In anticipation of
A halo of
Part III. Synonyms 找同义词（共10题，每题2分，共20分）
Directions: Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to the underlined part.
She felt restless and uncomfortable before the interview.
calm and relaxed
nervous and uneasy
tired and sleepy
happy and excited
The workers were lulled into unconsciousness by the steady hum of the machine.
woken up
soothed into losing awareness
forced into working
frightened away
He acknowledged his creativeness in front of the whole team.
denied
recognized
hid
doubted
The old man mumbled something that nobody could understand.
shouted clearly
spoke unclearly
sang loudly
whispered softly
She tried to tuck away some money for emergencies.
spend quickly
save secretly
borrow heavily
give away
The car began to pull away from the station.
move away
stop suddenly
break down
turn around
He is a devout supporter of the charity.
half-hearted
devoted
doubtful
temporary
The magician seemed to have a halo of light around his head.
ring of light
shadow
cloud
mask
The government tried to unload the responsibility onto local agencies.
take on
get rid of
share equally
discuss openly
Everyone took their cue from the chairman and stood up.
ignored the signal
followed the signal
gave orders
asked questions
Part IV. Antonyms 找反义词（共10题，每题2分，共20分）
Directions: Choose the word or phrase opposite in meaning to the underlined part.
ridiculous notion
absurd
sensible
funny
strange
monotonous routine
boring
varied
regular
daily
expressionless faces
blank
expressive
pale
serious
flawless performance
perfect
faulty
beautiful
short
exotic customs
foreign
native
strange
colorful
suppress one's feelings
hide
express
control
ignore
devastated by the news
shocked
delighted
saddened
confused
glamorous lifestyle
attractive
dull
rich
modern
devout believer
faithful
skeptical
religious
sincere
in anticipation of the event
expecting
in memory of
regardless of
because of
Part V. Translation 翻译题（共5题，每题2分，共10分）
Directions: Choose the best English translation for each Chinese sentence.
他被这个荒谬的想法弄得焦躁不安。
He was made restless and uncomfortable by this ridiculous notion.
He was lulled into unconsciousness by this ridiculous notion.
He took immediate steps about this ridiculous notion.
He plowed through this ridiculous notion.
长期单调的日常使他感到筋疲力尽。
The monotonous routine made him feel glamorous.
The monotonous routine made him feel fagged out.
The monotonous routine made him feel devout.
The monotonous routine made him feel flawless.
她预料到了危险，立刻采取了措施。
In anticipation of danger, she took immediate steps.
In anticipation of danger, she frittered away money.
In anticipation of danger, she sneaked up.
In anticipation of danger, she pulled away.
绝大多数学生认可了自己的创造力。
A decided majority of students acknowledged their creativeness.
A decided majority of students suppressed their creativeness.
A decided majority of students twisted their creativeness.
A decided majority of students unloaded their creativeness.
他偷偷靠近，试图把文件藏起来。
He sneaked up and tried to tuck away the documents.
He pulled away and tried to tuck away the documents.
He plowed through and tried to tuck away the documents.
He mumbled and tried to tuck away the documents.