A.indifferent

B.opposite

C.obliging

D.individual

正确答案：obliging

15、He looked at the gold with（）（贪婪的） eyes.He always wanted to have more money than he really needeD.

A.general

B.genuine

C.weary

D.greedy

正确答案：greedy

16、In economic recession（衰退）， shoppers（） from buying cars， appliances， and other big-ticket items.

A.recommended

B.refrained

C.searched

D.stated

正确答案：refrained

17、After outlining the main points she would cover， she（）the audience that she would be happy to answer questions at the end of her presentation.

A.assured

B.admitted

C.adopted

D.appreciated

正确答案：assured

18、Parents want to know the best way to（）and raise their children to adulthood.That’s why the principal encourages parental involvement in the running of school.

A.contain

B.comprise

C.nurture

D.naughty

正确答案：nurture

19、This（）boy annoys his parents as he never obeys parents’ orders.Teenage boys always rebel against parental disciplines

A.available

B.appropriate

C.obedient

D.disobedient

正确答案：disobedient

20、Over 70，000 people are seriously injured every year in road（）.Traffic regulations should always be obeyed at any time.

A.accidents

B.coincide

C.executive

D.effect

正确答案：accidents

21、Up to 90，000 tourists crowd its streets and canals every day ---- far outnumbering the 55 ，000 permanent residents.

A.数量多于

B.少于

C.相等

D.差额

正确答案：数量多于

22、Discrimination against immigrants， the practice of treating immigrants less fairly or less well than natives， can have damaging effects.

A.歧视

B.帮助

C.照顾

D.移民

正确答案：歧视

23、The humiliations of his father’s imprisonment and his labor in the blacking factory formed Dicken’s greatest wound and became his deepest secret.

A.荣耀

B.耻辱

C.帮助

D.谦逊

正确答案：耻辱

24、We always listen to my grandmother because she is venerable， but we always ignore Lucy’s advice because she’s too young and has no real-life experience.

A.德高望重的

B.幼稚的

C.脆弱的

D.变化的

正确答案：德高望重的

25、To actually replace a theory， science expects another hypothesis（假设） to supercede it to become a theory in its own right.