13.The ______ on this apartment expires in a year's time.
A) treaty
B) lease
C) engagement
D) subsidy
14.The elderly Russians find it hard to live on their state ______.
A) pensions
B) earnings
C) salaries
D) donations
15.There is supposed to be a safety ______ which makes it impossible for trains to collide.
A) appliance
B) accessory
C) machine
D) mechanism
16.After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally ______.
A) deteriorated
B) dispersed
C) dissipated
D) drained
17.No one can function properly if they are _______ of adequate sleep.
A) deprived
B) ripped
C) stripped
D) contrived
18.For years now, the people of that faraway country have been cruelly ______ by a dictator.
A) depressed
B) immersed
C) oppressed
D) cursed
19.Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been ______ towards producing workers.
A) harnessed
B) hatched
C) motivated
D) geared
答案:
13.B 参考译文:这套公寓的租约一年到期。
A) treaty 条约
B) lease 租期
C) engagement 订婚
D) subsidy 补助
14.A 参考译文:俄罗斯的老年人觉得只靠国家发给的养老金生活非常困难。
A) pension 退休金
B) earning 收入
C) salary 薪水
D) donation 捐款
15.D 参考译文:据推测那儿有一种安全机械装置保证火车不相撞。
A) appliance 器具
B) accessory 附件
C) machine 机器
D) mechanism 机制
16.D 参考译文:相同的工作做了四年之后他的热情终于耗竭了。
A) deteriorate 恶化
B) disperse 驱散
C) dissipate 消耗
D) drain 耗尽
17.A 参考译文:如果被剥夺了充足的睡眠,没有人能够正常工作。
A) deprive 剥夺 deprive sb. of sth.; be deprived of
B) rip 撕破
C) strip 脱衣
D) contrive 设计
18.C 参考译文:这些年来,那个偏远国度的人民一直被独裁者残酷地压迫着。
A) depress 抑制
B) immerse 浸入
C) oppress 压迫
D) curse 诅咒
19.D 参考译文:自从工业化兴起之后教育已经开始适应产业工人的需要。
A) harness 利用
B) hatch 盖住
C) motivate 激励
D) gear 使准备好 gear towards/to 调整以适应
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