1.Some day software will translate both written and spoken language so well that the need for any common second language could _________.

　　A descend

　　B decline

　　C deteriorate

　　D depress

　　2.However, growth in the fabricated metals industry was able to _________ some of the decline in the iron and steel industry.

　　A overturn

　　B overtake

　　C offset

　　D oppress

　　3.The Timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once _________.

　　A thrived

　　B swelled

　　C prospered

　　D flourished

　　4.When any nonhuman organ is transplanted into a person, the body immediately recognizes it as _________.

　　A novel

　　B remote

　　C distant

　　D foreign

　　5.It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with _________,

　　A for long

　　B in and out

　　C once for all

　　D by nature

　　6.As an industry, biotechnology stands to _________ electronics in dollar volume and perhaps surpass it in social impact by 2020.?

　　A contend

　　B contest

　　C rival

　　D strive

　　7.Equipment not _________ official safety standards has all been removed from the workshop.?

　　A conforming to

　　B consistent with

　　C predominant over

　　D providing for

　　8.Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is _________.

　　A firm

　　B company

　　C corporation

　　D enterprise

　　9.My favorite radio song is the one I first heard on a thick 1923 Edison disc I _________ at a garage sale.?

　　A trifled with

　　B scraped through

　　C stumbled upon

　　D thirsted for

　　10.Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in _________ and lack of unity in style.

　　A conflict

　　B confrontation

　　C disturbance

　　D disharmony

　　參考答案：BCADC，CABCD