１．It is generally known that New York is a city for and a center for ______odd bits of information.
    A) veterans
    B) pedestrians
    C) victims
    D) eccentrics
    ２. High grades are supposed to ______ academic ability, but John's actual　performance did not confirm this.
    A) certify
    B) classify
    C) clarify
    D) notify
    ３. In spite of the ______ , it seemed that many of the invited guests would still show up.
    A) deviation
    B) controversy
    C) distinction
    D) comparison
    ４. The relatives of those killed in the crash got together to seek ______ .
    A) premium
    B) repayment
    C) compensation
    D) refund
    ５. At first everything went well with the project but recently we have had a number of ______ with the machinery.
    A) disturbances
    B) outputs
    C) setbacks
    D) distortions
    答案
    １．眾所周知，紐約是個(gè)怪人層出的城市，也是古怪信息的中心?！綝】veteran 老手 老兵； vivtim 受害者 犧牲者 vpedestrian 行人 eccentric古怪的人 與ood呼應(yīng)　　
    ２．高分應(yīng)該是學(xué)術(shù)能力的證明，但約翰的實(shí)際表現(xiàn)并沒(méi)有證明這一點(diǎn)?！続】簡(jiǎn)單級(jí)別 不做敘述　　考試大
    ３．盡管有爭(zhēng)議，但看來(lái)很多被邀請(qǐng)的客人還是會(huì)出席的【C】deviation 背離（from）；偏差 distinction 區(qū)別 區(qū)分 優(yōu)秀 榮譽(yù) 優(yōu)待 controversy 爭(zhēng)論 辯論 論戰(zhàn) 與句意相符 comparision 比較比喻　　
    ４．追擊事件的家屬聯(lián)合起來(lái)要求賠償【B】premium獎(jiǎng)品 ；保險(xiǎn)額；額外費(fèi)用 compensation 賠償 repayment償還 報(bào)答 refund 退還 退款　　
    ５．起初項(xiàng)目進(jìn)展一切順利，但最近我們?cè)跈C(jī)械進(jìn)展方面遇到一些問(wèn)題。【B】disturbances * 煩悶 干擾擾動(dòng) setback挫折 推遲 使花費(fèi) 對(duì)應(yīng)前文的went well output 產(chǎn)量 distortion 扭曲 （信號(hào)等的失真)