第1部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分) 下面每个句子中均有1个词或者短语有下划线，请为每处下划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1、The weather is a constant subject ofconversation in Britain.
A．question
B．problem
C．title
D．topic
2、I read the newspaper every day so that I canstay informed about current events.
A．important
B．international
C．Latest
D．cultural
3、Their style of playing football is utterly different.
A．barely
B．scarcely
C．hardly
D．totally
4、You make it sound as if I did it onpurpose.
A．carefully
B．unwillingly
C．incredibly
D．deliberately
5、Smoking will be banned in all publicplaces here.
A．forbidden
B．allowed
C．permitted
D．promoted
6、That guy is intelligent but a bit dull.
A．strange
B．special
C．quiet
D．boring
7、Most college students in the United Stateslive away from home.
A．apart
B．down
C．elsewhere
D．along
8、There is a growing gap between the richand the poor.
A．conflict
B．tension
C．gulf
D．confrontation
9、I am very grateful to you for yourassistance.
A．helpful
B．hopeful
C．pitiful
D．thankful
10、Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years.
A．show
B．display
C．change
D．exhibit
11、The President made a brief visit to Beijing.
A．short
B．working
C．formal
D．secret
12、Jack consumes a pound of cheese a day.
A．eats
B．drinks
C．buys
D．produces
13、Mary just told us a very fascinating story.
A．strange
B．frightening
C．difficult
D．interesting
14、The science teacher demonstrated theprocess of turning solid gold into liquid.
A．showed
B．elaborated
C．devised
D．simplified
15、Many different parts make up anairplane: the engine (s), the wings, the tail, and SO On.
A．compose
B．decorate
C．construct
D．derive