It was ________ from the man’s body language that something horrible had happened or was going to happen.

A. apparent
B. appreciative
C. appearing
D. applicable

These children ________ well to being separated from their parents and soon get used to the new environment.

A. overcome
B. maintain
C. react
D. accomplish

They searched around for some nice little things to ________ their new apartment.

A. furnish
B. fill
C. arrange
D. put

In British English today, little or no ________ is made between these two words.

A. distinction
B. correction
C. similarity
D. difference

Banked clozeDirections:Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word can be used only once.A）adopt B）adapt C）bear D）seek E）weigh F）balance G）overcome H）overwhelmI）weakenedJ）strategiesK）systemsL）pressuresM）fundamentalN）introductoryO）particularLiving in a family is never easy. Choosing between self-interest and caring for the family life is one of the most 1）________ problems facing all of us. To 2）________ the problems, modern societies in general and American society in 3）________, have tried to give women and men different moral responsibilities. Since the rise of industrialization (工业化), women have been expected to 4）________ personal development in addition to caring for the family. In the 21st Century, changes in family life have5）________ the traditional family responsibilities between men and women, but the changes are still ongoing. Women and men today are still facing problems over how to 6）________ between “independent self” and obligation to the family. Women as wives or mothers must now obtain economic independence even though they continue to 7）________ the responsibility for the family. Men as husbands or fathers are no longer the only ones to support the family as before, but they face new 8）________ to become more involved fathers and partners. The young women and men have to 9）________ to this changing social environment. Nevertheless, they also have a brilliant chance to develop new 10）________ to reshape family life.

Part II Vocabulary and StructureDirections: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete each sentence.1）I was especially touched when the citizens of these towns made me a(n) ________ citizen and thanked me for telling the important story of their past glory.

A. honorary
B. preliminary
C. subsidiary
D. arbitrary

As students become more connected to the electronic world, teachers will find themselves compelled to ________ technology in the classroom.

A. inhabit
B. intervene
C. insulate
D. incorporate

________ returning from the trip, Margaret, who was an advisor to an aid agency in Chicago, would make a report about the health conditions she observed in the region.

A. In
B. Upon
C. For
D. At

Some scholars argue that the underdevelopment of East and Central Europe may ________ be accounted for by their geographic location, and resources, or the lack thereof.

A. in part
B. in degree
C. in kind
D. in sense

This is the world’s largest industrial ________, held each year in Germany, displaying hundreds of robotic arms and sensor systems.

A. innovation
B. exploration
C. illustration
D. exposition