1、单选题：
“Prior to his departure, he addressed a letter to his daughter”, “addressed” means _______.
选项：
A:致函,写信给....
B:地址，通讯处
C:演说，演讲
D:向……讲话
答案: 【致函,写信给....】

2、单选题：
I'm afraid it goes against the usual commercial practice not to allow a commission. “practice”means______.
选项：
A:实行
B:练习
C:实践
D:惯例，通常做法
答案: 【惯例，通常做法】

3、单选题：
He has been asked to account for his conduct, “ account for “means______ .
选项：
A:叙述，描述
B:占…比例
C:解释,说明
D:将…考虑在内
答案: 【解释,说明】

4、单选题：
The future of this company is ________:many of its talented employees are flowing into more profitable net-based businesses.
选项：
A:in vain
B:in trouble
C:at stake
D:at odds
答案: 【at stake】

5、单选题：
After the revolution, the climate of the country remained tense, “climate” means_______.
选项：
A:思潮，氛围
B:情调，魅力
C:大气，大气层
D:天气，气候
答案: 【思潮，氛围】

6、单选题：
It was clear that the lazy student would never______ his professor’s expectation.
选项：
A:live up to
B:live through
C:live by
D:live on
答案: 【live up to】

7、单选题：
I’m afraid they won’t _______ of your going there.
选项：
A:ask
B:apply
C:argue
D:approve
答案: 【approve】

8、单选题：
It _____ that he was George’s father.
选项：
A:turn up
B:turned on
C:turned out
D:turned off
答案: 【turned out】

9、单选题：
Estimates _______ anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million.
选项：
A:differ
B:range
C:cover
D:change
答案: 【range】

10、单选题：
_______ the results are inconclusive.
选项：
A:By accident
B:Better still
C:So far
D:In time
答案: 【So far】