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　　1.Last year，the crime rate in Chicago has sharply____.

　　A) declined B) lessened C) descended D) slipped

　　答案：A decline 下降，犯罪率下降应用“decline”。lessen 减少，减轻。descend 走下来，落下来。slip 滑倒。

　　2.The teacher asked the students to _____ the Christmas tree.

　　A) furnish B) embellish C) decorate D) adorn

　　答案：C 四个同都有“装饰”的意思。decorate 用于房屋、街道、人等方面，目的在于美化、庆祝等。furnish 为……配备家具。adorn 是很正式的用词，常用于指人，如：She adorned herself with Jewels. embellish 常有比喻的意思，如：He embellished the story to make it more amu sing。

　　3.After the collision, he examined the considerable ____to his car.

　　A)ruin B)destruction C)damage D)injury

　　答案：C damage(to) 损坏，损害。ruin 毁灭，失败，废墟。destruction 毁灭，灭亡。injury 损害，伤口。由于外力造成的对车的损坏，搭配上用 damage。

　　4.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

　　答案：B decline 下降，减弱。descend 走下来，落下。deteriorate 恶化。depress 使低沉，使抑郁;使不景气，使萧条。

　　5.Crisis would be the right term to describe the____ in many animal species.

　　A) minimization B) restriction C) descent D) decline

　　答案：D decline 下降，衰退，衰弱。minimization 减到最少，减到最低限度。restriction 限制，限制性规定。descent 下落，走下来，走下坡。