13 Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics.
A error B puzzle
C attraction D contradiction
14 With immense relief I stopped running.
A no B little
C scarce D enormous
15 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation
A maintain B improve
C preserve D protect
答案:
1 C obvious：顯而易見的。clear：清楚的。It is not clear whether the incident was accidental or deliberate.還不清楚這一事件是意外的還是故意的。likely，possible和probable都有"可能"的意思。
2 B around：周圍。round也是這個意思。She has earned the respect of leaders all round the world她贏得了世界上所有領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的尊敬。Before在……以前：after在……以后；over在……上面。
3 D anyone和anybody都是"任何人"的意思，可以互換。1wont tell anybody that
I saw you here.我不會告訴任何人我在這兒見到了你。everyone：每個人；someone：某人；nobody：沒有人。
4 D mend和repair都有"修理"的意思。Zhangsan repaired the roof to ensure the house is windproof.張三修理了一下房頂，使得房子不進風(fēng)。build：建設(shè)；destroy：破壞；design：設(shè)計。
5 B follow此處有"理解"的意思。understand：懂，理解。This book is difficult to understand.此書難懂。observe：觀察；explain：解釋；describe：描寫。
6 A tolerate和put up with都有"忍受"的意思。accept是"接受"，take是"取"，receive是"收到".
7 D irritating和annoying都有"使煩惱的"意思。hateful是"可恨的"，painful是"痛苦的"，stimulating是"刺激的".
8 B eternal和never·ending都有"永恒的"意思。long是"長的"，boring是"乏味的"I found his talk rather boring.我發(fā)現(xiàn)他的報告相當(dāng)乏味。extensive是"廣泛的".
9 A vague：模糊的；imprecise：不確切的，不明確的。這兩個詞意思相近。
apparent：清楚的。It is apparent that we have made a mistake.顯然，我們犯了個錯誤。clear是"清楚的"，easy是"容易的".
10 C lawful和legal都有"合法的"意思。enjoyable有"有益的"意思。The movie was enjoyable.該電影很有意思。irresistible是"不可抵擋的".The music is irresistible這音樂太動聽了。profitable：有利可圖的。We had a profitable talk.我們的談話是有益的。
ll A motive：動機。reason：理由。這兩個詞意思比較接近。There is no reason to doubt his word.沒有理由不相信他的話。excuse：借口。answer和reply都有"回答"的意思。
12 C widen和broaden都有"拓寬"的意思。extend：延伸；延長。The builders Extended the road for three more miles筑路人把道路延長了三英里。stretch：延伸。
The forests stretch for hundreds of miles.森林綿延數(shù)百英里。bend：彎曲。
13 C lure：吸引。attraction：吸引。這兩個詞意思相近。The attraction of this house lies in its simplicity.這所房子的誘人之處在于它的簡單。error：錯誤。puzzle：難題。contradiction：矛盾。
14 D immense和enormous都有"巨大的"意思。It was an enormous disappointment.此事太令人失望了。no是"沒有"，little是"幾乎沒有"，scarce是"不足的".
15 B remedy：補救。improve：改進。這兩個詞意思相近。Herbal medicine can be used to improve our health.草藥可用于增進我們的健康。maintain：保持。preserve：保護。protect：保護。