9 On the brink of matrimony， he fled to a desert island.

　　A ship

　　B proposal

　　C edge

　　D evasion

　　10 Defined most broadly， folklore includes all the customs，beliefs and traditions that people have handed down from generation to generation.

　　A fancifully

　　B liberally

　　C quaintly

　　D dryly

　　11 Maria Chapman，abolitionist and close associate of William Lloyed Garrison，wrote many brochures condemning slavery.

　　A slogans

　　B short poems

　　C sentiments

　　D short pamphlets

　　12 Its evident that her handling of them has bruised the peaches.

　　A promulgated

　　B infatuated

　　C damaged

　　D infuriated

　　13 Messalinas name has become a byword for notorious behavior.

　　A an epithet

　　B an abstraction

　　C an indication

　　D an oration

　　14 The caliber of F. Scott Fitzgeralds writing was reassessed by literary critics in the 1950s.

　　A idealism

　　B creativity

　　C quality

　　D imagery

　　15 People fishing on a lake must wait calmly so as not to scare the fish away.

　　A considerately

　　B hungrily

　　C alertly

　　D quietly

　　參考答案：1C 2D 3B 4B 5D 6C 7D 8D 9C 10B 11D 12C 13A 14C 15D