Ⅰ.单项填空
1. Obviously, we were ________ by the black stones people used to burn for fuel.
A. confirmed B. confused
C. controlled D. convinced
答案 B
解析 考查动词辨析。句意:很明显,我们不明白为什么人们用黑色的石头作燃料。confirm“证实;证明”; confuse“使困惑”; control“控制”; convince“说服;使相信”。
2. Nowadays people have to pass ________ tests for professional certificates so that they can be qualified for a well-paid job.
A. unusual B. original
C. various D. unique
答案 C
解析 考查形容词辨析。句意:现在人们为了拿到专业证书必须通过各种考试,以便他们能胜任一份高薪的工作。unusual“不同寻常的”; original“原始的”; various“各种各样的”; unique“唯一的”。
3. The new apartment built a few months ago is large enough to ________ over two hundred people.
A. live B. offer