1. the directions were so ________ that it was impossible to complete the assignment.
a. ingenious
b. ambitious
c. notorious
d. ambiguous
2. because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most ________ areas in japanese life.
a. sophisticated
b. competitive
c. considerate
d. superficial
3. if a person talks about his weak points, his listenre is expected to say something in the way of ________.
a. persuasion
b. remedy
c. encouragement
d. compromise
4. her interest in redecorating the big house kept her ________ for a whole week.
a. constrained
b. dominated
c. restricted
d. occupied
5. if we ________ our relations with that country, we'll hanve to find another supplier of raw materials.
a. diffuse
b. dininish
c. terminate
d. preclude
6. moive directors use music to ________ the action on the screen.
a. contaminate
b. compliment
c. contemplate
d. complement
7. a terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened when they watched the ________ sight on tv.
a. panic
b. patriotic
c. pathetic
d. periodic
8. many tourists were ________ by the city's complicated traffic system.
a. degraded
b. bewildered
c. evoked
d. diverted
9. over the last fifteen years, running has become a popular ________ for 30 million participants of all ages.
a. fantasy
b. pastime
c. symposium
d. penalty
10. some people think that a ________ translation, or word-for-word translation, is easier than s free translation.
a. literal
b. literary
c. liberal
d. linear
答案与解析：
1.d。a. ingenious 心灵手巧的;善于创造文明的;足智多谋的。b. ambitious野心勃勃得(形容人的)，形容(idea plan)宏大而艰苦的，c. notorious 臭名昭著的，非常的极端的，d. ambiguous (中性词)含糊不清的，模棱两可的。
2.b。a. sophisticated ⑴在文化和艺术领域成就非凡的，造诣精深的，⑵事故的，老练的，b. competitive竞争激烈的，c. considerate为别人着想的，体谅别人的= thoughtful，d. superficial表面的，表面上的，肤浅的。
3.c。a. persuasion (presuade劝说，persuading劝告，劝戒，信仰，信念)，b. remedy成功解决问题的方法，治愈疾病的良方，c. encouragement鼓励，激励，d. compromise妥协。
4.d。a. constrained限制的，制约的，b. dominated 主宰主导(keep sb. dominated使…一致居于领先地位)，c. restricted 局限的，限制的，d. occupied (keep sb occupied使某人忙于做某件事情)。
5.b。a. diffuse 扩散，传播，b. dininish消失，减少，
c. terminate 完全终止，d. preclude 绪论，序幕。
6.d。a. contaminate化学和放射性污染，b. compliment赞美，恭维，c. contemplate 思索，沉思，d. complement连接与……相补充。
7.c。a. panic 惊慌，慌张，b. patriotic爱国的，有爱国心的，c. pathetic 可怜的，悲悯的，d. periodic 定期的，定时的。
8.b。a. degraded道德堕落阶层(级)降低，b. bewildered迷惑，c. evoked唤起，激起，d. diverted (divert疏散转移调整diversification多元化)。
9.b。a. fantasy 想象力，幻想，b. pastime 爱好，消遣，c. symposium 专题论坛研讨会，d. penalty (重复)代价惩罚点球。
10.a。a. literal 照字面的;原义的，b. literary文学的，精美的，雕琢文字的，c. liberal自由的，d. linear线性的，直线的。