1. After talking for nearly ten hours, he（ ）to the government’s pressure at last.
A. expressed
B. yielded
C. decreased
D. approved
正确答案：B
2. Before you begin writing your paper, please write（ ）first. Then we can have a better idea about what you are going to talk about.
A. an origin
B. a detail
C. detail
D. an outline
正确答案：D
3. Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time.（ ）, he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.
A. Meanwhile
B. However
C. Instead
D. Yet
正确答案：C
4. Mary has never been（ ）a ship.
A. abroad
B. aboard
C. above
D. absorb
正确答案：B
5. How can we finish the work in the（ ）of any other helpers?
A. era
B. haste
C. spare
D. absence
正确答案：D
6. Before you mail this letter, you should check again whether you have（ ）it or not.
A. sunk
B. sighed
C. sought
D. sealed
正确答案：D
7. It’s just（ ）bite. There is nothing to worry about.
A. a vessel
B. a temple
C. an insect
D. an arbitrary
正确答案：C
8. In order to（ ）a good knowledge of English, he gave up his job and went to study in an English school.
A. require
B. inquire
C. acquire
D. address
正确答案：C
9. Our teacher was（ ）by the funny story.
A. naked
B. yielded
C. amused
D. expanded
正确答案：C
10. The rebuilding plan was（ ）to the committee.
A. taped
B. admitted
C. desired
D. submitted
正确答案：D
