第一章测试1.
As the gender barriers ________, the number of women working as lawyers, doctors, or bankers began to increase significantly from the mid-20th century.
A:crumbled B:crush C:crushed D:crumbling
答案:A
2.
With the data collected each year, the owner of the shop can _____ customer trends and how things like weather and economic indicators affect sales performance.
A:discerning B:consider C:concern D:discern
答案:D
3.
His supervisor pushes and motivates him in such a positive manner that he is not only able to reach but to _______ his personal goals.
A:surpass B:surprise C:surpassed D:surpassing
答案:A
4.
He is a man with a(n) ______ business sense. He has built his initial investment into a substantial and even excessively large fortune.
A:showing B:shine C:show D:shrewd
答案:D
5.
The ______ of nuclear radiation directly into electricity was an exciting possibility that was being vigorously explored in many laboratories in the 1950s.
A:conversation B:conversion C:considerate D:converse
答案:B
6.
I was not only shocked but also disgusted that the report tried to _______ the scientific facts in such a manner that even some highly-educated people were fooled.
A:distort B:distorted C:distorting D:discuss
答案:A
7.
Sixty-two and blessed with his mother's skin, the fisherman had withstood a lifetime of exposure to the sun and looked as ______ as a man in his forties.
A:radiating B:radiation C:radiant D:radiate
答案:C
8.
French educator Louis Braille invented a simple but _______ code which has had an impact on the lives of generations of people who are blind.
A:incident B:incent C:inside D:ingenious
答案:D
9.
The senators didn't expect us to ask such tough questions, and when we finally did, they got ______ and didn't know what to say.
A:stumped B:stumping C:stump D:stamp
答案:A
10.
This newly established university supports the ______ that a more diverse higher education system is desirable since it would enhance opportunities for lifelong learning.
A:posing B:pose C:position D:proposition
答案:D
