13 Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics.
A error B puzzle
C attraction D contradiction
14 With immense relief I stopped running.
A no B little
C scarce D enormous
15 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation
A maintain B improve
C preserve D protect
答案:
1 C obvious：显而易见的。clear：清楚的。It is not clear whether the incident was accidental or deliberate.还不清楚这一事件是意外的还是故意的。likely，possible和probable都有"可能"的意思。
2 B around：周围。round也是这个意思。She has earned the respect of leaders all round the world她赢得了世界上所有领导人的尊敬。Before在……以前：after在……以后；over在……上面。
3 D anyone和anybody都是"任何人"的意思，可以互换。1wont tell anybody that
I saw you here.我不会告诉任何人我在这儿见到了你。everyone：每个人；someone：某人；nobody：没有人。
4 D mend和repair都有"修理"的意思。Zhangsan repaired the roof to ensure the house is windproof.张三修理了一下房顶，使得房子不进风。build：建设；destroy：破坏；design：设计。
5 B follow此处有"理解"的意思。understand：懂，理解。This book is difficult to understand.此书难懂。observe：观察；explain：解释；describe：描写。
6 A tolerate和put up with都有"忍受"的意思。accept是"接受"，take是"取"，receive是"收到".
7 D irritating和annoying都有"使烦恼的"意思。hateful是"可恨的"，painful是"痛苦的"，stimulating是"刺激的".
8 B eternal和never·ending都有"永恒的"意思。long是"长的"，boring是"乏味的"I found his talk rather boring.我发现他的报告相当乏味。extensive是"广泛的".
9 A vague：模糊的；imprecise：不确切的，不明确的。这两个词意思相近。
apparent：清楚的。It is apparent that we have made a mistake.显然，我们犯了个错误。clear是"清楚的"，easy是"容易的".
10 C lawful和legal都有"合法的"意思。enjoyable有"有益的"意思。The movie was enjoyable.该电影很有意思。irresistible是"不可抵挡的".The music is irresistible这音乐太动听了。profitable：有利可图的。We had a profitable talk.我们的谈话是有益的。
ll A motive：动机。reason：理由。这两个词意思比较接近。There is no reason to doubt his word.没有理由不相信他的话。excuse：借口。answer和reply都有"回答"的意思。
12 C widen和broaden都有"拓宽"的意思。extend：延伸；延长。The builders Extended the road for three more miles筑路人把道路延长了三英里。stretch：延伸。
The forests stretch for hundreds of miles.森林绵延数百英里。bend：弯曲。
13 C lure：吸引。attraction：吸引。这两个词意思相近。The attraction of this house lies in its simplicity.这所房子的诱人之处在于它的简单。error：错误。puzzle：难题。contradiction：矛盾。
14 D immense和enormous都有"巨大的"意思。It was an enormous disappointment.此事太令人失望了。no是"没有"，little是"几乎没有"，scarce是"不足的".
15 B remedy：补救。improve：改进。这两个词意思相近。Herbal medicine can be used to improve our health.草药可用于增进我们的健康。maintain：保持。preserve：保护。protect：保护。