9 On the brink of matrimony， he fled to a desert island.
A ship
B proposal
C edge
D evasion
10 Defined most broadly， folklore includes all the customs，beliefs and traditions that people have handed down from generation to generation.
A fancifully
B liberally
C quaintly
D dryly
11 Maria Chapman，abolitionist and close associate of William Lloyed Garrison，wrote many brochures condemning slavery.
A slogans
B short poems
C sentiments
D short pamphlets
12 Its evident that her handling of them has bruised the peaches.
A promulgated
B infatuated
C damaged
D infuriated
13 Messalinas name has become a byword for notorious behavior.
A an epithet
B an abstraction
C an indication
D an oration
14 The caliber of F. Scott Fitzgeralds writing was reassessed by literary critics in the 1950s.
A idealism
B creativity
C quality
D imagery
15 People fishing on a lake must wait calmly so as not to scare the fish away.
A considerately
B hungrily
C alertly
D quietly
参考答案：1C 2D 3B 4B 5D 6C 7D 8D 9C 10B 11D 12C 13A 14C 15D