14 Medical facilities are being upgraded.
A renewed B repaired
C improved D increased
15 Mary looked pale and weary.
A gloomy B ugly
C silly D exhausted
参考答案：01. A02. B03. C04. C05. A06. A07. B08. C09. A10. B11. D12. A13. D14. C15. D
1. A
blend: 混合；mix: 混合；make: 做，制作，如 She made a beautiful greeting card. 她做了一张漂亮的贺卡。Cook: 烹饪，做饭，如My mum was cooking. 我的妈妈在做饭。
eat: 吃，如 He ate a lot this morning . 今天早上他吃了很多。
2. B
modify: 更改，修改。change: 更改，改变，又如：We changed our plan a little. 我们对计划稍稍做了修改。 clarify:
澄清，阐明。His explanation clarified the mystery.他的说明解开了这个谜。define: 解释，给...下定义。Do you know who defined man as a rational animal? 你知道是谁将人说成是有理智的动物的? develop: 使成长；使发达；发展。Swimming develops the muscles. 游泳能使肌肉发达。
3. C
exhibit: 展示，显示。 show: 展示，显示。又如：They showed immense courage in the face of danger. 他们在面对危险时表现得非常勇敢。send: 寄，发送。She sent me a Christmas card. 她给我寄来一张圣诞贺卡。tell: 告诉；讲述，说。He told us how the accident happened. 他告诉我们那次事故是怎么发生的。
4. C
notably: 显著地，明显地。Remarkably: 引人注目地；明显地；非常地。又如：He has recovered from the accident remarkably well. 他事故之后恢复得非常好。extremely: 极端地；极其；非常。I am extremely sorry. 我非常抱歉。Considerably: 相当，非常，颇。That considerably added to our difficulties. 那事给我们增添了相当大的困难。Completely: 完整地；完全地；彻底地。I trust him completely. 我完全信任他。
5. A
extract: 使劲拔出，抽出。take out: 取出。又如：The doctor has taken my bad tooth out. 医生已拔掉了我的坏牙。Repair: 修理；修补。He had his car repaired yesterday. 昨天他把车子送去修好了。Pull: 拉，拖，牵，拽；搬走。She pulled his sleeve to get his attention.她拉他的袖子以引起他的注意。Dig: 掘(土)；挖(洞，沟等)。They are digging a tunnel through the hill. 他们正在挖一条贯通这座山的隧道。
6. A
absurd: 不合理的，荒谬的；可笑的，愚蠢的。Ridiculous: 可笑的，荒谬的；滑稽的。Its the most ridiculous thing I ever heard in my life. 这是我一生中所听说过的最可笑的事情。Odd: 奇特的，古怪的。Hes an odd old man.他是个古怪的老头儿。Foolish: 愚蠢的，傻的。a foolish person愚蠢的人
7. B
contaminated: 弄脏的；受污染的。Polluted: 受污染的。Muddled: 混乱的，糊涂的，头脑昏昏然的。Mixed: 混合的，掺杂的。the mixed liquid 混合液体。Troubled: 为难的，不安的，混乱的。a troubled situation 不安的局势。
8. C
dim: 微暗的；暗淡的。Dark: 暗；黑暗的。Its getting dark. 天快黑了。Tiny: 极小的；微小的。Fleas are tiny insects. 跳蚤是很小的昆虫。Agreeable: 令人愉快的，宜人的。an agreeable odor 好闻的气味
9. A
gauge: 标准尺寸，标准规格。Measure: 判断等的)基准，尺度。Opinion: 意见，见解；主张。Opinions differ on this matter. 对这件事各人看法不一。Evaluation: 估价，评价；估算。I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life. 我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。Decision：决定，决心；判断；结论。It was a sudden decision. 这是一个突然的决定。