1 . 选择所给单词或短语的中文释义
1. abstract

A．畸形的

B．抽象的

C．滥用的

2. adopt

A．宣传

B．改编

C．收养

3. advocate

A．解决

B．敦促

C．提倡

4. anticipate

A．预料

B．通知

C．欣赏

5. autonomous

A．矛盾的

B．自主的

C．自动的

6. barely

A．几乎不

B．经常

C．差不多

7. bonus

A．纽带

B．奖金

C．边界

8. capacity

A．容积

B．容器

C．资本

9. category

A．名望

B．机遇

C．类别

10. commercial

A．商业的

B．投入的

C．奉献的

11. component

A．对比

B．成分

C．能力

12. content

A．满意的

B．不变的

C．复杂的

13. contradictory

A．传统的

B．核心的

C．对立的

14. credit

A．赞扬

B．进程

C．标准

15. departure

A．发展

B．表现

C．离开

2 . 选择所给词组的中文释义
1. sth. be in chaos

A．处于一片混乱中

B．处于一片和谐中

2. stretch out one’s arm

A．挠了挠某人的胳膊

B．伸出某人的胳膊

3. stick in one’s mind

A．坚持一个人的思想

B．深深留在某人的脑海里

4. resign oneself to sth.

A．顺从于某事

B．辞职去做某事

5. on the spot

A．当场，立即

B．在这个点上

6. to one’s credit

A．某人信用良好

B．某人值得赞扬

7. be committed to sth.

A．某人致力于做某事

B．某人因做某事而犯罪

8. summon up one’s courage

A．鼓起勇气

B．唤醒勇气

9. gather one’s thoughts

A．做好思想准备

B．集中注意力

10. be at the mercy of sb

A．任由某人摆布

B．受某人的怜悯

3 . 将下列几个部分(A、B、C、D和E)按题号排序，构成一个符合逻辑的完整语篇。
A. Based on people’s grammar scores and information about their learning of English, the researchers developed models that predicted how long it takes to become fluent in a language and the best age to start learning.
B. To find the answer, the research team turned to the Internet, to collect data on a person’s current age, language ability and time studying English.
C. The older you get the more difficult it is to learn to speak English like a British. But no one knows exactly at what age it becomes harder, to learn a new language.
D. They concluded that the ability to learn a new language is strongest until the age of 18. This is not to say that we cannot learn a new language if we are over 18, but most of us will not be able to master grammar like a native speaker.
E. They also created a short online grammar quiz that tested noun-verb agreement, pronouns, prepositions, and relative clauses, etc.