1 . The blue curtains ________ sharply with the yellow bedcover in the dormitory.

A．contest

B．contact

C．contrast

D．connect

2 . The little girl pressed her face against the shop window.

A．催促

B．贴；压；按

C．逼迫

D．极力劝说

3 . When the answer was no, she declined the invitation. ________

A．婉言谢绝

B．下降，减少

C．衰落

5 . She asked for the woman’s name and address so that she could repay her.

A．值得付出 (时间、努力等)

B．偿还

C．值得

6 . Thanks to the Silence Machine, a British invention, you can get rid of the sound without upsetting the boy or his parents.

A．打翻

B．打扰

C．打乱，搅乱

7 . The artist was finally humbled by the greatest artist on earth, Mother Nature. ____

A．贬低

B．轻松打败(尤指强大的对手)

C．谦逊；虚心

8 . In Wickenden's book，she expanded on the history of the West and also on feminism，which of course influenced the girls' decision to go to Elkhead. ____

A．扩大，增加

B．详述，充分叙述

C．扩展(业务)

9 . An actor hired by the researchers grabbed her food first.

A．吃，喝

B．攫取，抓住

C．利用(机会)

10 . Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has __________his life.

A．tackled

B．devoted

C．boosted

D．yielded