第一部分：词汇选项
下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的 4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。
1．There is a limited number of books on this subject in the library.
A. large B. total C. small D. Big
2．How do you account for your absence from the class last Thursday?
A. explain B. examine C. choose D. expand
3．They had a far better yield than any other farm miles around this year.
A. goods B. soil C. climate D. harvest
4．The town is famous for its magnificent church towers.
A. ancient B. old C. modern D. splendid
5．Have you got a spare pen?
A. a short B. an extra C. a thin D. a long
6．He seized the opportunity to present his proposal to the teacher.
A. realized B. took C. followed D. kept
7．When he was the director of the company, his first accomplishment was to improve the working conditions.
A. plan B. purpose C. achievement D. task
8．The visitors to the island enjoyed themselves very much, but they refused to eat the raw fish.
A. fresh B. ripe C. burnt D. uncooked
9．The fact that he has been quite frank in admitting his mistakes counts a lot to his credit.
A. matters B. estimates C. explains D. suspects
10．Dick warned you that he might turn you down, didn't he?
A. upset you B. defeat you C. reject you D. trick you
11．He told the police that he had thought honestly about the ethics of what he was doing.
A. behavior B. way C. morality D. law
12．Their marketing policy for the product involves obtaining as much free publicity as possible.
A. strategy B. research C. arrangement D. agreement
