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. The most prominent characteristics of handwriting are undoubtedly letter formation and slant.
A. presumably B. in many cases C. surely D. without bias
2. The cars traveled 200 miles a day.
A. came B. covered C. gone D. walked
3. Efficient air service has been made available through modern technology.
A. Affluent B. Modern C. Inexpensive D. Effective
4. We will set off after he finishes packing.
A. set out B. set back C. set up D. set down
5. Customers are well waited on in this big department store.
A. served B. changed C. paid D. treated
6. The steadily rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of ship ping cargo by water.
A. continuously B. quickly C. excessively D. exceptionally
7. The poet William Carlos Williams was a New Jersey physician.
A. doctor B. professor C. physicist D. resident
8. A will is a document written to ensure that the wishes of the deceased are realized.
A. fulfilled B. affiliated C. advocated D. received
9. She was grateful to him for being so good to her.
A. helpful B. hateful C. delightful D. thankful
