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. Many cinemagoers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end.
A. angry B. indifferent C. disappointed D. shocked
2. Although he was slight in stature, he was strong and respected by all who know him.
A. position B. size C. defects D. manners
3. The planned general strike represents a vital economic challenge to the government.
A. an important B. a specific C. a quick D. a trivial
4. She had come to terms with the fact that her husband would always be crippled.
A. knew B. got so much disappointed
C. learnt to accept D. didn't get surprised to
5. The manner in which young children are spoken to varies depending on who is present.
A. habit B. way C. custom D. behavior
6. Native Chinese artwork has been enthusiastically collected and studied abroad recently.
A. eagerly B. individually C. thoroughly D. positively
7. It would have been virtually impossible to collect all the information needed.
A. unfortunately B. practically C. statistically D. surprisingly
8. When the city was burned in 1814, he rescued many official papers from the town hall.
A. stole B. filed C. hid D. saved
9. When required by their parents to eat green vegetables, many children only do so reluctantly.
A. intimately B. impatiently C. unwillingly D. unknowingly
