1. Mr. Henley has accelerated his sate of shares over the past year.
A. held
B. offered
C. increased
D. expected
2. Marsha confessed that she knew nothing of computer.
A. hoped
B. admitted
C. reported
D. answered
3. The view from my bedroom window was absolutely spectacular.
A. general
B. traditional
C. magnificent
D. strong
4. The police believe the motive for the murder was jealousy.
A. choice
B. idea
C. decision
D. reason
5. At that time， we did not fully grasp the significance of what had happened.
A. understand
B. give
C. attach
D. lose
6. They converted the spare bedroom into an office.
A. reduced
B. moved
C. reformed
D. turned
7. Anderson left the table， remarking that he had some work to do.
A. doubting
B. thinking
C. saying
D. knowing
8. We need to extract the relevant financial data.
A. store
B. save
C. obtain
D. review
9. Jane said that she couldn't tolerate the long hours.
A. stand
B. spend
C. take
D. last
10. We explored the possibility of expansion at the conference.
A. offered
B. included
C. investigated
D. accepted
11. His shoes were shined to perfection.
A. polished
B. cleared
C. washed
D. mended
12. She always finds fault with everything.
A. criticizes
B. simplifies
C. evaluates
D. examines
13. We have to act within the existing legal framework.
A. limit
B. procedure
C. status
D. system
14. The high-speed trains can have a major impact on our lives.
A. effort
B. problem
C. concern
D. influence
15. The study also notes a steady decline in the number of college students taking science courses.
A. relative
B. continuous
C. general
D. sharp 1.C
【解析】题意：在过去的一年，亨利先生快速地抛售了他的股票。划线词词义是“加速”。
2.B
【解析】题意：玛莎承认她对电脑一无所知。划线词的词义是“承认”。
3.C
【解析】题意：从我的卧室的窗子眺望可以看到非常壮观的景色。划线词词义是“壮观的，壮丽的”。
4.D
【解析】题意：警方认为谋杀的动机是妒忌。划线词词义是“动机，动因”。
5.A
【解析】题意：当时我们没有完全理解所发生事情的.重要性。划线词词义是“抓住;领会，理解”。
6.D
【解析】题意：他们把空闲的卧室改成了一间办公室。划线词词义是“转换。改造”。
7.C
【解析】题意：安德森离开了桌子。同时说他有些工作要去做。划线词词义是“说，讲”。
8.C
【解析】题意：我们需要获取相关的财政数据。划线词词义是“提取，获取”。
9.A
【解析】题意：简说她无法忍受这么长时间。划线词词义是“忍受，容忍”。
10.C
【解析】题意：在会上，我们研究了扩建的可能性。划线词词义是“调查，研究”。
11.A
【解析】题意：他的鞋擦得很亮。
12.A
【解析】题意：她总是事事挑剔。
13.D
【解析】题意：我们必须在现有的法律框架内行事。划线词词义是“框架;组织”。
14.D
【解析】题意：高速列车可能对我们的生活产生很大的影响。划线词词义是“影响”。
15.B
【解析】题意：该项研究还表明选学理科课程的大学生数量在持续下降。划线词词义是“稳定的，持续的”。
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