20春《商务英语》作业3

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The financial problem of this company is further ______ by the rise in interest rates.
A:increased
B:strengthened
C:reinforced
D:aggravated

We are doing this work in the ___ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
A:context
B:contest
C:pretext
D:texture

His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to ________ his position in the government.
A:contrive
B:consolidate
C:heave
D:intensify

E-mail is a convenient, highly democratic informal medium for conveying messages that ______________ well to human needs.
A:adheres
B:reflects
C:conforms
D:satisfies

It is difficult to _____________ of a plan to end poverty.
A:speculate
B:conceive
C:ponder
D:reckon

The designer has applied for a ______ for his new invention.
A:tariff
B:discount
C:version
D:patent

to conclude（选出与题干意义最接近的解释）
A:to give one’s place to each
B:to end or judge after some consideration
C:to explain
D:to contain

This book is expected to ____________ the best-seller lists.
A:promote
B:prevail
C:dominate
D:exemplify

He said that they had _________ been obliged to give up the scheme for lack of support.
A:gravely
B:regrettably
C:forcibly
D:graciously

Once you get to know your mistakes, you should ________ them as soon as possible.
A:rectify
B:reclaim
C:refrain
D:reckon

aggregate （选出与题干意义最接近的解释）
A:聚集
B:使……加重
C:赞同
D:欣赏

to violate（选出与题干意义最接近的解释）
A:to break or act against a law, principle
B:to beat or threaten someone
C:to obey a law
D:to cause a rule to be obeye

with respect to （选出与题干意义最接近的解释）
A:comply with
B:in relation to
C:conform to
D:coincide with

It is ________ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work.
A:abrupt
B:absurd
C:adverse
D:addictive

obviate（选出与题干意义最接近的解释）
A:to violate
B:to remove a difficulty, to avoid
C:to allow sb to do
D:to be apparent

sophisticated的意思是:having, revealing or proceeding from a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture
A:对
B:错

promote的意思是:support or actively encourage
A:对
B:错

They quickly  brought down the age at marriage for both men and women and brought  the birth rate to a twentieth century height after more than a hundred years of steady decline.(语法上正确与否)
A:对
B:错

Is it possible to acquire an additional language in the
same sense one acquires a first language? (语法上正确与否)
A:对
B:错

superior的意思是:low in rank, status or quality
A:对
B:错

The perspective adopted to view the acquiring of an additional language is that of an individual attempts to do so.(语法上正确与否)
A:对
B:错

It had happened too often that they sold their wheat soon shortly after harvest when farm debts  were coming due.(语法上正确与否)
A:对
B:错

set off 意思是:begin
A:对
B:错

From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I grew I should be a writer.(语法上正确与否)
A:对
B:错

violate的意思是:break or fail to comply with
A:对
B:错