14 Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be deliberately controlled and modified.
A sufficiently B noticeably
C intentionallyD absolutely
15 Foreign money can be converted into the local currency at this bank.
A alteredB changed
C bought D sold
答案：1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B6. D 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. A11. A 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. B
1. A cheerful：使人感到愉快的。pleasant：使人感到愉快的。又如：The walk was very pleasant. 那次散步很愉快。colorful：富有色彩的；鲜艳的。a bird with colorful wings 翅膀色彩美丽的鸟儿。fashionable：流行的，时尚的；时髦的。She often wears a fashionable hat. 她常戴一顶时髦的帽子。different：不同的。That is quite a different matter. 那完全是另一码事。
2. C but 做连词常意为"但是"，此处做副词，意思是"只，仅仅，才"。Only：只，仅仅，才。又如：At present we can only wait and see. 目前我们只好等等再说。Probably：大概，或许，很可能。He will probably refuse the offer. 他很可能会拒绝这一提议。Hardly：几乎不，简直不。My legs were so weak that I could hardly stand. 我的腿虚弱得简直无法站立。
3. D vary：变化；呈多样化。Change：改变；更改；变化。In fall， the leaves change from green to brown. 秋天，树叶由绿变成褐色。Jump:
跳过，越过。He jumped the wall easily.他轻松地跳过墙去。Rise：上升；升起；上涨；升高；增加。The sun has not yet risen. 太阳还没升起。Fall：落下；降落。Leaves fall from the trees. 叶子从树上落下。
4. C irritate：使恼怒；使烦躁。Annoy：惹恼，使生气；使烦恼。又如：His mother was annoyed with him for being so rude to their neighbors. 他母亲因为他对邻居如此粗暴无礼而生他的气。Tease：戏弄，逗弄；取笑；欺负。He hates to be teased about his balding head. 他不喜欢人家取笑他的秃头。Attract：吸；吸引。The garden city attracts many tourists. 那个花园城市吸引许多游客。Protect：保护，防护。Wearing dark glasses can protect your eyes from the sun. 戴墨镜可以保护眼睛不受阳光刺激。
5. B let 常见的意思是"允许，让"，在这里的意思是"出租，租给"。Rent：租用，租入。又如：They rented a cabin for their vacation. 他们为度假租了一间小屋。Offer：给予，提供；拿出，出示。He offered me a glass of wine. 他端给我一杯酒。Provide：提供。On Sundays his landlady provided dinner as well as breakfast. 星期天，他的女房东不但供给早餐，还供给晚餐。Sell：卖，销售。He sold me his camera. 他把照相机卖给了我。
6. D distress：危难，不幸。Danger：危险。又如：He is in danger of losing his job if he goes on like this. 他再这样下去会丢掉工作的。Disorder：混乱，无秩序。His room was in disorder. 他房间里很乱。Formation：形成，构成，组成。 the formation of ones character：性格的形成。Service：招待，服侍；服务态度。That hotel is noted for its fine service. 那家旅馆以服务优良著称。
7. C cultivate：培养；陶冶。Develop：逐渐产生；逐渐养成；患(病)。又如：Try to develop good reading habits. 要养成良好的阅读习惯。Invent：发明，创造。He invented a new type of stethoscope. 他发明了一种新型听诊器。Begin：开始，着手；动手。When did you begin learning English? 你何时开始学英语的? Initiate：开始；创始；开始实施。initiate a new course of studies：开设一门新课程。
8. B Merge：使(公司等)合并。Combine：使结合；使联合。We are going to combine the three departments soon. 我们很快就要合并这三个部门了。Split：劈开；切开。He spent the whole morning splitting the wood. 他整个一上午都在劈柴。Break：打破；折断；使碎裂。He fell down and broke his ankle. 他跌断了脚踝。Divide：分，划分。The teacher divided our class into four groups. 老师把我们班分成四个小组。
9. A graceful：优美的，雅致的，典雅的。Pleasing：令人愉快的，讨人喜欢的；使人满意的，合意的。She is most pleasing in manner and appearance. 她的外貌和举止都非常讨人喜欢。Formal：正式的；礼节上的。The letter was formal in its wording. 此信措辞正式。Informal：非正式的，非正规的。We have an informal agreement to ride to school together. 我们有个一起骑车上学的非正式约定。Flowery：花的；花似的；用花装饰的；多花的。a flowery apron：带有花卉图案的围裙。
10. A tolerate：忍受；容忍，宽恕。Bear：忍受；经得起。He could not bear that his friends should laugh at him. 他受不了朋友们竟也嘲笑他。Hate：嫌恶；不喜欢。To tell you the truth， I hate to do it. 老实告诉你，我不愿意做这事。Like：喜欢。She likes playing the piano. 她喜欢弹钢琴。Criticize：批评；批判；苛求；非难。He criticized her in a very unfair way. 他极不公平地指责她。
11. A extract：用力取出；使劲拔出，抽出。Pull out：拔出，拉出。Repair：修理；修补。The roof should be repaired soon. 这屋顶应及早整修。Take：拿，取。She took a piece of paper and began to write a letter. 她拿了一张纸，开始写起信来。Dig：掘(土)；挖(洞，沟等)。They are digging a tunnel through the hill. 他们正在挖一条贯通这座山的隧道。
12. D abnormal：不正常的，反常的；不规则的。Unusual：不平常的；稀有的；奇特的。又如：He has a nose of unusual size. 他有个罕见的大鼻子。Funny：有趣的；滑稽可笑的；爱开玩笑的。Thats the funniest joke Ive ever heard. 那是我所听过的最风趣的笑话。Frightening：令人害怕的；令人惊恐的。The ghost story is frightening.这个鬼故事是令人惊恐的。Repeated：重复的；反复的；再三的；屡次的。His plans have suffered repeated delays. 他的计划屡遭拖延。
13. D prior to：在...以前。Before: 在...以前。Only two days remained before the examination. 考前只剩下两天了。In: 在...期间；在...以后。Hell come back in a week. 他将于一周之后回来。From：从...起，始于。She is singing from morning to night. 她从早唱到晚。Around：大约，将近。He went to the United States around 1987. 他大约是在一九八七年去美国的。
14. C deliberately：故意地，蓄意地。Intentionally：有意地，故意地。Sufficiently：足够地，充分地。It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently. 原来他没有给房屋投足保险。Noticeably：显著地，明显地。Their house was noticeably warmer than ours. 他们的房子明显比我们的暖和。Absolutely：绝对地，完全地。Its absolutely no business of hers.这件事与她毫不相关。
15. B convert：兑换(证券、货币等)。Change：兑换(钱)。Let me change the dollar bill for coins. 让我把这张美元的纸钞换成硬币。Alter：改变。Has she altered her mind? 她改变主意了吗? Buy：买，购买。Mother bought me a pair of jeans. 母亲给我买了一条牛仔裤。Sell：卖，销售。He sold his bike to me for $40. 他以四十美元的价钱把自行车卖给了我。