1 A ship was reported to be in distress a few miles out at sea　　

    A disorder 　 B formation　　C service 　 D danger

2　You should cultivate the habit of reading carefully

　　A invent 　 B begin　　C develop 　　D initiate

3　Merge the following two short sentences into one new sentence　

　A Split 　 B Combine　　C Break 　 　D Divide

4　His handwriting is flowing and graceful.　

　A pleasing 　　B formal　　C informal 　　D flowery

5 The sisters can’t tolerate each other.　

　A bear 　 B hate　　C like 　 D criticize

    1. D distress：危難，不幸。Danger：危險。又如：He is in danger of losing his job if he goes on like this. 他再這樣下去會丟掉工作的。Disorder：混亂,無秩序。His room was in disorder. 他房間里很亂。Formation：形成,構成,組成。the formation of one's character：性格的形成。Service：招待,服侍;服務態度。That hotel is noted for its fine service. 那家旅館以服務優良著稱。

　　2. C cultivate：培養;陶冶。Develop：逐漸產生;逐漸養成;患（病）。又如：Try to develop good reading habits. 要養成良好的閱讀習慣。Invent：發明,創造。He invented a new type of stethoscope. 他發明了一種新型聽診器。Begin：開始,著手;動手。When did you begin learning English? 你何時開始學英語的? Initiate：開始;創始;開始實施。initiate a new course of studies：開設一門新課程。

　　3. B Merge：使（公司等）合并。Combine：使結合;使聯合。We are going to combine the three departments soon. 我們很快就要合并這三個部門了。Split：劈開;切開。He spent the whole morning splitting the wood. 他整個一上午都在劈柴。Break：打破;折斷;使碎裂。He fell down and broke his ankle. 他跌斷了腳踝。Divide：分,劃分。The teacher divided our class into four groups. 老師把我們班分成四個小組。

　　4. A graceful：優美的,雅致的,典雅的。Pleasing：令人愉快的,討人喜歡的;使人滿意的,合意的。She is most pleasing in manner and appearance. 她的外貌和舉止都非常討人喜歡。Formal：正式的;禮節上的。The letter was formal in its wording. 此信措辭正式。Informal：非正式的,非正規的。We have an informal agreement to ride to school together. 我們有個一起騎車上學的非正式約定。Flowery：花的;花似的;用花裝飾的;多花的。a flowery apron：帶有花卉圖案的圍裙。

　　5. A tolerate：忍受;容忍,寬恕。Bear：忍受;經得起。He could not bear that his friends should laugh at him. 他受不了朋友們竟也嘲笑他。Hate：嫌惡;不喜歡。To tell you the truth, I hate to do it. 老實告訴你,我不愿意做這事。Like：喜歡。She likes playing the piano. 她喜歡彈鋼琴。Criticize：批評;批判;苛求;非難。He criticized her in a very unfair way. 他極不公平地指責她。