1. They are hoping to ______ the Japanese market with their latest product.
A. transmit B. plunge C. penetrate D. filter
2. Both the labor and the management made a lot of ______ and at last they came to anagreement.
A. sessions B. recessions
C. concessions D. conferences
3. A healthy life is frequently thought to be ______ with the open countryside and homegrown food.
A. tied B. bound
C. involved D. associated
4. If this kind of fish becomes ______, future generations may never taste it at all.
A. minimum B. short C. seldom D. scarce
5. Despite its ______ location near the tax office, the copy shop didn’t show profits lastyear.
A. convenient B. conveniently
C. convenience D. conveniences
6. Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up
wonderful _______ in the market.
A. batteries B. bargains C. baskets D. barrels
7. Year 12 student Kerrie, now just a semester away from graduation, praises the system that has allowed her to finish her schooling and also ______ a traineeship.
A. take on B. take away C. take in D. take up
1.【答案】C。解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们希望用最新的产品打通日本市场。A. transmit 传输，传送；B. plunge 用力插入；C. penetrate 穿透；渗透；D. filter过滤。此处指用产品打入市场，故应使用 penetrate。
2.【答案】C。解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：工会和管理层都做了很大程度的让步，最终他们达成了一致。A. session 会议；B. recession 经济衰退；C. concession 让步，迁就，固定搭配 make a concession；D. conference 会议。此处根据空格后面的可知，应该是双方做出很多让步最终达成协议。故答案为 C。
3.【答案】D。解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：健康的生活经常被认为是与生活在乡村吃着自家种植的食物有关。A. tie（用线、绳）系，后接 to；B. bound 为 bind 的过去分词，bind 约束、装订，使结合；C. involve 包含，使参与；D. associate 联系，be associated with 与……有关。根据语境，答案选 D。
4.【答案】D。解析：考查近义词辨析。句意：如果这种鱼变得稀少，后代人可能就完全品尝不到了。A. minimum 最小量的；B. short 不足的；C. seldom 副词，不常，很少；D. scarce 稀少的。选项中的四个词似乎都有“小，少”的意思，但表示“稀少”只能选择 D。
5.【答案】A。解析：考查词性辨析。句意：尽管这个复印店地处税收办公室附近这么便利的位置，但是它去年依然没有盈利。location 名词，四个选项能修饰名词的只有形容词 convenient，表示“便利的位置”，故答案为 A。conveniently 副词，便利地；convenience 名词，便利，方便。
6.【答案】B。解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：一些人喜欢周日去购物，因为他们希望在市场上能够找到物美价廉的商品。battery 电池；bargain 特价商品；basket 篮子；barrel 桶。故答案选 B。
7.【答案】D。解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：12 年级的学生 Kerrie，还有一个学期就毕业了，他对这个系统赞赏有加，因为这个系统使她顺利完成学业并且找到了一份实习工作。take on 承担，呈现；take away 带走；take in 吸收；take up 开始承担。故选 D。
