1] He gave the machine another ___ to see if it could work.

A) chance   B) trial   C) operation   D) attempt

2] The ___ of the story was “ Look before you leap. “

A) instruction   B) moral   C) comment   D) statement

3] Many people complain of the rapid ___ of modern life.

A) rate   B) pace   C) speed   D) growth

4] They attempted to arouse nationalistic ___ against the foreigner.

A) passions   B) desires   C) enthusiasm   D) mood

5] contribution

This week’s issue has ___ from several well-respected journalists.

A) grants   B) contributions   C) assignments   D) publications

6] Television can be an excellent ___ for education.

A) medium   B) approach   C) method   D) mould

7] The workers there held a(n) ___ to call for better working and living conditions.

A) rally   B) conjunction   C) episode   D) riot

8] The newspaper uncovered a sex ___ involving several government officials.

A) scandal   B) shame   C) conviction   D) rumor

9] They stood gazing at the happy ___ of children playing in the park.

A) perspective   B) view   C) landscape   D) scene

10] The wise man exercises ___ in his behavior and enjoyments.

A) limitation   B) interest   C) restriction   D) restraint

11] Switzerland is well-known for its impressive mountainous ___.

A) views   B) scenes   C) sights   D) scenery

12] John says that his present job does not provide him with enough ___ for his organizing ability.

A) scope   B) space   C) capacity   D) range

13] A ___ of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.

A) formula   B) frame   C) schedule   D) sketch

14] I undid the ___, and opened the case.

A) scrapes   B) sprays   C) strokes   D) straps

15] The police set a ___ to catch the thieves.

A) plan   B) device   C) trap   D) trick

16] Computer ___ affects the health of your computer just like their biological counterparts（对应物）make you sick.

A) symptom   B) virus   C) gene   D) therapy

17] Against his ___, Mario was forced to leave the country.

A) mind   B) will   C) instinct   D) heart

18] Yesterday was the twentieth ___ of the founding of the republic.

A) ceremony   B) anniversary   C) occurrence   D) entertainment