In doing translation, one should not ____the meaning of the original to suit one's own taste.

A adapt

Balter

C advocate

D align

He entered the film industry, taking small roles and writing ___ for a famous film company.

A scenarios

Bsceneries

C incentives

Dindications

Without warning, there was a(n) ___storm and the waves swept over the boat.

A foreseeable

B liable

C luxurious

Dfurious

Doctors consider it their ___duty to protect and save the lives of their patients.

A sacred

B assigned

C allocated

Dharassed

The question was how to maintain that kind of_ for a vehicle that weighed considerably more than 3,300 pounds.

A deposit

B verge

Cvelocity

Dversion

They are able to take__ideas, thoughts, and generalizations and weave them into meaningful patterns.

A interactive

B discrete

C drastic

Dambiguous

They needed someone to _for a pianist who couldn't make it, and her professor recommended her.

A apply

B substitute

C impose

Dappraise

Let's embrace Chinese culture this summer and get _ in the richness of traditional Chinese music and dance!

A adverted

B immersed

C neglected

D illustrated

The Chinese scientific community will _ with their international peers in frontier science research.

A collaborate

B accumulate

C assimilate

D migrate

At the end of the semester, students will be on their proficiency in writing and speaking in English.

A accustomed

Bgeneralized

Cassessed

D dedicated

The cheerful guy who wore virtual reality glasses ___ the virtual world,

A plunged into

Bwiped out

C originated in

Dembarked on

The magazine has a reputation for being very thorough, although critics claim that it has been __ in recent years to cater to the mass market.

A picked up

B dumbed up

C turned up

D cropped up

The two men's faces were_，but showed very different expressions.

A identical

B fantastic

C ironic

Dcritical

Due to my _schedule, biking to work isn't always practicable.

A loose

B hectic

C fluent

Ddefault

Researchers have developedtransparent power-generating windows to _ sunlight into electricity, according to an article published recently.

A convey

Bconverge

C converse

Dconvert

The main reason for the_____of this paragraph was that it no longer seemed to have much purpose.

A deletion

B delegation

C confusion

D confirmation

One should never judge a person by mere external appearances because appearances are___.

A excessive

Bexecutive

C alternative

D deceptive

Real conversation, on the other hand, is a more _process, in which we're more caring and observant.

A offensive

B informative

C innovative

Dexclusive

An___in sea-level rise with global warming is predicted by many climate models.

A expectation

Bacceleration

C adaptation

D obligation

When fighting corruption, it is more useful to try to __it rather than eradicate it.

A diminish

B administrate

C confront

Dinterpret