1. Although research has shown that asparagus does contain many important nutrients, it is

not, as it was once regarded, a panacea.
　　[A] (an) anomaly        [B] delicacy          [C] life-form             [D] cure-all

　　2. The panorama from their porch encompassed a large part of the Rocky Mountains.
　　[A] cooking         [B] view         [C] TV screen         [D] small patch of land

　　3. Most scholars agree that American composer George Gershwin's talent was largely self-

developed.
　　[A] wealth           [B] fame             [C] ability               [D] character

　　4. Ogden Nash was a famous writer of humorous and satirical verse.
　　[A] theatrical           [B] ironic          [C] comical              [D] technical

　　5. Even when summer temperatures were above freezing and the top inches of earth became

saturated with water, the soil below remained frozen into permafrost.
　　[A] enriched             [B] dissolved          [C] removed            [D] soaked

　　6. Numbing terror overtook them as they witnessed the explosions.
　　[A] torpid              [B] tantalizing       [C] paralyzing           [D] sentient

　　7. Soil comprises the surface layer of the Earth that nourishes and supports the growth of

rooted plants.
　　[A] arranges             [B] shelters          [C] accepts              [D] feeds

　　8. The comic routines of Stan Laruel and Oliver Hardy involved pantomime and novel use of

props.
　　[A] original              [B] appropriate       [C] literal               [D] funny

　　9. The racoon is a nocturnal animal.
　　[A] harmless           [B] night             [C] marsupial             [D] diurnal

　　10. The extreme heat made everyone languid.
    [A] listless               [B] bothersome       [C] selfish               [D] gruff

答案：DBCBD CDABA