18. In spite of the ______economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.
A) gloomy
B) miserable
C) shadowy
D) obscure

19. Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in preliterate societies in order to attract good health or to _______ disease.
A) set aside
B) ward off
C) shrug off
D) give away

20. The international situation has been growing _____difficult for the last few years.
A) invariably
B) presumably
C) increasingly
D) dominantly

21. The prisoner was ______ of his civil liberty for three years.
A) discharged
B) derived
C) deprived
D) dispatched

22. Small farms and the lack of modern technology have ______ agricultural production.
A) blundered
B) tangled
C) bewildered
D) hampered

23. The Japanese scientists have found that scents ______ efficiency and reduce stress among office workers.
A) enhance
B) amplilf
C) foster
D) magnify

24. All the students have to ______to the rules and regulations of the school.
A) confirm
B) confront
C) confine
D) conform

答案：

18. A 参考译文：尽管经济发展前景不容乐观，但制造业的产量却稍有增加。
A) gloomy 低迷的
B) miserable 痛苦的
C) shadowy 阴影的
D) obscure 模糊的

19. B 参考译文：在史前社会，主要是男人纹身或纹面以追求健康或防止疾病。
A) set aside 拔出
B) ward off 防止
C) shrug off 对...满不在乎
D) give away 泄露

20. C 参考译文：最近几年里，国际形势日益严峻。
A) invariably 不变的
B) presumably 大概
C) increasingly 越来越
D) dominantly 支配地

21. C 参考译文：那个罪犯被剥夺了三年的公民自由权。
A) discharge 释放
B) derive 派生
C) deprive 迷惑
D) dispatch 派遣

22. D 参考译文：农场规模小和现代技术的缺乏束缚了农业生产。
A) blunder 做错，办错
B) tangle 使陷入
C) bewilder 迷惑
D) hamper 阻碍

23. A 参考译文：日本科学家已经发现，香味能提高办公室工作人员的工作效率能减缓压力。
A) enhance 提高
B) amplify 扩大
C) foster 培养
D) magnify 放大

24. D 参考译文：所有学生都必须遵守校纪校规。
A) confirm 确定
B) confront 对抗
C) confine 限制
D) conform 遵循