1.It is common knowledge that soldiers have to endure the ____ during a war.

A) relaxation B) reliability

C) reluctanceD) inconvenience

2. They ____ those who didn't conform to their ideas, and made advantage of those who agreed with them.

A) exploredB) persecuted

C) extendedD) pinched

3.In an attempt to duplicate the painting style of the late 1800's, amateur photographer Julia Margaret Cameron ____ blurred her images to achieve a softer line.

A) occasionallyB) deliberately

C) abnormallyD) timidly

4.To my great surprise, the sweater I bought last week ____ a great deal after it was washed in hot water.

A) shrankB) decreased

C) lessenedD) reduced

5.Among the deaf and dumb ____ may be carried on by means of the finger alphabet.A) communicationB) calculation

C) transportationD) vision

答案与解析：

1.D。

relaxation松弛;reliability可靠性;reluctance勉强，不情愿;inconvenience不便，困难。

2.B。

他们迫害与他们观点不一致的人，需填入persecute 迫害;explore探索，考查;extend延长;pinch拧。

3.B。

occasionally偶尔地;deliberately故意地;abnormally不正常地，变态地;timidly胆怯地。

4.A。

表示"缩短，缩水"需用shrink;decreased下降;lessened变少;reduced减少。

5.A。

communication此处意为"交流";calculation计算;transportation运输;vision视觉。