下面共有15句子，每个句子均有一个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的四个选项中选择一个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。 1. It is out of the question that the inspector will come tomorrow. A) impossible B) possible C) probable D) likely
2．Techniques to employ the energy of the sun are being developed. A) convert B) store C) use D) receive
3． Since the Great Depression, the United States government has protected farmers from damaging 0drops in grain prices. A) slight B) surprising C) sudden D) harmful
4． Cement was seldom used in building the Middle Ages. A) crudely B) rarely C) originally D)occasionally
5． Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers at speeds as high as two hundred miles per hour. A) rates B) impacts C) ratios D) pulses
6．The poet William Carlos Williams was a New Jersey physician. A)doctor B) professor C) physicist D) resident
7． Medicine depends on other fields for basic information, particularly some of their specialized branches. A) conventionally B) obviously C) especially D) inevitably
8． We shall take the treasure to a safe place. A) clean B) pretty C) distant D) secure
9． An important part of the national government is the Foreign Service, a branch of the Department of the State. A) a unity B) a division C) an embassy D) an invitation
10．We were astonished to hear that their football team had won the champion. A) amazed B) amounted C) amused D) approached
11． There is an abundant supply of cheap labor in this country. A) a steady B) a plentiful C) an extra D) a stable
12． My wages have increased this year. A) added B) decreased C) reduced D) improved
13. All living organisms, regardless of their unique identity, have certain logical, chemical, and physical characteristics in common. A)as a result of B) considering C) on purpose D) whatever
14． The most crucial problem any economic system faces is how to use its scarce resources. A)puzzling B) difficult C) terrifying D) urgent
15．The scene is a perfect dream when you see the sun rising slowly in the east. A)location B) aspect C) event D) landscape