1. Thousands of people turned out into the streets to __________ against the local authorities' dicision to build a highway across the field.
A. contradict
B. reform
C. counter
D. protest

2. The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seeming __________ source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized.
A. exploited
B. controversial
C. inexhaustible
D. remarkable

3. Dreams are _________ in themselves, but when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.
A. uninformative
B. starling
C. harmless
D. uncontrollable

4. The local autorities realized the need to make __________ for elderly people in their housing programmes.
A. preparation
B. requirement
C. specification
D. provision

5. In the present economic _________ we can make even greater progress than previously.
A. air
B. mood
C. area
D. climate

1.
[答案]D
[译文]几千人上街抗议地方当局在运动场对面修公路的决定。
[答案解析]protest（抗议，反对）；contradict（抵触，有矛盾）；reform（改革，改良）；counter（反击，反对）的对象应该是人。
2.
[答案]C
[译文]这个地区热带植物多种多样，这表明那是一个有着似乎取之不尽的原料的地方，而这些原料只有一部分被利用了。
[答案解析]inexhaustible（无穷无尽，用不完的）；exploited（可开采的，开拓的）；controversial（争论的，争议的）；remarkable（非凡的，显著的）。
3.
[答案]A
[译文]梦本身不提供任何信息，但若结合其它数据，却能大大地帮助我们了解做梦的人。
[答案解析]uninformative（不提供信息或资料的，不长知识的）；starling（令人吃惊的）；harmless（无害的）uncontrollable（无法控制的）。
4.
[答案]D
[译文]地方当局意识到有必要在住房规划上为老年人预先做安排。
[答案解析]provision（预备，防备）强调“未雨绸缪”；make preparation for（为某事做准备）虽然搭配合理，但该句提到“在住房规划上”强调的是“预先计划好”，因此不符合题意；requirement（需求，要求）；specification（详述，规格）。
5.
[答案]D
[译文]在当今的经济条件下，我们可以取得比以前更大的进步。
[答案解析]climate（形势，气候）；air（空气，大气，特有的气氛）；mood（心情，心境，情绪）；area（地区，范围，区域）。