下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1 The nursery is bright and cheerful．
A pleasant B colorful
C fashionable D different
2 He is but a child．
A probably B not
C only D hardly
3 The price of vegetables varies according to the weather．
A jumps B rises
C falls D changes
4 Did you do that to irritate her?
A tease B attract
C annoy D protect
5 The old lady let her flat to an English couple.
A offered B rented
C provided D sold
6 A ship was reported to be in distress a few miles out at sea.
A disorder B formation
C service D danger
7 You should cultivate the habit of reading carefully．
A invent B begin
C develop D initiate
8 Merge the following two short sentences into one new sentence.
A Split B Combine
C Break D Divide
9 His hand writing is flowing and graceful.
A pleasing B formal
C informal D flowery
10 The sisters can't tolerate each other．
A bear B hate
C like D criticize
11 The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth.
A pullout B repair
C take D dig
12 The Child's abnormal behavior puzzled the doctor.
A funny B eightening
C repeated D unusual
13 Gunpowder was used extensively in firearms prior to 1990.
A in B around
C from D before
14 Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be deliberately controlled and modified.
A sufficiently B noticeably
C intentionally D absolutely
15 Foreign money can be comverted into the local currency at this bank.
A altered B changed