1. The Space Age __ D)_ _ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.

　　A) initiated C) embarked

　　B) originated D) commenced出现

　　2. John said that he didn't quite ___C___ and asked me to repeat what I had said.

　　A) snatch up C) catch on理解

　　B) summon up D) watch out

　　3. When he tried to make a __C____, he found that the hotel that he wanted was completely filled because of a convention.

　　A) complaint C) reservation预定

　　B) claim D) decision

　　4. A budget of five dollars a day is totally ___A___ for a trip round Europe.

　　A) inadequate不够 C) incompatible

　　B) incapable不能 D) invalid

　　5. In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled workers is ___A___.

　　A) shrinking缩减 C) altering

　　B) obscuring掩盖 D) constraining约束限制

　　6. The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to ____C__ the consequences影响 by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.

　　A) decrease C) minimize

　　B) subtract扣除，缩减 D) degrade

　　答案：DCCAA C