1. The Space Age ________ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.
A. initiated (initial起初的开始的，initiative起初阶段主动地位领先优势initiate v某事发生)
B. orginated (origin、originate from某事从某处发源sb originate sth某人发明/创造什么东西)
C. embarked (embark on doing sth开始一件令人激动的事情)
★D. commenced (commence重大的事件及历史时期的开始)
launch发射升空
lease租约
answer：D
2. John said that he didn't quite ________ and asked me to repeat what Ihad said.
A. snatch up掠夺忽然行动
B. summon up鼓起勇气积累信心
C. catch on
D. watch out当心
▲表示明白的六级2个词组
make sense of (make sense) / catch on =understand
answer：C
3. When he tried to make a ________, he found that the hotel that he wanted was completely filled because of a convention.(99年1月最后一次)
A. complaint (complain v抱怨)
B. claim
C. reservation
×D. decision
answer：C
4. A budget of five dollars a day is totally ________ for a trip round Europe.
A. inadequate不够的不充分的
B. incapable无能的、绝望的、无助的
C. incompatible ≠ compatible (正确答案只有 - >incompatible with与……对立【没有 - > compatible with与……协调】)
D. invalid违法的、无效的、不正确的、无理由的
valid有效的
answer：A
5. In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled workers is ________.
A. sbrinking减少
B. obscuring只考形容词形式，表示“费解，晦涩”，做动词“使……费解，使……模糊不清”
C. altering
×D. constraining
alter：change
alteration n变化改变
alternate adj轮流的交换的v交替轮换
alternative n异端异类adj选择性的二中选一的
misfit不合时宜 - >alternative不指蛊惑仔指精神上学术著作上的异端异类
answer：A
6. The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to ________ the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.
×A. decrease
B. subtract数字的减少
C. minimize
D. degrade v (使)降级使堕落使退化
extravagant奢侈的过分的重要的
answer：C
7. If the world is to remain peaceful, the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local ________.(局部战争)
A. collisions n (运动物体)碰撞冲突(文化意识或战争)(collide运动物体碰撞)
B. combats战争中的小战斗突袭
●●C. contradictions反驳驳斥矛盾
D. conflicts长期战争内心冲突争执
utmost = most extreme
answer：D
