1 They voted to abolish the office of second vice-president.

　　A decorate
　　B create

　　C improve

　　D eliminate

　　2 Eleanor Roosevelt's dedication to humanitarian causes won her affection and honor at home andabroad.

　　A on the air

　　B henceforth

　　C nearby

　　D in foreign countries

　　3 Choreographer Twyla Tharp uses familiar dance movements in original ways to create works filled with clever gestures and abrupt changes in motion and mood.

　　A graceful

　　B creative

　　C sudden
　　D dramatic

　　4 Red giant stars do not become white dwarf stars abruptly; the process takes more than fifteen hundred years.

　　A suddenly

　　B in unison

　　C prematurely

　　D accidentally

　　5 Although South Carolina's mineral resources are abundant，not all of them can be mined lucratively.

　　A molten

　　B plentiful

　　C diverse

　　D precious

答案：1 D 2D 3C 4A 5B