1 Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other drawback.
A property
B additive
C disadvantage
D disparity
2 A long journey in cold weather is dreadfully tiring.
A unfortunately
B terribly
C noticeably
D predictably
3The manchineel tree has smooth, pale brown bark and long, drooping branches.
A spindly
B prickly
C sagging
D blossoming
4 A drop in the overall price of goods and services may signal a period ofdeflation.
A A freeze
B A pattern
C A fall
D An interest
5 The drought destroyed the crops in the Southwest of the United States.
A dry period
B precipitation
C locusts
D temperature extreme
参考答案 CBCCA