A.systemic

B.sensational

C.sentimental

D.sensible

正确答案：sentimental

6、An（）to competition helps to explain why monopolies continue to dominate the economy.

A.addiction

B.access

C.assertion

D.aversion

正确答案：aversion

7、Last week Jackson apologized for（）comments he made about Obama and about the；candidate’s speeches on black parental responsibility.

A.derogatory

B.complimentary

C.critical

D.neutral

正确答案：derogatory

8、The world is becoming smaller， but in the process， it is also becoming more complicated.This；makes a comprehensive and（）approach to development more important than ever before.

A.pragmatic

B.practical

C.appreciative

D.alternative

正确答案：pragmatic

9、Whatever on may think about Marx， one must not（）the role he plays in our worlD.

A.highlight

B.benefit

C.belittle

D.insult

正确答案：belittle

10、If your career is at the top of you（）list then you might decide against having kids.

A.efficacy

B.priority

C.protocol

D.assumption

正确答案：priority

11、He said each case would be taken on its own（）and looked at individually.

A.initiative

B.connotation

C.proposition

D.merit

正确答案：merit

12、The（）thing is to let people fall in love with the city at first sight， attracting them by its；unique image.

A.first and foremost

B.predetermined

C.unpredictable

D.firsthand

正确答案：first and foremost

13、The old idea of being（）and accepting what you are told has gone.

A.ritualistic

B.secular

C.deferential

D.manipulative

正确答案：manipulative

14、The US has made some concessions， but also threatened to（）economic and military；support.

A.cut down

B.cut across

C.cut in

D.cut off

正确答案：cut off

15、Children learn at very young age that by using（）behaviors it will get us to pay more attention to them.

A.manipulative

B.fatalistic

C.mandatory

D.predetermined

正确答案：manipulative

16、Researchers have increasingly tried to use these biomarkers to（）people who are at high risk of developing heart disease.

A.encounter

B.identify

C.discover

D.predict

正确答案：identify

17、The Federal Reserve took extraordinary action over the weekend to try to（）shaky；financial markets.