1 The nursery is bright and cheerful.　

　A pleasant 　 　 　B colorful　　C fashionable 　 　D different

2　He is but a child.　

　A probably 　 　　B not　　C only 　 　 　 　 D hardly

3　The price of vegetables varies according to the weather.　

　A jumps 　 　 　 B rises　　C falls 　 　 　 　D changes

4　Did you do that to irritate her?　

　A tease 　 　 　 　B attract　　C annoy 　 　 　 　D protect

5　The old lady let her flat to an English couple　

　A offered B rented　　C provided D sold

1. A cheerful：使人感到愉快的。pleasant：使人感到愉快的。又如：The walk was very pleasant. 那次散步很愉快。colorful：富有色彩的;鮮艷的。a bird with colorful wings 翅膀色彩美麗的鳥兒。fashionable：流行的,時尚的;時髦的。She often wears a fashionable hat. 她常戴一頂時髦的帽子。different：不同的。That is quite a different matter. 那完全是另一碼事。

2. C but 做連詞常意為“但是”，此處做副詞，意思是“只,僅僅,才”。Only：只,僅僅,才。又如：At present we can only wait and see. 目前我們只好等等再說。Probably：大概,或許,很可能。He will probably refuse the offer. 他很可能會拒絕這一提議。Hardly：幾乎不,簡直不。My legs were so weak that I could hardly stand. 我的腿虛弱得簡直無法站立。

3. D vary：變化;呈多樣化。Change：改變;更改;變化。In fall, the leaves change from green to brown. 秋天,樹葉由綠變成褐色。Jump:跳過,越過。He jumped the wall easily.他輕松地跳過墻去。Rise：上升;升起;上漲;升高;增加。The sun has not yet risen. 太陽還沒升起。Fall：落下;降落。Leaves fall from the trees. 葉子從樹上落下。

4. C irritate：使惱怒;使煩躁。Annoy：惹惱,使生氣;使煩惱。又如：His mother was annoyed with him for being so rude to their neighbors. 他母親因為他對鄰居如此粗暴無禮而生他的氣。Tease：戲弄,逗弄;取笑;欺負。He hates to be teased about his balding head. 他不喜歡人家取笑他的禿頭。Attract：吸;吸引。The garden city attracts many tourists. 那個花園城市吸引許多游客。Protect：保護,防護。Wearing dark glasses can protect your eyes from the sun. 戴墨鏡可以保護眼睛不受陽光刺激。

5. B let 常見的意思是“允許，讓”，在這里的意思是“出租,租給”。Rent：租用,租入。又如：They rented a cabin for their vacation. 他們?yōu)槎燃僮饬艘婚g小屋。Offer：給予,提供;拿出,出示。He offered me a glass of wine. 他端給我一杯酒。Provide：提供。On Sundays his landlady provided dinner as well as breakfast. 星期天,他的女房東不但供給早餐,還供給晚餐。Sell：賣,銷售。He sold me his camera. 他把照相機賣給了我。