1.B 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.D 6.B 7.B 8. 9.B 10.C 11.B 12.D 13.B 14. C 15.A 16.D 17.B 18.C 19.C 20.C

16. antiques　 17. wisdom　 18. released　 19. shortcoming　 20. rigid

9. shallow 10. prejudice　 11. adaptation　 12. companion　 13. financial　 14. fortune 15. tension　

20. The death of the great inventor means a great _____ to science.

A. tension　 B. harm　 C. loss　 D. shortcoming

Keys: 1. acquaintance 2. Educated 3. fancy 4. wealth 5. theme　 6. bent 7. civil 8. reminder

19. If you ____ all your energies on the study of English, you will master the language.

A. tend　 B. reform　 C . concentrate　 D. press