1. Under this__1__pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.

A. intensive B. weighty C. intense D. bulky

2. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the__1__of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.

A. maximum B. minority C. majority D. minimum

3. Nancy was surprised that they have__1__. They seemed to be a happy couple.

A. split up B. broken down C. fallen through D. knocked out

4. The beach is in an ideal__1__to draw tourists.

A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity

5. Our__1__sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.

A. sensible B. senseless C. sensitive D. sensory

答案：

1. C) 【句意】在这种强大的压力下，一些岩石甚至变成了液体。

【难点】intensive意为加强的；集中的;weighty意为沉重的；笨重的;intense意为强烈的，剧烈的;bulky意为庞大的；粗壮的。

2. C) 【句意】当然，大多数移民不是一夜之间就发财的，但是他们大多最终改善了自己的生活水平。

【难点】maximum意为最大限量；最高点;minority意为少数，半数以下;majority意为大多数;minimum意为最低限度，最低点。

3. A) 【句意】南希对他们的离婚表示十分惊讶，因为他们似乎是一对快乐的夫妇。

【难点】split up意为分裂，离婚;break down意为(精神方面)垮掉；(健康)变得衰弱；崩溃;fall through意为失败；成为泡影;knock out意为使筋疲力尽。

4. B) 【句意】这片海滩所处位置理想，吸引了很多游客。

【难点】condition意为状况；形势;situation意为位置，地点，环境;state意为状态，情形;publicity意为公众的注意，名声。

5. D) 【句意】我们的感官能力随着年龄的增长而下降。比如说，到60岁的时候，多数人失去了他们40%的嗅觉能力和50%的味觉能力。

【难点】sensible意为明智的，合情理的;senseless意为失去知觉的，不省人事的;sensitive意为敏感的;sensory意为感觉的，传递感觉的。