16.After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally ______. A) deteriorated B) dispersed C) dissipated D) drained 17.No one can function properly if they are _______ of adequate sleep. A) deprived B) ripped C) stripped D) contrived 18.For years now, the people of that faraway country have been cruelly ______ by a dictator. A) depressed B) immersed C) oppressed D) cursed 19.Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been ______ towards producing workers. A) harnessed B) hatched C) motivated D) geared 20.The prospect of increased prices has already ______ worries. A) provoked B) irritated C) inspired D) hoisted 16.D 參考譯文：相同的工作做了四年之后他的熱情終于耗竭了。 A) deteriorate 惡化 B) disperse 驅(qū)散 C) dissipate 消耗 D) drain 耗盡 17.A 參考譯文：如果被剝奪了充足的睡眠，沒有人能夠正常工作。 A) deprive 剝奪 deprive sb. of sth.; be deprived of B) rip 撕破 C) strip 脫衣 D) contrive 設(shè)計(jì) 18.C 參考譯文：這些年來，那個(gè)偏遠(yuǎn)國度的人民一直被獨(dú)裁者殘酷地壓迫著。 A) depress 抑制 B) immerse 浸入 C) oppress 壓迫 D) curse 詛咒 19.D 參考譯文：自從工業(yè)化興起之后教育已經(jīng)開始適應(yīng)產(chǎn)業(yè)工人的需要。 A) harness 利用 B) hatch 蓋住 C) motivate 激勵(lì) D) gear 使準(zhǔn)備好 gear towards/to 調(diào)整以適應(yīng) 20.A 參考譯文：價(jià)格上漲的前景已經(jīng)引起了人們的擔(dān)憂。 A) provoke　引發(fā) B) irritate 激怒 C) inspire 啟發(fā) D) hoist 升起