一、单选题（共 25 道试题，共 100 分。）V
1. _______ such a good chance, he planned to learn more.
A. To be given
B. Having given
C. Having been given
D. Giving
满分：4 分
2. The editor told them that if they could cut the story _____ more than one third, he would take it.
A. in
B. off
C. down
D. across
满分：4 分
3. He was a cruel and ______ person; that was why all of them were afraid of him.
A. insensitive
B. sensitive
C. sentimental
D. sensible
满分：4 分
4. Lawyers _____ such high fees, but they never seem to be short of clients.
A. provide
B. supply
C. accuse
D. charge
满分：4 分
5. At first ______, Manhattan seems to be a city of high-rises, blinding lights and a crazy pace.
A. glare
B. stare
C. grace
D. glance
满分：4 分
6. The river was so ______ with waste from the chemical plant that people can not swim in it.
A. contained
B. terminated
C. intimidated
D. contaminated
满分：4 分
7. A complete investigation into the causes of the accident should lead to improved standards and should ____ new operating procedures.
A. result in