下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。

    1.The news will horrify everyone.

    A.attract  B.terrify  C.tempt  D.excite

    2.The article sketched  the major events of the decade.

    A.describedB.offeredC.outlinedD.presented

    3.I won’t  tolerate  that kind  of behavior.

    A.bearB.acceptC.admitD.take

    4.Their style of playing football is  utterly  different.

    A.barelyB.scarcelyC.hardlyD.totally

    5.Her sister  urged  her to apply for the job.

    A.advisedB.causedC.forcedD.promised

    6.Even sensible men do absurd  things.

    A.unusualB.ridiculousC.specialD.typical

    7.She  bumped  inot her boyfriend in town this morning.

    A.walkedB.cameC.fledD.ran

    8.This sort of thing is bound  to happen.

    A.sureB.quickC.fastD.swift

    9.At the age of 30,Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.

    A.bossB.managerC.starD.dictator

    10.He cannot discriminate  between a good idea and a bad one.

    A.judgeB.assessC.distinguishD.recognize

    11.They are concerned for the fate of the forest and the lndians who dwell  in it.

    A.liveB.sleepC.hideD.gather

    12.The index is the government’s chief gauge  of future economic activity.

    A.methodB.measureC.wayD.manner

    13.The architecture is harmonious and no building is over six-storey  high.

    A.old-fashionedB.traditionalC.conventionalD.balanced

    14.The food is inadequate  for ten people.

    A.demandedB.qualifiedC.insufficientD.required

    15.She persevered  in her ideas despite obvious objections raised by friends.

    A.persistedB.insistedC.resistedD.suggested