1、He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.

　　A.crashing　　B.throwing　　C.rushing　　D.dropping

　　2、High interest rates _____ people from borrowing money.

　　A.decrease　　B.disturb　　C.discourage　　D.disgust

　　3、Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.

　　A.equivalent　　B.uniform　　C.alike　　D.likely

　　4、The two things are the same in outward form but different _____.

　　A.in addition　　B.in brief　　C.in common　　D.in essence

　　5、_____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.

　　A.By the way　　B.In a way　　C.In the way　　D.In no way

　參考答案：

　　1、A　2、C　3、A　4、D　5、B