C.devote to D.result from
解析:选B 句意:我相信我们每个人都可以为世界的未来做些贡献。result in"导致";contribute to"为......做贡献;捐赠;投稿";devote to"致力,专心,把......用于";result from"起因于"。根据语境可知B项正确。
6.In the course of ________, some birds have lost the power of flight.
A.revolution B.evolution
C.distribution D.education
解析:选B 句意:在进化过程中,一些鸟失去了飞行的能力。revolution"革命";evolution"进化";distribution"分布";education"教育"。根据语境可知B项正确。
7.More teens begin to realize the basic________that there is more to a person than physical beauty.
A.emotions B.principles
C.regulations D.opinions
解析:选B 句意:更多的青少年开始意识到这样的基本原则:对一个人来说,有比外在美更多(美好)的东西。由句意可知B项正确。emotion"感情";regulation"规则";opinion"意见"。
8.We always fall on our own advantages rather than on our ________.
A.benefits B.strengths
C.weakness D.drawbacks
解析:选D 句意:我们往往跌倒在自己的优势上,而不是跌倒在我们的缺陷上。benefit"利益,好处";strength"优点,长处";weakness"弱点,缺点";drawback"缺点,缺陷"。由句意可知应用名词复数形式,故D项正确。
9.Working hard is not only a ________of great success, but it is among the essential requirements.
A.sign B.signal
C.guarantee D.support
解析:选C 句意:努力工作不仅是取得巨大成功的保证,还是基本必备条件之一。guarantee作名词,意为"保证",符合题意。sign"迹象,符号";signal"信号,暗号";support"支持,赞成"。
10.Alcohol and drug use often appears as a result of poor________to one's surroundings.