professional________.

A．consequence B．independence

C．competence D．intelligence

答案　C

解析　句意为：教师必须不断更新知识来保持他们的专业能力。consequence后果，结果；independence独立；competence能力，技能，胜任；intelligence智力，智慧，才智。由句意可知选C项。

6．It is a truth which is universally________ that wealth doesn't necessarily mean happiness.

A．applied B．acknowledged

C．acquired D．accomplished

答案　B

解析　考查动词词义辨析。句意为：财富并不一定意味着幸福，这是一个公认的事实。apply运用；acknowledge承认；acquire获得；accomplish完成。根据句意选B项。

7．With a good________ of both Chinese and English，she had an advantage over the other interviewees.

A．program B．guidance

C．command D．ability

答案　C

解析　句意为：由于对汉语和英语都掌握得很好，她比其他面试者占优势。a good command of掌握......，精通......，符合语境。

8．In recent years travel companies have succeeded in selling us the idea that the further we go，________.

A．our holiday will be better

B．our holiday will be the better

C．the better our holiday will be

D．the better will our holiday be

答案　C

解析　该句属于"the＋比较级．..，the＋比较级．.."句型，且第二部分应用陈述语序。故