15.Why can't they 　　　 and be friends again?

A.make a difference

B.make no difference

C.settle their differences

D.make a great difference

解析:句意:他们为什么不可以消除分歧,言归于好呢?settle (one's) differences "调停"。

答案:C

Ⅱ.完形填空

　　16.Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe.I had been 　16　 a couple of times,but I could hardly 　17　 to know my ways around the continent.　18　,my knowledge of foreign languages was 　19　 to a little college French.

　　I 　20　.How would I,unable to speak the language,　21　 familiar with local geography or transportation systems,conduct interviews and do 　22　?It seemed impossible,and with considerable 　23　 I sat down to write a letter rejecting the 　24　.Halfway through,a 　25　 ran through my mind:you can't learn if you don't try.So I 　26　 the assignment.

　　There were some bad 　27　.But by the time I had finished the trip,I was an experienced traveller.And ever since,I have never hesitated to head for even the most 　28　 places,without guides or 　29　 advanced bookings,confident that somehow I will 　30　.

　　The point is that the new,the different,is almost by definition 　31　.But each time you try something,you learn,and as the learning 　32　,the world opens to you.

　　I've learned to ski at 40,and flown up the Rhine River in a(n)　33　.And I know I'll go on doing such things.It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others.I'm not.But I'll accept worry as another name for 　34　 and I believe I can 　35　 wonders.

A.aboard　　 B.abroad　　 C.away　　　 D.out

解析:根据下文可知,作者此前出国数次。

答案:B

17.A.claim B.declare C.hope D.deny

解析:虽然多次出国,但是也不敢说很了解要前往的欧洲。but表示转折关系,暗示这一含义。claim"声称,断言"。

答案:A

18.A.Somehow B.However

C.Instead D.Moreover

解析:另外一点促使作者想放弃的原因是自己的外语水平有限。moreover"另外,此外"。

答案:D

19.A.accustomed B.added C.limited D.suited

解析:be accustomed to "习惯于";be added to "被添加到";be limited to "仅限于";be suited to "适合"。根据上一句话可以断定作者认为自己的外语水平仅限于大学所学的一点法语。

答案:C

20.A.resigned B.hesitated

C.trembled D.suspected

解析:第一段所提到的这些不利因素,使作者想放弃这次出国,因此"犹豫不决"。

答案:B

21.A.only too B.more than C.apart from D.far from

解析:第一段第二句话提到自己不敢说对欧洲多么了解,因此,有关的地理知识和交通体系很不熟悉。

答案:D

22.A.operations B.experiments