Premise  n.  前提
Starting with the     that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientists went to develop his argument.(01.1.31)
A  premise   B pretext   C  foundation  D  presentation
Preservation  n.  保护
The old building is in a good state of      except for the wooden floors.(95.1.53)
A  observation   B  preservation    C  conservation   D  compensation
Prestige  n. 威信,威望
David tends to feel useless and unwanted in a society that gives so much     to those who compete well. (99.6.50)
A  prestige  B  regime  C  superiority  D  legislation
Prospect  n.   前景,可能性
The      of finding gold in California were good in the 1840s.(89.1.62)
A  proposals   B  promises   C  prospects  D  privileges
Provoke  v.   引起,挑衅
The prospect of increased prices has already       worries.(2000.6.60)
A  provoked   B irritated  C  inspired  D  hoisted
The prison guards were armed and ready to shoot if      in any way.(02.1.69)
A  intervened   B  incurred   C  provoked  D  poked
Propel  v. 推进,推动
Under the guideance of their teacher, the pupils are building a model boat     by steam.(2000.1.46)
A  towed  B  pressed   C  tossed  D   propelled
Permeate  v. 渗透
An obvious change of attitude at the top towards women’s status in society will    through the current law system in Japan. (99.1.68)
A  permeate    B probe  C  violate   D  grope
Prolong .   拖延
      Exposure to dirty air can cause people suffer from some disease. (94.1.59)
A  Raised   B  Prolonged  C  Expanded   D  Enlarged
Parade  v.  游行
The captured criminals were       in chains through the streets. (95.1.43)
A  exhibited  B  displayed   C  paraded   D  revealed
Preside  (over)  主持
Although it was his first experience as chairman, he      over the meeting with great skill.(98.6.69)
A  presided  B  administered  C mastered  D  executed
Position  n.  职位
When he applied for a      in the office of the local newspaper he was told to see the manager.(95.6.59)
A  location  B  position   C  career   D  profession
Presumably  adv.  大概,很可能
He will      resign in view of the complete failure of the research project.(99.1.64)
A  doubtfully  B  adequately  C  presumably  D  reasonably
Pave  v. 铺路 (be paved with)
Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs on the assumption that the streets there are      with gold.(05.6.50)
A  overwhelmed   B  stocked  C  paved  D  overlapped
Perception n.  感知,知觉
Parents have to learn how to follow a body’s behaviour and adapt the tone of their     to their baby’s capabilities.(05.6.55)
A  perceptions   B  consultations  C  interactions  D  interruptions
Plead  v.   提出---为借口,托词
He could not      ignorance as his excuse; he should have known what was happening in his department.(05.1.68)
A  petition  B  plead  C  resort  D  reproach
Paradox  n.  似是而非
It is a(n)       that the French eat so much rich food and yet have a relatively low rate of heart disease.(04.6.68)
A  analogy  B  paradox  C  correlation  D  illusion
We work to make money, but it’s a      that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money.(03.6.52)
A  paradox   B  prejudice  C  dilemma  D  conflict
Prone  (to) 容易----的
Doctors are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operations on people who are     to heart attack.(03.6.57)
A  infectious   B disposed   C  accessible  D  prone
Perpetual  a.  永久的,无休止的
Because of the      noise of traffic I couldn’t get to sleep last night.(03.6.62)
A  prevalent  B  perpetual  C  provocative   D  progressive
Pose  v. 摆姿势
He wouldn’t answer the reporter’s questions, nor would he     for a photograph.(02.1.55)
A  summon   B  highlight  C  pose  D  marshal
Predominantly.  Adv.  主要,大部分
One third of the Chinese in the United States live in California,     in the San Francisco area.(05.6.45)
A  remarkably   B  severely    C  drastically   D  predominantly