1.The decision to ( ) the company wasn't an easy one to make, but everyone agreed that there was no other option but to cease trading.

　　A distribute

　　B dissolve

　　C. disintegrate

　　D. display

　　【答案】B。句意为：解散公司的决定并非易事，但所有人都同意，除了停止交易，别无选择。A.发行;B.溶解、解散、消失;C.(使)破裂(分裂，粉碎);(使)崩溃;D.展示。所以答案选B。

　　2.A letter sent by airmail should arrive ( ) the one sent by regular mail.

　　A. quicker before

　　B. fast than

　　C. rapidly than

　　D. sooner than

　　【答案】D。句意为：句意为：通过空邮寄出的信件应比以普通邮件寄出的更快。这里考察的是比较级，修饰动词arrive，说明到达的快，A.应用副词修饰arrive，而quicker是形容词，B.fast比较级为faster，C.rapidly的比较级为 more rapidly 所以答案选D。

　　3.Josh graduated with his master’s degree in space studies and planetary sciences, but after years of working odd jobs and barely ( ) , he decided to go back to get his teaching license.

　　A. breaking new ground

　　B. making ends meet

　　C. putting on the back burner

　　D. proving his mettle

　　【答案】B。句意为：Josh毕业于太空研究和行星科学硕士学位，但经过多年的打零工和勉强维持生计后，他决定回去获得他的教学许可证。A.开创新局面;B.入不敷出;C.搁置;D.证明他的毅力。所以答案选B。