11.There is much I enjoy about the changing seasons, but my favorite time is the ______ from fall to winter. A) transmission B) transformation C) transition D) transfer 12.I think we need to see an investment ______ before we make an expensive mistake. A) guide B) entrepreneur C) consultant D) assessor 13.The ______ on this apartment expires in a year's time. A) treaty B) lease C) engagement D) subsidy 14.The elderly Russians find it hard to live on their state ______. A) pensions B) earnings C) salaries D) donations 15.There is supposed to be a safety ______ which makes it impossible for trains to collide. A) appliance B) accessory C) machine D) mechanism 答案： 11. C 參考譯文：我很喜歡四季的交替，但我最喜歡秋冬之交的時節(jié)。 A) transmission 傳播 B) transformation 變形 C) transition 過渡 D) transfer 轉移 12. C 參考譯文：為了避免犯代價慘重的錯誤，我認為我們有必要咨詢一下投資顧問。 A) guide 指南 B) entrepreneur 企業(yè)家 C) consultant 顧問 D) assessor 估價員 13.B 參考譯文：這套公寓的租約一年到期。 A) treaty 條約 B) lease 租期 C) engagement 訂婚 D) subsidy 補助 14.A 參考譯文：俄羅斯的老年人覺得只靠國家發(fā)給的養(yǎng)老金生活非常困難。 A) pension 退休金 B) earning 收入 C) salary 薪水 D) donation 捐款 15.D 參考譯文：據(jù)推測那兒有一種安全機械裝置保證火車不相撞。 A) appliance 器具 B) accessory 附件 C) machine 機器 D) mechanism 機制