下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1.The news will horrify everyone.
A.attract B.terrify C.tempt D.excite
2.The article sketched the major events of the decade.
A.describedB.offeredC.outlinedD.presented
3.I won’t tolerate that kind of behavior.
A.bearB.acceptC.admitD.take
4.Their style of playing football is utterly different.
A.barelyB.scarcelyC.hardlyD.totally
5.Her sister urged her to apply for the job.
A.advisedB.causedC.forcedD.promised
6.Even sensible men do absurd things.
A.unusualB.ridiculousC.specialD.typical
7.She bumped inot her boyfriend in town this morning.
A.walkedB.cameC.fledD.ran
8.This sort of thing is bound to happen.
A.sureB.quickC.fastD.swift
9.At the age of 30,Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.
A.bossB.managerC.starD.dictator
10.He cannot discriminate between a good idea and a bad one.
A.judgeB.assessC.distinguishD.recognize
11.They are concerned for the fate of the forest and the lndians who dwell in it.
A.liveB.sleepC.hideD.gather
12.The index is the government’s chief gauge of future economic activity.
A.methodB.measureC.wayD.manner
13.The architecture is harmonious and no building is over six-storey high.
A.old-fashionedB.traditionalC.conventionalD.balanced
14.The food is inadequate for ten people.
A.demandedB.qualifiedC.insufficientD.required
15.She persevered in her ideas despite obvious objections raised by friends.
A.persistedB.insistedC.resistedD.suggested