下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或者短语划有下划线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1. In order to cater for his expenses, he has to do extra work at night.
A. meet
B. reach
C. provide
D. fill
2. She felt that she was the most solitary person on earth.
A. gloomy
B. isolated
C. feeble
D. frugal
3. Herbal medicine(草药)can be used to cure sleeplessness.
A. disrupt
B. diagnose
C. evaporate
D. remedy
4. A limited number of books on this subject are in the library.
A. little
B. small
C. tiny
D. tow
5. Foreign money can be converted in this bank.
A, altered
B. changed
C. bought
D. sold
6. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
A. extends
B. stretches
C. broadens
D. traverses
7. We have got to abide by the rules.
A. stick to
B. persist in
C. safeguard
D. apply
8. We. were shocked to find t, hat Mary didn't know the guest's name.
A. frustrated
B. disturbed
C. relieved
D. surprised
9. They agreed to settle the dispute by peaceful means.
A. solve
B. determine
C. untie
D. complete
10. The use of chemical may present a certain hazard to the laboratory workers.
A. protection
B. indication
C. immunity
D. danger
11. The towers of a suspension bridge serve as a rigid framework to which'the cables are attached.
A. boundary
B. skeleton
C. enclosure
D. material
12. John removed his overcoat.
A. took away
B. left aside
C. took off
D. washed off
13. Smoking is not permitted in the office.
A. probable
B. possible
C. admitted
D. allowed
14. She has proved that she can be relied on in a crisis.
A. lived on
B. depended on
C. lived off
D. believed in
15. Philip Roth was hailed as a major new author in 1960.
A. published
B. challenged
C. acclaimed
D. guided