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 参考译文：我很喜欢四季的交替，但我最喜欢秋冬之交的时节。

A) transmission 传播

B) transformation 变形

C) transition 过渡

D) transfer 转移

12. C 参考译文：为了避免犯代价惨重的错误，我认为我们有必要咨询一下投资顾问。

A) guide 指南

B) entrepreneur 企业家

C) consultant 顾问

D) assessor 估价员

13.B 参考译文：这套公寓的租约一年到期。

A) treaty 条约

B) lease 租期

C) engagement 订婚

D) subsidy 补助

14.A 参考译文：俄罗斯的老年人觉得只靠国家发给的养老金生活非常困难。

A) pension 退休金

B) earning 收入

C) salary 薪水

D) donation 捐款

15.D 参考译文：据推测那儿有一种安全机械装置保证火车不相撞。

A) appliance 器具

B) accessory 附件

C) machine 机器

D) mechanism 机制