16.After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally ______.

A) deteriorated

B) dispersed

C) dissipated

D) drained

17.No one can function properly if they are _______ of adequate sleep.

A) deprived

B) ripped

C) stripped

D) contrived

18.For years now, the people of that faraway country have been cruelly ______ by a dictator.

A) depressed

B) immersed

C) oppressed

D) cursed

19.Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been ______ towards producing workers.

A) harnessed

B) hatched

C) motivated

D) geared

20.The prospect of increased prices has already ______ worries.

A) provoked

B) irritated

C) inspired

D) hoisted

16.D 参考译文：相同的工作做了四年之后他的热情终于耗竭了。

A) deteriorate 恶化

B) disperse 驱散

C) dissipate 消耗

D) drain 耗尽

17.A 参考译文：如果被剥夺了充足的睡眠，没有人能够正常工作。

A) deprive 剥夺 deprive sb. of sth.; be deprived of

B) rip 撕破

C) strip 脱衣

D) contrive 设计

18.C 参考译文：这些年来，那个偏远国度的人民一直被独裁者残酷地压迫着。

A) depress 抑制

B) immerse 浸入

C) oppress 压迫

D) curse 诅咒

19.D 参考译文：自从工业化兴起之后教育已经开始适应产业工人的需要。

A) harness 利用

B) hatch 盖住

C) motivate 激励

D) gear 使准备好 gear towards/to 调整以适应

20.A 参考译文：价格上涨的前景已经引起了人们的担忧。

A) provoke　引发

B) irritate 激怒

C) inspire 启发

D) hoist 升起