8. C
dim: 微暗的;暗淡的。Dark: 暗;黑暗的。It's getting dark. 天快黑了。Tiny: 极小的;微小的。Fleas are tiny insects. 跳蚤是很小的昆虫。AGREeable: 令人愉快的,宜人的。an agreeable odor 好闻的气味
9. A
gauge: 标准尺寸,标准规格。Measure: 判断等的）基准,尺度。Opinion: 意见,见解;主张。Opinions differ on this matter. 对这件事各人看法不一。Evaluation: 估价,评价;估算。I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life. 我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。Decision：决定,决心;判断;结论。It was a sudden decision. 这是一个突然的决定。
10. B
prudent: 审慎的，小心的，精明的。Sensible：明智的;合情理的。又如：Be sensible and take your umbrella. 聪明些把伞带上。Workable: 切实可行的。Possible：可能的。Feasible：可行的。That is a feasible scheme. 那是一个可行的方案。
11. D
renowned: 有名的;有声誉的。well-known：出名的,众所周知的。Remembered：被记住的。Recommended：被推荐的。Praised：被赞扬的。
12. A
sustain: 支撑，维持。 Maintain：维持;保持;使继续。又如：Ann and Mary maintained their friendship for the next thirty years. 安妮和玛丽在此后的三十年中一直保持着她们之间的友谊。Establish：建立;设立;创办。Our hospital was established in 1950. 我们的医院建于1950年。Acquire：取得,获得。Gradually we acquired experience in how to do the work. 我们逐步获得了做这工作的经验。Support：支持,拥护,赞成;资助。They supported the Democratic Party. 他们支持民主党。
13. D
tremble: 颤抖，发抖，打颤。Shake: 震动，颤抖，发抖。又如：He was shaking with anger. 他气得浑身发抖。Jump: 跳;跳跃。The horse jumped over the ditch. 马跳过了那条沟。Cry：哭。He cried over his wife's death. 他为妻子的去世而哭泣。Sway：摇动,摇摆。The branches are swaying gently in the wind. 树枝在风中轻轻摇曳。
14. C
upgrade: 使升级;提高;提升。Improve: 改进,改善;增进。又如：He put forward a plan for improving the rate of production. 他提出了一个提高生产率的计划。Renew: 使更新;使复原;使恢复。I came back from my holiday with renewed strength. 我度假回来,体力得到恢复。Increase: 增大;增加;增强。 Travel increases one's knowledge of the world. 旅游增进人对世界的了解。
15. D
weary: 疲倦的,疲劳的。Exhausted: 精疲力竭的。All three men were hot, dirty, and exhausted. 三个人都是又热、又脏且精疲力竭。Gloomy: 阴暗的;阴沉的。He came to see me in a gloomy winter day. 他在一个阴沉的冬日来看我。Ugly: 丑的,难看的。What an ugly buil
