2011职称英语在线模拟试题词汇6

11.  To understand what we are going to talk about today, you have to rely on what you have read   previously.

A) beforehand                                   B) carefully

C) before                                          D) in advance

12.  At the policeman’s signal, the vehicle pulled up.

A) stopped                                       B) slowed down

C) sped up                                       D) turned up

13.  Not everyone can perceive the gradual change in the writer’s style.

A) appreciate                                    B) notice

C) describe                                      D) discover

14.  It was said that after his father’s death, he possessed nearly half of his father’s wealth.

A) wasted                                        B) owned

C) purchased                                    D) sold

15.  They all agreed that the changes that have taken place are substantial.

A) significant                                    B) superficial

C) inadequate                                   D) inevitable