III. Choose a suitable word to fill in each bland （每小题1分， 共16）
1. He mounted his ________ （gee - gee， steed）。
2. He got on his ______ （gee - gee， steed）。
3. The corns are heavy and _______ （ripe， mature）。
4. She is in some way ____ （ripe， mature） and some ways rather a child.
5. After sustained effort， they have found ______ （effective， efficient） ways of reducing pollution.
6. To run the business more profitably， you need an ______ （effective， efficient） production manager.
7. I was so _____ （fatigued， tired） as to be obliged to retire at the same time as the _______ （children， kids）。
8. I was so ______ （fatigued， tired） that I had to go to bed as early as the ______ （children， kids）。
9. When he asked me to dance， I ______ （refused， declined） politely.
10. He ______ （refused， declined） to accept the political advice which was offered.
11. The fridge smelled strongly of ______ （addled， rancid）。
12. An ______ （addled， rancid） egg is one that has gone bad.
13. ______ （Penalties， Fines） for overdue books will be strictly enforced.
14. You have got to pay _____（ penalties， fines） for overdue books.
15. The teacher _______ （accused， rebuked） the student for being impudent. 16. The writer ______ （accused， rebuked） the critic of failing to do justice to his maiden work.
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