1．(2019·盐城月考) After so many days on the way, even Charles cheered up at the ________ of the food.
A．look B．sight
C．sign D．appearance
B 解析：句意：在旅途这么多天后，查尔斯一看到食物就会兴高采烈起来。考查固定搭配at the sight of“一看到”。
2．Car sales have ________ by a quarter compared with the past year.
A．differed B．shrank
C．failed D．declined
D 解析：考查动词辨析。 differ“不同”； shrink“缩水”； fail“失败、衰竭”； decline“下降”。根据句意，选D。
3.Sundays spent in reading textbooks and doing exercises are perhaps ________for the students who are to face the College Entrance Examination.
A．common B．general
C．ordinary D．universal
A 解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：对于即将面临高考的学生来说，星期日读书做练习是很常见的事。 common“普遍的，常见的”，符合句意。 general“全体的，一般的”； ordinary“普通的，平凡的”； universal“广泛适用的，全体的”。
