下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1. She exhibited great powers of endurance during the climb.
A. play
B. send
C. show
D. tell
2. The eternal motion of the stars fascinated him.
A. long
B. never-ending
C. boring
D. extensive
3. She could not answer, it was an immense load off her heart.
A. natural
B. fatal
C. tiny
D. enormous
4. The book made a great impact on its readers.
A. force
B. influence
C. surprise
D. power
5. Accompanied by cheerful music, we began to dance.
A. pleasant
B. colorful
C. fashionable
D. different
6. He was not eligible for the examination because he was over age.
A. competitive
B. diligent
C. qualified
D. competent.
7. Her novel depicts an ambitious Chinese.
A. writes
B. sketches
C. describes
D. indicates
8. Don't irritate her, she's on a short fuse today.
A. tease
B. attract
C. annoy
D. protect
9. It is absurd to go out in such terrible weather.
A. ridiculous
B. funny
C. odd
D. interesting
10. I notified him that my address had changed.
A. informed
B. observed
C. mocked
D. misled
11. The manager allocate duties to the clerks.
A. assign
B. persuade
C. ask
D. order
12. The once barren hillsides are now good farmland.
A. hairless
B. bare
C. empty
D. bald
13. It is postulated that a cure for the disease will have been found by the year 2000.
A. challenged
B. assumed
C. deducted
D. decreed
14. We must abide by the rules.
A. stick to
B. persist in
C. safeguard
D. apply
15. From my standpoint, you know, this thing is just funny.
A. position
B. point of view
C. knowledge
D. opinion
