1. For sustainable development, the government has decided to give ________ to those energy conserving and environment-friendly business in many aspects.
　　A. profit B. interest C. advantage D. preference

　　2. Mary has a great ______ of interests; she likes sports, travel, photography, and making radio sets.
　　A. ability B. capability C. diversity D. property

　　3. The rising house price and the high income taxation rate have become the biggest ______ of people in China today.
　　A. concern B. influence C. involvement D. occupation

　　4. His _____ to become a pilot was held back by his poor eyesight.
　　A. destination B. inspiration C. ambition D. promotion

　　5. Nowadays senior high school students are burdened with too many _____, which is making them less and less confident.
　　A. motivations B. expectations C. amusements D. opportunities

　　6. Last November, drivers in North China had to wait for hours to get refueled(加油)because of a sudden gas ______ caused by cold weather.
　　A. shortage B. shortcoming C. disadvantage D. absence

　　7. Always remember put such dangerous things as lives out of children’s ________.
　　A. touch B. sight C. reach D. distance

　　8. Almost all job applicants are determined to leave a good _________ on a potential employer.
　　A. experience B. impression C. reputation D. reflection

　　9. To our great ________, grandmother’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
　　A. anxiety B. regret C. relief D. credit

　　10. My parents always let me have my own ________ of living.
　　A. way B. method C. manner D. fashion

　　解析

　　1. D。根据题意“为了可持续发展，政府决定给节能和环保的行业以优惠政策”可知，preference“偏爱，优待，优惠，优先权”正确，其余选项均不合题意。

　　2. C。ability能力，才智;capability素质，能力;diversity多样化，多样性;property财产，资产。既然玛丽喜欢体育运动、旅游、摄影和制作收音机等，这就说明她有着广泛的兴趣爱好，故C符合句意。

　　3. A。据题意可知，当今中国老百姓所关心的问题就是持续上涨的房价和过高的个人所得税，所以concern“忧虑、焦虑、重要[感兴趣]的事情”是最佳答案。“影响”、“参与”和“职业”等词均不合题意。

　　4. C。据题意不难看出这里是表示他当飞行员的ambition“志向、抱负”由于视力问题未能实现，故答案选C。destination目的地，终点;inspiration灵感，鼓舞人的事物;promotion提升，晋级，推销。

　　5. B。motivation动力，动机;expectation期望，期待;amusement娱乐，乐趣;opportunity机会，时机。正是由于高中生背负太多期望的沉重压力，才使得他们越来越不自信。

　　6. A。根据司机排队数小时等待加油可知是汽油紧缺，shortage“不足，缺少，匮乏”符合句意。shortcoming短处，缺点; disadvantage不利，劣势;absence缺席，不存在。

　　7. C。句意是“时刻记住把诸如刀子之类的危险物品放在孩子们够不到的地方”。out of / beyond one’s reach为固定用法，意为“某人够不到”，符合句意。touch触摸，接触;sight视力，视野;distance距离。

　　8. B。据题意“几乎所有的求职者都决心给可能的雇主留下良好的印象”可知，impression“印象，看法”符合句意。experience经验;reputation名声，名气;reflection影像，倒影。

　　9. C。根据“奶奶的病情证明不像我们担心的那样严重”可判断“我们松了一口气”，故选relief“减轻，解除，轻松，宽慰”。

　　10. A。way普通用词，可指一般的方法，也可指个人的作风和习惯;method指有系统、有条理地办事或解决问题的方法;manner多指行动的特殊或独特的方式方法;fashion着重方式，尤指时尚、风格。据题意选A最恰当。