意为"观点"；judgment意为"判断"。句意：使我们欣慰的是，电脑完全不是消除工作，而能创造工作。

7．Not having enough to eat，many died from ________in the search for the new land.

A．hungry B．thirst

C．strategy D．starvation

答案与解析：D　根据not having enough to eat可知许多人死于饥饿，可排除B、C项；A项hungry为形容词，所以选D项。

8．________his wife's strong objection，the husband insisted on putting all the money they had into the stock market，which almost drove her crazy.

A．Regardless of B．In relation to

C．On behalf of D．In memory of

答案与解析：A　regardless of"不管，不顾"。

9．She tried to explain what had happened but he ________her several times.

A．bothered B．spoiled

C．cut D．interrupted

答案与解析：D　interrupt"打断；插话"。bother"麻烦"；spoil"宠坏"；cut"切"。

10．Let's ________that there is a selection this month. What is the result likely to be，given the latest opinion polls?

A．assume B．announce

C．assist D．approve

答案与解析：A　assume"假定；设想"，符合题意。

11．He was ________when customs officers found drugs in his bag.

A．argued B．fought

C．persuaded D．arrested

答案与解析：D　arrest"逮捕"符合题意。argue"争论"；fight"打架"；persuade"说服"。

12．-I wonder if you are satisfied with my proposal.

-But I prefer to see an ________one before making a decision.

A．alternative B．another

C．other D．others

答案与解析：A　根据句子意思可知回答者希望能有选择的余地再做决定，可与one搭配的只有alternative。another前不需要冠词。

13．The origin of Chinese culture ________more than 5,000 years ago.

A．is dated back to B．dates back to

C．is dated from D．dates back

答案与解析：B　more than 5,000 years ago是时间点而不是时间段，故排除D项。date back to还可以用date from来表示，它们都无进行时态和被动语态，故选B项。

14．Everyone should ________and save a little money each year for when he retires.

A．look forward B．look up

C．look ahead D．look into

答案与解析：C　look ahead"为将来打算"，符合题意。look forward"期望"；look up"向上看"；look into"调查"。