单选题 When the subject is money, women often cling to two persistent stereotypes, one a pleasant dream, the other a nightmare.
In the (1) , they hate fantasies that a white (2) will provide happily-ever-after financial security. (3) the nightmare, by contrast, they fear that an impoverished retirement could (4) them into bag ladies on the street.
Now (5) advisers and managers are (6) forces to change those images. In a proliferation of books, seminars, conferences, web (7) , and investment clubs, they are (8) out to women, helping them to become financially savvy and economically (9) Prince Charming, they warn, may not come.
"If and when he does show (10) , he may have less than you do," quips Brooke Stephens, a financial adviser.

单选题 A. subject B. dream C. pleasure D. nightmare

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 此处是指上文提到的a pleasant dream。subject话题，pleasure乐趣，night-mare噩梦。只有B项符合题意。

单选题 A. knife B. night C. knight D. knave

单选题 A. In B. At C. For D. On

单选题 A. alter B. exchange C. turn D. become

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 由上下文可知，他们害怕使人贫穷的退休会把他们变为沿街乞讨的人。turn…into为固定搭配，将……变成，故选C。

单选题 A. monetary B. financial C. fund D. economical

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] monetary货币的；financial金融的；fund资金，基金；economical经济的。所以选B。

单选题 A. marshaling B. marshalcy C. marshaled D. marshalship

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 金融顾问和经理们已经成为引导力量来改变上文提到的现象。marshalcy元帅的权利，marshaled被引导的，marshalship元帅职位。根据题意，选择A项。

单选题 A. addresses B. sites C. places D. spaces

单选题 A. extending B. expanding C. reaching D. stretching

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] reach out to sb．是固定搭配，意思为“接触”。extending(延伸)，expanding(扩大)，stretching(伸长)不符题意。

单选题 A. confident B. dependent C. indifferent D. independent

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 此处指在经济上的独立。confident(有信心的)，dependent(依靠的)，indif-ferent(漠不关心的)不符题意。