A.Apersonwhohasdiedwithoutavalidwill.
B.Apersonconfinedinaprison,hospitalorotherinstitution.
C.Betweentworesidentsofdifferentstates.
D.Betweentwoormorestatesorresidentsofdifferentstates.
【答案】A
2.BenchTrial(2014.05)
A.Atrialwithouttheplaintiff.
B.Atrialinvolvingmorethanthreeparties.
C.Anappealbeforeapanelofthreejudges.
D.Atrialbeforeajudgewithoutajury.
【答案】D
【解析】BenchTrial指“无陪审团的审判”。Bench一词可指“（法庭上的）法官席；法庭，裁判庭；[总称]法官”。选项D：Atrialbeforeajudgewithoutajury符合题意，为正确答案。
3.Writ(2014.05)
A.Court’sreporter.
B.Thefirstdraftofaproposedcourtjudgment.
C.Thewrittencommunicationsbetweenthejudgeandjuryduringdeliberations.
D.Acourt’swrittenordercommandingsomeonetodoorrefrainfromdoingsomespecifiedact.
【解析】Writ指“书面命令；令状”。令状制度是普通法中特有的一项司法制度，它对普通法的形成和发展起了巨大的作用；一般而言，令状有两种主要类型，即特权令状（prerogativewrits）和权利令状（writsofright），后者又包括诉讼开始令状（originalwrits）和司法令状（judicialwrits）；早期的令状多是关于地产诉讼方面的。选项D：Acourt’swrittenordercommandingsomeonetodoorrefrainfromdoingsomespecifiedact符合题意，为正确答案。
4.HungJury(2014.05)
A.Ajuryempanelledtoimposeapenaltyofdeathbyhanging.
B.Ajurythatcannotreachaverdictbytherequiredvotingmargin.
C.Ajurysummonedbythecoronertoinvestigatethecauseofdeath.
D.Agrandjuryofinquirywhichreceivescomplaintsandaccusationsonlyincriminalcases.
【答案】B
【解析】HungJury指“悬而未决的陪审团”。美国的陪审团一般由12人组成，在刑事案件中，根据联邦和大部分州的法律规定，一起案件的12名陪审员一定要达成一致（unanimousdecision）方能裁决。陪审员不能达成共识时，就出现了HungJury，即“悬而未决的陪审团”。选项B：Ajurythatcannotreachaverdictbytherequiredvotingmargin符合题意，为正确答案。
5.Lettersofadministration(2014.05)
A.Customarilyemployedtoreducetowritingapreliminaryunderstandingoftheparties.Thisletterisnotacontract,anditdoesnotconstituteabindingagreement.
B.Legaldocumentissuedbyacourtthatshowsanadministrator’slegalrighttotakecontrolofassetsinthedeceasedperson’sname.Usedwhenthedeceaseddiedwithoutawill.
C.Apublicdocumentissuedbyagovernmentormonarchconferringapatentorotherright.
D.Legaldocumentissuedbyacourtthatshowsanexecutor’slegalrighttotakecontrolofassetsinthedeceasedperson’sname.Usedwhenthedeceasedleftawill.
【解析】Lettersofadministration指“遗产管理证书（一般用于死者无遗嘱的情况下）”。选项B：Legaldocumentissuedbyacourtthatshowsanadministrator’slegalrighttotakecontrolofassetsinthedeceasedperson’sname.Usedwhenthedeceaseddiedwithoutawill符合题意，为正确答案。另见例句：Theappointmentofanadministratorisevidencedbythecourtissuingthelettersofadministration.遗产管理人的职位由法院签发的遗产管理委托书来加以证明。