[1]

　　The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many ________ references.

　　A) obscure

　　B) acute

　　C) notable

　　D) objective

　　[2]

　　The mayor was asked to __________ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.

　　A) constrain

　　B) conduct

　　C) condense

　　D) converge

　　[3]

　　The morning news says a school bus _________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.

　　A) bumped

　　B) collided

　　C) crashed

　　D) struck

　　注：1. bump 运动撞静止

　　bumper car 碰碰车

　　lump 疙瘩，肿块

　　goose lump 鸡皮疙瘩

　　plump 丰满的

　　2. collide 运动撞运动

　　3. crash 碰撞，坠毁(911故事)

　　4. strike 打击，撞击

　　[4]

　　Sometimes patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by "drugs" that aren't really drugs at all ________ sugar pills that contain no active chemical elements.

　　A) or rather

　　B) rather than

　　C) but rather

　　D) other than

　　注：1. not but rather 不是……而是……

　　2. or rather 准确的说，准确的讲

　　3. rather than 而不是

　　4. other than 除了

　　[5]

　　We are writing to the manager ____ the repairs recently carried out at the above address.

　　A) with the exception of

　　B) with the purpose of

　　C) with reference to

　　D) with a view to

　　注：介词+名词+介词 词义取决于中间的名词

　　1. with the exception of 除了

　　2. with the purpose of 目的是

　　3. with reference to 关于

　　4. with a view to 带有……观点，关于……观点

　　[6]

　　When I said goodbye to her, she _____ the door.

　　A) saw me at

　　B) set me off

　　C) sent me to

　　D) showed me to

　　[7]

　　In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is _____ the costs.

　　A) worth

　　B) worth of

　　C) worthy

　　D) worthwhile

　　注：六级不考，仅在四级中考

　　[8]

　　During the nineteen years of his career, France Batiste has won the ____ of a wide audience outside Italy.

　　A) enjoyment

　　B) appreciation

　　C) evaluation

　　D) reputation

　　注：1. appreciation 欣赏，感激

　　2. enjoyment 自得其乐

　　3. evaluation 评价(抽象的人或事)

　　assessment 评估(对有形或无形资产)

　　4. reputation 名声，声望

　　prestige 名声，声望

　　stimulate 刺激

　　[9]

　　Although most dreams apparently happen __________, dream activity may be provoked by external influences.

　　A) spontaneously

　　B) simultaneously

　　C) homogeneously

　　D) instantaneously

　　注：(六级最爱)三剑客

　　1. spontaneously 自发地，天生地

　　provoke 引起，引发

　　2. simultaneously 同时地

　　3. homogeneously 同样地，一样地

　　4. instantaneously 稍纵即逝地，昙花一现地

　　[10]

　　He is holding a ______ position in the company and expects to be promoted soon.

　　A) subordinate

　　B) succeeding

　　C) successive

　　D) subsequent

　　注：1. subordinate 下属的，次要的，从属的

　　2. succeeding 随后的

　　3. successive 连续的

　　4. subsequent 随后的

　　【答案】1-10 ACBCC DABAA