16. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.

　　A. popular B. well-known

　　C. favorable D. preferable

　　[答案] A. popular.

　　[注释]popular 此处意为“ (=liked and admired) 受爱戴的, 有名声或声望的”。

　　17. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.

　　A. situation B. position

　　C. employment D. profession

　　[答案] B. position.

　　[注释]position 此句中指“地位” (不可数, 有时加不定冠词), 如：1) She was a woman of high position. 2) a high (low) position society.

　　18. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.

　　A. outcome B. outset

　　C. income D. output

　　[答案] B. outset.

　　[注释] outset 开端, 开始, from the very outset (从一开始) 。outbreak爆发, 发生。outcome结局. income 收入。output 产量。

　　19. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.

　　A. loosing B. losing

　　C. off D. missing

　　[答案] D. missing.

　　[注释]missing 缺少的; a book with some missing pages. (缺页书) 。

　　20. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.

　　A. bills B. charges

　　C. prices D. costs

　　[答案] B. charges.

　　[注释]make charges for对......收 (费) ; 索 (价) 。charge也可以用作动词, 表示“收费, 索价”, 如：1) We don't charge anything for that. (对此我们不收费。) 2) How much do you charge for a haircut? (理个发要收多少钱?)

　　21. The workmen made so much _____ that Mrs. Walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards.

　　A. trouble B. damage

　　C. mess D. nuisance

　　[答案] C. mess.

　　[注释]make mess弄得乱七八糟。Make a mess of“把......弄得乱七八糟”：He made a mess of his work. (他把他的工作搞得乱七八糟。)

　　22. They have held several meetings to _____ next year's production plans.

　　A. set down B. make out

　　C. work up D. draw up

　　[答案] D. draw up.

　　[注释]参阅III,42。

　　本题译文, 他们已开过几次会议来起草明年得生产计划。

　　23. How can we get this language point _____ to the students.

　　A. down B. round

　　C. across D. into

　　[答案] C. across.

　　[注释]参阅III,64注释。

　　本题译文, 我们怎样才能把这个语言点向学生讲清楚?

　　24. This book gives a brief _____ of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall.

　　A. outline B. reference

　　C. article D. outlook

　　[答案] A. outline.

　　[注释]outline 轮廓, 概要; give an outline of sth. 概要说明某事。

　　25. Dress warmly, _____ you'll catch cold.

　　A. on the contrary B. or rather

　　C. or else D. in no way

　　[答案] C. or else.

　　[注释]or else (=otherwise; if not) 否则：Hurry up, or (else) you'll be late.

　　26. Kate's ambition to become a nurse _____ from a desire to help others.

　　A. prompted B. promoted

　　C. programmed D. proceeded

　　[答案] D. proceeded.

　　27. The island where these rare birds nest has been declared a _____.

　　A. observation B. reservation

　　C. preservation D. conservation

　　[答案] D. conservation.

　　28. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister _____ charge of the house.

　　A. take B. hold

　　C. make D. get

　　[答案] A. take.

　　[注释]take charge of (=to be or become responsible for sb. or sth.) 负责、掌管、看管; He took charge of the department (or the children) .

　　29. The child enjoyed _____ up the wooden bricks then knocking them down.

　　A. adding B. pushing

　　C. piling D. forming

　　[答案] C. piling.

　　30. John was very upset because he was _____ by the police with breaking the law.

　　A. accused B. arrested

　　C. sentenced D. charged

　　[答案] D. charged.

　　[注释]be charged with受指控犯有......; He was charged with murder. (他受指控犯有凶杀罪。)