1. It isn't quite、 _____ that he will be present at the meeting.

　　A. sure B. right

　　C. exact D. certain

　　[答案] D. certain.

　　[注释]I am sure that +从句。He is sure to come. = He is certain to come.但在it作形式主语, that引导主语从句时, 主句中表语只能用certain, 不能用sure.

　　2. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

　　A. opportunities

　　B. realities

　　C. necessities

　　D. probabilities

　　[答案] A. opportunities.

　　[注释]opportunity常指“ (难得的应抓住的) 机会”, 既可作可数名词, 也可以作不可数名词用, 如：I had few opportunities of meeting interesting people there. They had not much opportunity for hearing good music in the remote area.

　　3. The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting(委托) the organization to an unreliable person.

　　A. danger B. risk

　　C. hazard D. chance

　　[答案] B. risk.

　　[注释]run a risk (in) 冒险：You are running a big risk in trusting him.

　　本题译文：俱乐部成员不愿冒险把这个组织委托给一个不可靠的人管理。

　　4. The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.

　　A. put down B. shut out

　　C. cut short D. taken off

　　[答案] C. cut short.

　　5. John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.

　　A. scope B. space

　　C. capacity D. range

　　[答案] A. scope.

　　[注释]本题中scope (=opportunity; outlet) 施展机会, 发展余地, 是不可数名词, 如：Give someone scope to show his ability. Range意指“变动范围; 视听范围; 理解范围”, 如：the range of prices (价格变动范围).

　　6. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.

　　A. snatch B. scratch

　　C. scrape D. scan

　　[答案] A. snatch.

　　[注释] snatch的原义是“攫取; 抓住; 夺得”。本题中snatch意指“匆忙间设法得到”, 如：He snatched an hour of sleep. (他匆匆睡了一小时觉。) snatch a quick breath (匆忙猛吸了一口气)。

　　7. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.

　　A. special B. peculiar

　　C. particular D. unusual

　　[答案] C. particular.

　　[注释]be particular about对......讲究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she wears. (她对她得穿着很讲究。) Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work. (史密斯先生对工作十分挑剔。)

　　8. I don't think the charge for overhauling (大修)the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size.

　　A. correspondence

　　B. equation

　　C. proportion

　　D. dimension

　　[答案] C. proportion.

　　[注释]in proportion to是固定搭配, 意为“与......成比例, 与.......相称”。反义语：out of proportion不成比例,不相称。本题称。

　　本题译文：我认为该设备的大修费并不过分, 是与它的大小相称的。

　　9. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.

　　A. swollen B. raised

　　C. developed D. increased

　　[答案] B. raised.

　　10. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer felt _____ among the local people.

　　A. out of order B. out of place

　　C. out of control D. out of the question

　　[答案] B. out of place.

　　11. He stopped his ears with his hands to _____ the terrible noise.

　　A. show off B. cut out

　　C. keep from D. shut out

　　[答案] D. shut out.

　　[注释]shut out排除。

　　show off炫耀; cut out删掉; keep from; 1) 隐瞒; She kept the truth from me. (她向我隐瞒真相。) 2) 不沾, 避开; He keeps from alcohol. (他滴酒不沾。) 3) 使不做某事：She kept herself from laughing. (她没有笑出来。)

　　12. My house is the only brick one on the street. It _____ and you can't miss it.

　　A. stands up B. looks out

　　C. sticks out D. wipes out

　　[答案] C. stick out.

　　13. After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater.

　　A. poured B. melted

　　C. drew D. dismissed

　　[答案] A. poured.

　　[注释]pour 此处意为：涌出, 涌来, 如：People poured out to the rally. (人们踊跃参加群众大会。)

　　14. Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.

　　A. state B. intention

　　C. occasion D. practice

　　[答案] D. practice.

　　[注释]practice (=way of doing sth. That is common or habitual; sth. done regularly) 做法, 惯例 ：It is my practice always to rise early. To give credit 让赊欠：No credit is given at this shop. (这家商店概不赊欠。)

　　15. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _____.

　　A. news B. print

　　C. publication D. press

　　[答案] B. print.

　　[注释]in print是习语, 意指“印出来, 发表出来”, 如：She finally saw her novel in print. (她终于看到他的小说出版了。) in print 的另一个意思是“在印行, 还在发行”, 如：This book is still in print. (这本书还在发行, 可以买到) 反义词是out of print , 意指“不在印行, 买不到了。”如：The book you speak of is out of print. (你说到的那本书已不在发行了。)

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