6.As a_______president, his views are treated with respect when he is interviewed

　　A.prior B. previous C.late D. former

　　Best Answer:D

　　详解：答案为D。词义辨析题。former指“前任的，前一个”，表示顺序上的前一个;prior指“较早的”，“优先的”是比较级形式，常和to连用。previous指“先前的，上文的”，表明时间和方位上的先后。late指“迟的，晚期的”，强调时间上的先后。

　　7.They have been trying to arrive at a practical solution _____ the problem.

　　A.in B. to C.on D. with

　　Best Answer:B

　　详解：答案为B。互搭配题。在：key，answer, access，approach，introduction，rights(权利)，response, reaction,reply, solution等词后常用to表示所属关系。

　　8.The supply of electric power to Madrid and neighboring districts has had to be______.

　　A.weakened B. omitted C.restricted D. lowered

　　Best Answer:B

　　详解：答案为B。搭配题。supply只能和lower搭配表示“降低供应量”而符合句意。weaken指“(使)变弱，变衰”，omit指“遗漏，省略”，restrict指“约束，制(禁)止”。

　　9.They have a small library in which you can find a ________of books on various fields.

　　A.variation B. variety C.varied D. various

　　Best Answer:B

　　详解：答案为B。词形和词性辨析题。a variety of指“大量的许多的”。variation指“变化，变动”。

　　10. Most people are willing to _______violence of any sort as evil.

　　A.condemn B. blame C.charge D. accuse

　　Best Answer:A

　　详解：答案为A。condemn意为谴责，用在正式的严肃的场合，侧重从道义上或原则加以谴责.符合木题意思;blame表示“责备”，语气较弱，指对不好的事物或做错事的人加以责备;reproach表示;“指责”，一般是从平等关系提出意见，这种意见仅表示不满，可以是正确的，也可以是吹毛求疵的;accuse表示“指责，控告”，常用于"accuse sb. of..."句型中。