1. The managing director took the _____ for the
accident, although it was not really his fault. [答案] C. blame. [注释]take the blame for 对......承担责任。Take charge of 负责管理 (照顾) 。 [注意]charge 前无冠词the. 2. The worker agreed to _____ the strike if the company
would satisfy their demands. [答案] C. call off 3. I could just see a car in the distance, but I
couldn't _____ what color it was. [答案] B. make out 4. He has impressed his employers considerably and _____
he is soon to be promoted. [答案] D. accordingly. [注释]accordingly (=for that reason, therefore) 因此, 所以。 5. It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like. A. attempt B. trouble C. power D. effort [答案] D. effort. [注释] effort (作可数名词用) (=vigorous attempt) 努力的尝试:Does it require a great effort of will to give up smoking? (戒烟需要坚强的毅力吗?) 6. The firemen managed to _____ the fire in
time. [答案] A. extinguish. [注释] extinguish (=put out) vt. 扑灭 (火焰等) 。Stop the fire虽然也可以搭配, 但按本句题意用extinguish为最佳。 7. What is most obvious in this book are all those
details of daily living which make Mrs. Richard _____
common. [答案] B. anything but. [注释] anything but (=far from being) 根本不; The
boys knew they bad broken the rules, and they were anything but
happy when they were called to the office. (=They were unhappy and
afraid.) nothing but 只不过; Don't have him for a friend; he's nothing but a criminal. (不要把他当朋友, 他只不过是个罪犯。) I have nothing but two dollars. (我只有2美元。) above all最重要的。rather than 而不是 8. The car was completely _____ and the driver seriously
injured. [答案] C. written off. [注释] write off报废 9. On this happy occasion, I'd like to say that we are
_____ much obliged to you for your kind cooperation. [答案] B. ever so. [注释]ever so (=very) 非常; It's ever so cold.与名词搭配时则用ever such, 如:She's ever such a nice girl. (她是一位非常好的姑娘。) even so (=although that is true, nevertheless; still) 即使如此:The fire was out, but even so, the smell of smoke was strong. (=The fire was out, but the smell was still there.) 10. His new appointment takes _____ from the beginning
of next month. [答案] B. effect. [注释]take effect 生效。 |
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