16.When he was set free after twenty years in prison, he was amazed (　　)the changed world he found.

　　A.at

　　B.of

　　C.on

　　D.to

　　【參考答案】A。單詞用法。be alnazed at/by對…很驚訝，驚異，如：We were absolutely amazed at his rapid recovery".他身體恢復得如此快，這令我們很吃驚。be amazed to do sth.驚訝的…，如：When I looked at my watch I was amazed to see that it Was well after six.我看表時驚訝地發(fā)現早過了六點。并無B和C這種搭配。

　　17.I'd like to (　　)a special table for the coming Valentine's Day.

　　A.preserve

　　B.deserve

　　C.eonserve

　　D.reserve

　　【參考答案】D。同根詞辨析。preserve維持，保護，保存;deserve值得，應受;conserve保護，保存;reserve預定.保留。

　　18.Bill doesn't (　　)what people say about him.

　　A. concern

　　B. matter

　　C. care

　　D. disturb

　　【參考答案】C。詞義辨析。concern關心，掛念;matter有關系，要緊;care在意，關心：disturb攪亂，擾亂。

　　19.Mr.Wilson said that he did not want to (　　)any further responsibilities.

　　A.take on

　　B.get on

　　C.put up

　　D.look up

　　【參考答案】A。短語辨析。take on承擔，開始雇傭;get on登上，與…相處;put up建造，張貼，投宿：look up查看，查閱。

　　20.A curve is a line (　　)no part is straight and which has no angle.

　　A.that

　　B.whose

　　C.in which

　　D.of which

　　【參考答案】D。本題考查定語從句。因為是“no part of the line”，因此用of which。

　　21.I cannot tell the (　　)difference between the twins.

　　A. slender

　　B. single

　　C. simple

　　D. slight

　　【參考答案】D。詞義辨析。slight輕微的，少量的;slight difference細微的差別;slender苗條的，修長的，微小的，微薄的;single單一的;simple簡單的，簡易的。

　　22.Words (　　)meaning, as we all know.

　　A. convince

　　B. convey

　　C. contribute

　　D. conquer

　　【參考答案】B。詞義辨析。convey表達，傳遞，如：Ads convey the message that thin is beautiful.廣告?zhèn)鬟f了這樣一種信息，苗條是美。convince使確信;contribute做貢獻;conquer征服。

　　23.I don't like to disturb you, because you're quite tired ( working hard today).

　　A.of

　　B.with

　　C.out

　　D. on

　　【參考答案】B。短語搭配。be tired of對…感到厭倦;be tired with因為…而疲備。C和D的意思也不正確。只有B，在這里表示原因。

　　24.I have to (　　)my visit as I'll be very busy next week.

　　A.call for

　　B.call on

　　C.call off

　　D.call in

　　【參考答案】C。短語辨析。call off取消，停止，如：The football match was called off on account of rain.足球賽因下雨取消。call for要求，需求;call on拜訪，訪問;call in召集，請。

　　25.He has been teaching for 2 years, but being a teacher is not his (　　).

　　A. chance

　　B. character

　　C. attitude

　　D. choice

　　【參考答案】D。詞義辨析。choice選擇，如：He has to make some important choices.他不得不做出幾個重要的選擇。chance機會;character性格，特點;attitude態(tài)度。

　　26.This is a very (　　)situation and we don't know how to face it yet.

　　A. comprehensive

　　B. compound

　　C. complicated

　　D. competent

　　【參考答案】C。同形詞辨析。complicated復雜的;comprehensive綜合的，理解的;compound混合的，復合的：competent能力強的。

　　27.Not once (　　)your sentence correctly.

　　A.you have copied

　　B.did you have copied

　　C.have you copied

　　D.have you been copied

　　【參考答案】C。本題考查倒裝結構的用法。當否定詞not在句首時，句子要用倒裝結構。

　　28. (　　)many people prefer coffee, he drinks tea as usual.

　　A. While

　　B. Besides of

　　C. Because of

　　D. Except

　　【參考答案】A。本題考查句子的邏輯關系。while雖然，盡管，表示轉折關系。

　　29.The ability (　　)is very important for any speaker.

　　A.to hear clearly

　　B.to be clearly heard

　　C.to hearing clearly

　　D.to being clearly heard

　　【參考答案】B。本題考查不定式作定語的用法。首先可以排除c和D。然后分析speaker和hear之間的關系是被動關系，因此B正確。

　　30.The plane crashed,its bombs (　　)as it hit the ground.

　　A.exploded

　　B.were exploded

　　C.exploding

　　D.were exploding

　　【參考答案】C。本題考查獨立主格結構的用法。本句中表示伴隨動作。