16.________ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.

　　A. As B. For

　　C. With D. Though

　　答案：C.作介詞表示“隨著”;

　　A.作介詞意為“作為”，作連詞意為“當(dāng)，隨著”;B.作介詞“因為”;D.“通過”。

　　17.Parents try to _______ their children of their bad habits.

　　A.cure B. treat

　　C. recover D. heal

　　答案：A.cure sb of sth表示“治愈”;

　　B.“治療，對待”;C.“重新獲得，恢復(fù)”;D.“治愈(尤指傷口愈合)

　　18.My cousin worked all winter vocation, saving money to______ his hobby of collecting stamps.

　　A. search B. hunt

　　C. seek D. pursue

　　答案：D.“追求，繼續(xù)從事”;

　　A.“搜尋”;B.“獵尋”;C.“尋求”。

　　19.Many moving stories of that time remain______ in people’s heart to this day.

　　A. deeply B. strongly

　　C. strong D. deep

　　答案：D.“深深的”，這里做remain的表語;

　　A.“深深地”，強(qiáng)調(diào)程度，B.“強(qiáng)烈地”;C.“強(qiáng)壯的”。

　　20.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.此處意為" (=liked and admired) 受愛戴的, 有名聲或聲望的"。

　　He_____ some German while he was away on a business trip in Berlin.

　　A. picked out B. picked up

　　C. gave up D. gave out

　　答案：　B.“獲得，學(xué)會”;

　　A.“挑選”;C.“放棄”;D.“分發(fā)，用完”。

　　21.The computer was one of the greatest______ in the 20th century.

　　A. inventions B. discoveries

　　C. findings D. explorations

　　答案：A.“發(fā)明”;

　　B.“發(fā)現(xiàn)”;C.“發(fā)現(xiàn)，發(fā)現(xiàn)物”;D.“探險”。

　　22. —Excuse me, may I ask you some questions?

　　---Sorry, I’m too busy and haven’t even a minute to________.

　　A. spend B. spare

　　C. share D. stop

　　答案：B.作動詞，表示省出某物來讓給或供給別人;

　　A.意為“花(錢或時間)”;C.表示與他人分享與負(fù)擔(dān);D.停止。

　　23.At the______ of the century, Shanghai is developing at a rapid speed.

　　A. turn B. change

　　C. age D. time

　　答案：　A.at the turn of the century“在世紀(jì)之交時”;

　　B.“變化”;C.“世紀(jì)，年代”;D.“時間，時代”。

　　24.The church has______ quite a few changes over the years.

　　A. watched B. witnessed

　　C. viewed D. observed

　　答案：B.“目擊，見證”;

　　A.“觀看”;C.“考慮，看待”;D.“觀察”。

　　25.The tragedy of the innocent young Brazilian boy killed by the British police has put the British police in a difficult________.

　　A. occasion B. case

　　C. situation D. background

　　答案：C.“狀況，情形”;

　　A.“場合”;B.“案子，某一特別的情況”;D.“背景”。

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

　　A. outcome B. outset

　　C. income D. output

　　答案：B. outset. 開端, 開始, from the very outset (從一開始) 。

　　outbreak爆發(fā), 發(fā)生。outcome結(jié)局. income 收入。output 產(chǎn)量。

　　27.Eye_______ is very important when delivering a speech in public.

　　A. touch B. sight

　　C. sign D. contact

　　答案：D.eye contact表示“目光接觸/交流”，為固定搭配;

　　A.“接觸”;B.“視線”;C.“跡象”。

　　28.Such people shouldn’t be_______ into the party.

　　A. permitted B. admitted

　　C. allowed D. agreed

　　答案：B.“允許某人進(jìn)入”，常用句型:admit sb to/into some plce;

　　permit/allow意為“允許”，用法為：permit/allow doing;agree “同意”。

　　29.Carine is not in the ______ for going to the ball tonight.

　　A. condition B. temper

　　C. mood D. motion

　　答案：C.be in the mood for sth有做……事的心情;

　　be in good condition可以表示身體健康;temper“脾氣”;motion“運(yùn)動，動作”。

　　30.—Why haven’t you bought any butter?

　　---I_____ to but I forgot about it.

　　A. liked B. wished

　　C. meant D. expected

　　答案：C.mean to do sth表示“打算做”;

　　A.“喜歡”;B.“愿意”;D.“期待”。