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.

　　[注釋]I am sure that +從句。He is sure to come. = He is certain to come.但在it作形式主語(yǔ), that引導(dǎo)主語(yǔ)從句時(shí), 主句中表語(yǔ)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.

　　[注釋]opportunity常指“ (難得的應(yīng)抓住的) 機(jī)會(huì)”, 既可作可數(shù)名詞, 也可以作不可數(shù)名詞用, 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.

　　[注釋]run a risk (in) 冒險(xiǎn)：You are running a big risk in trusting him.

　　本題譯文：俱樂(lè)部成員不愿冒險(xiǎn)把這個(gè)組織委托給一個(gè)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.

　　[注釋]cut short (=interrupt) 打斷, 中斷：1) He made a suggestion, but I cut him short. (他提了個(gè)建議, 但我打斷了他。) 2) He cut short his tour and returned home. (他中斷旅行, 回家了。) shut off (=cut off, interrupt) 切斷, 中斷; 由指切斷供應(yīng)等, 如：The water was shut off for several hours while the plumber repaired the pipes. Shut out (=keep out; exclude; prevent form entering) 把......關(guān)在外面, 排除, 不讓入內(nèi)：1) He shut the cat out. (他把貓關(guān)在外面。) 2) The law was designed to shut out immigrants. (這項(xiàng)法律旨在拒絕移民入竟。) 3) They shut out the dust by having double windows. (他們用雙層窗戶防塵。) 4) They begin to speak French, shutting out the boy from their conversation. (他們講起法語(yǔ)來(lái), 使這個(gè)男孩無(wú)法參加他們的談話。)

　　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.

　　[注釋]本題中scope (=opportunity; outlet) 施展機(jī)會(huì), 發(fā)展余地, 是不可數(shù)名詞, 如：Give someone scope to show his ability. Range意指“變動(dòng)范圍; 視聽(tīng)范圍; 理解范圍”, 如：the range of prices (價(jià)格變動(dòng)范圍).

　　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.

　　[注釋] snatch的原義是“攫取; 抓住; 奪得”。本題中snatch意指“匆忙間設(shè)法得到”, 如：He snatched an hour of sleep. (他匆匆睡了一小時(shí)覺(jué)。) snatch a quick breath (匆忙猛吸了一口氣)。

　　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.

　　[注釋]be particular about對(duì)......講究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she wears. (她對(duì)她得穿著很講究。) Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work. (史密斯先生對(duì)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.

　　[注釋]in proportion to是固定搭配, 意為“與......成比例, 與.......相稱”。反義語(yǔ)：out of proportion不成比例,不相稱。本題稱。

　　本題譯文：我認(rèn)為該設(shè)備的大修費(fèi)并不過(guò)分, 是與它的大小相稱的。

　　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.

　　[注釋]raise (=lift up) one's voice提高嗓門(mén), 高聲叫喊。Raise one's voice against sth. 意為“為抗議某事而大聲疾呼”, 如：As no one raised his voice against the plan, it was agreed on. (因?yàn)闆](méi)有人發(fā)表反對(duì)意見(jiàn), 該計(jì)劃就一致通過(guò)了。) voice的常用習(xí)語(yǔ)有：the public voice (輿論) , under one's voice (小聲地) , with one voice (異口同聲地,一致地) ,lose one's voice (嗓子啞了, 說(shuō)不出話來(lái)) , have no voice with (對(duì)某事無(wú)發(fā)言權(quán))。

　　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.

　　[注釋]out of place (=in the wrong place or at the wrong time; not suitable; improper) (作表語(yǔ)用) 不適宜, 不得體：1) Joan was the only girl who wore a formal at the party, and she felt out of place. (=She felt embarrassed because her dress was not suitable for the party.) 2) It was out of place for Russell to laugh at the old lady. (=It was not proper; she should not have done it.) 此外,out of place (=not in the right usual place or position) (作狀語(yǔ)用) 不在原來(lái)通常的地方：Helen fell and knocked one of her teeth out of place. Out of order 發(fā)生故障; 失調(diào)。Out of control 失去控制。Out of the question 不可能的。