1. Mr. Bloom is not _____ now, but he will be famous someday. A) dominant B) magnificent C) significant D) prominent [1].D
prominent 卓越的，著名的 significant 重要的，有意义的 dominant 占主导地位的，重要的
2. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th _____ the birth of Jesus Christ. A) in accordance with B) in terms of [2]. C
3. If you put too many pears in that paper bag, it will _____. A) burst [3]. C
crack [kr?k] n. 裂缝；声变；噼啪声adj. 最好的；高明的vi. 破裂；爆裂vt. 使破裂；打开；变声
C) in honor of D) in favor of
B) explode C) crack D) expand
4. He seems to be _____ enough to climb to the mountain top in an hour. A) brilliant [4]. D
consistent [k?n's?st(?)nt] adj. 始终如一的，一致的；坚持的
5. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor as if I were the one_____. A) to correct B) correcting [5]. D
6. Charles Babbage is generally considered _____ the first computer. A) to invent [6]. C
7. To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly, be ____, and display interest in the job. A) swift [7]. D
punctual ['p??(k)t???l; -tj??l] adj. 准时的，守时的；精确的
B) consistent C) comfortable D) energetic
C) having corrected D) being corrected
B) inventing C) to have invented D) having invented
B) instant C) timely D) punctual
8. To our _____, Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A) anxiety [8]. B
9. He is planning another tour abroad, yet his passport will _____ at the end of this month. A) expire [9]. A
expire [?k'spa??; ek-]vi. 期满；终止；死亡；呼气vt. 呼出（空气） exceed [?k'si?d; ek-] vt. 超过；胜过vi. 超过其他
terminate ['t??m?ne?t]vt. 使终止；使结束；解雇vi. 结束，终止；结果adj. 结束的 cease [si?s] n. 停止vi. 停止；终了vt. 停止；结束
B) relief C) view D) judgment
B) exceed C) terminate D) cease
10. My grandfather had always taken a _____ interest in my work, and I had an equal admiration for the stories of his time. A) splendid
B) weighty
C) vague
D) keen
[10]. D keen interest 非常有兴趣
11. We believe _____ you have been devoted to _____ of great necessity. A) that…being [11]. C
12. I knew nothing about the accident _____ I read in the newspaper. A) except that [12]. D
13. _____ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research. A) So curious the couple was
B) So curious were the couple D) The couple was such curious
B) except for
C) except when
D) except what
B) all that…be
C) what…is
D) that all…are
C) How curious the couple were [13]. B
14. There is no _____ to that house from the main road. A) access [14]. A
15. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding _____ and had a very good time. A) feast [15]. A
16. When the newspaper boy got to a blue door, _____, which frightened him away as fast as possible. A) out a fierce dog rushed C) out rushed a fierce dog [16]. C
17. The board of the company has decided to _____ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business. A) multiply [17]. C
multiply ['m?lt?pla?] vt. 乘；使增加；使繁殖；使相乘vi. 乘；繁殖；增加adv. 多样地；复合地adj. 多层的；多样的 lengthen ['le?θ(?)n; -?kθ-] vt. 使延长；加长vi. 延长；变长
expand [?k'sp?nd; ek-] vt. 扩张；使膨胀；详述vi. 发展；张开，展开 stretch [stret?] vt. 伸展,张开
B) avenue C) exposure D) edge
B) congratulations C) festival D) recreation
B) out did a fierce dog rush D) rushed out a fierce dog
B) lengthen C) expand D)stretch
18. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it _____ when she was trying to go to sleep. A) sounding
B) ringing
C) ticking
D) humming
[18]. C ticking n. 坚质条纹棉布或亚麻布；（指钟表发出的）滴答响声
19. Overjoyed to see his long-lost friends, Carter _____ a toast to the health of them all.
A) suggested B) recommended C) proposed D) ordered
[19]. C Propose 提议
20. To _____ is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. A) conserve [20]. A
conserve [k?n's??v] vt. 保存；将…做成蜜饯；使守恒n. 果酱；蜜饯 conceive [k?n'si?v] vt. 怀孕；构思；以为；持有vi. 怀孕；设想；考虑
convert [k?n'v??t] vt. 使转变；转换…；使…改变信仰vi. 转变，变换；皈依；改变信仰n. 皈依者；改变宗教信仰者
B) conceive C) convert D) conduct
conduct ['k?nd?kt] vi. 导电；带领vt. 管理；引导；表现n. 进行；行为；实施
21. His remarks left me _____ about his real purpose. A) wondered [21]. D
22. If _____, some terrible diseases would spread in the stricken-areas after the terrible earthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province. So people there were in _____ need of medical teams. A) don't controlled; short
B) not controlling; little
B) wonder
C) to wonder
D) wondering
C) not being controlled; anxious [22]. D
D) not controlled; desperate
23. Under this _____ pressure some of the rocks even became liquid. A) intensive [23]. C
24. The machine looked like a large, _____, old-fashioned typewriter. A) forceful [24]. B
clumsy ['kl?mz?] adj. 笨拙的 tricky ['tr?k?] adj. 狡猾的；机警的
B) weighty C) intense D) bulky
B) clumsy C) intense D) tricky
25. The patient's health failed to such an extent that he was put into _____ care. A) tense [25]. B
26. I suppose that when I come back in ten years' time all these old houses _____ down. A) will have been pulled C) will be pulling [26]. A
27. Whether or not the next plan will yield any positive results _____ to be seen. A) remain [27]. B
B) remains
C) is remained
D) have remained
B) will have pulled D) will be pulled
B) rigid
C) intensive
D) tight