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19.1. The manager promised to have my complaint _.A. looked throughB. looked into C. looked over D. looked after2. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are_.A. out of work B. out of reachC.out of stockD.out of practice3. Some areas, _their severeweather conditions,are hardly populated. A.due toB.in spite ofC.but forD.withregard to4. His tastes and habits _ with those of his wife.A.combineB.competeC.coincideD.compromise5. The criminal always paid _ cash so the police could not track him down.A. onB.byC.forD.in6. Being somewhat shortsighted, she had the habit of_atpeople.A.glancingB.peeringC.gazingD.scanning7. When he appliedfor a _in the office of the local newspapers he was told to see the manager.A.locationB.professionC.careerD.position8. The _ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.A.commonB.usualC.averageD.general9. The travellers _their journey after a short break.A.recoveredB.resumedC.renewedD.restored10. My friend does one thing one day and just the _the next.His behaviour is inconsistent.A.otherB.alternativeC.negativeD.opposite11. The terrorists might have planted a bomb on the plane inAthens, set to _ when it arrived in New York.A. get offB. carry offC. go offD. come off12. Attempts to persuade her to stay after she felt insulted were _.A. of no avail B. on the contraryC. at a loss D. in no way13. Have you anything to say _the proposal?A. with regard toB. in contrast to C. on behalf ofD. for the purpose of14. The prisoner has been _ of many previleges that average citizens enjoy.A. ensuredB. informedC. deprivedD. convinced15. It has been estimated that the earths surface temperature has increased _ one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1850.A. toB. byC. atD. with16. He was _ to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.A. draggedB. temptedC. elicitedD. attracted17. Dogs are often praised for their _; they almost never abandon their masters.A. faithB. loyaltyC. trust D. truthfulness18. As an excellent shooter， Peter practised aiming at both _targets and moving targetsA. standingB. stationaryC. stillD. stable19. If each manager makes his usual speech, the meaning will be _ for fortyfive minutes.A. expandedB. prolongedC. delayedD. exceeded20. Small boys are _ questioners. They ask questions all the time.A. originalB. imaginativeC. peculiarD. persistent21. There are nations whose lack of contact with the outside world has _ poverty.A. fallen into B. consisted in C. resulted inD. come up to22. When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people _ and ask them questions.A. at lengthB. at randomC. in essenceD. in bulk23. The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable _ his financial situation.A. with respect toB. in accord withC. regardless of D. in terms of24. To call the music of another musicculture “primitive” is _ ones own standards on a group that does not recognize them.A.puttingB. emphasizingC. forcingD. imposing25. This is the first draft of the book.Please feel perfectly free to _ it.A. cope withB. comment onC. complainD. Confirm20.1. When Jack was eighteen he _ going around with a strange set ofpeople and staying out very late.A. took toB. took forC. took upD. took on2. He _ so much work that he couldnt really do it efficiently.A. put onB. turned onC. brought onD. took on3. A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment, is _ conditions and events.A. in response to B. in favor ofC. in contrast to D. in excess of4. An obvious change of attitude at the top towards womens status in society will _ through the current law system in Japan.A. permeateB. probeC. violateD. grope5. I seem to have reached a rather gloomy conclusion, but I think that something cheerful may still be derived _ it.A. ofB. offC. fromD. with6. If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to _ in the courtyard.A. assembleB. convergeC. crowdD. accumulate7. He believed that the greatest of his _ was that hed never had a college education.A. griefsB. misfortunesC. disastersD. sorrows8. The service operates 36 libraries throughout the country, while six _ libraries specially serve the countryside.A. mobileB. driftingC. shiftingD. rotating9. All our attempts to _ the child from drowning were in vain.A. regainB. recoverC. reserveD. rescue10. The shopassistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _ quality hed tell them so.A. humbleB. inferiorC. minorD. awkward11. The new washing machines are _ at the rate offifty a day.A. turn upB. turn downC. turned outD. turned in12._ should any money be given to a small child.A. On no accountB. From all accounts.C. Of no account D. By all accounts13. While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded _the nurse Florence Nightingale.A. in line withB. in favor ofC. in honor ofD. in place of14. Visitors are asked to _ with the regulations.A. contrastB. consultC. complyD. conflict15. He thought he could talk Mr.Robinson _ buyingsome expensive equipment.A. onB. ofC. roundD. into16. The republication of the poets most recent works certainly _ his national reputation.A. magnifyB. strengthenC. enlargeD. enhance17. Although the two players are _ in the tennis court, they are really good friends.A. partnersB. enemiesC. rivalsD.companions18. His body temperature has been _ for three days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade.A. uncommonB. disorderedC. abnormalD. extraordinary19. The final document was of course, supposed to mend the damage _ upon the world by the war.A. imposedB. impressedC. compelledD. compressed20. The drowning child was saved by Dicks _ action.A. acuteB. alertC. profoundD. prompt试题答案与解析1. A)【句意】杰克18岁时愿意跟一帮怪里怪气的人混在一起，常常在外面呆到很晚才回来。【难点】take to意为“喜欢上”；take for意为“认为，误以为”；take up意为“占据(时间、空间、注意力等)”；take on意为“承担，呈现(面貌)，具有(特征)”。2. D)【句意】他承担的工作太多，以致于无法真正有效地进行。【难点】take on意为“承担”； turn on意为“开(电灯、水源、煤气等)”；bring on意为“引起，导致”；put on意为“穿上(衣服)，增加(体重)。”3. A)【句意】大部分人类活动，特别是与周围环境有关的活动，是对各种情况或事件的反应。【难点】in response to意为“反应”； in favour of意为“赞成，主张”;in contrast to意为“与形成对照”; in excess of意为“超过”。4. A)【句意】上层社会对妇女在社会中地位的态度发生了明显的变化，这种变化将对日本现行的法律体系产生影响。【难点】permeate意为“渗透”;violate意为“侵犯，玷污”;probe意为“探索”，作不及物动词时可与介词into搭配; grope意为“摸索,探索”，可与介词for搭配。5. C)【句意】我得出的结论似乎令人沮丧，但我想或许能从中产生某种令人高兴的东西。【难点】derive无论作及物动词还是不及物动词，都可与介词from搭配，除表示起源之类的意思外，还可表示“取得，得到”等意思。6. A)【句意】如遇火警，要求全体居民在院子里集合。【难点】assemble意为“集合”；converge意为“会聚，集中(指向一共同点集中)；crowd意为“挤满，聚集(含有人群无秩序，人体互相碰擦的意思)”；accumulate意为“积累，积聚”。7. A) 【句意】他认为自己最大的不幸就是从未受过高等教育。【难点】grief意为“不幸的事，伤心的事(可数名词，常指因所爱的人去世或其它原因造成的、使人感到悲痛或忧虑的事情)”。8. A)【句意】这家服务机构在全国有36家图书馆，同时有6家专门为农村服务的流动图书馆。【难点】mobile意为“流动的”；drifting意为“漂流的”；shifting意为“移动的(指位置或方向发生改变)”；rotating意为“旋转的”。9. D)【句意】抢救落水儿童的一切努力均未成功。【难点】rescue意为“抢救”；regain意为“重新获得，恢复(健康，原职等)”；recover意为“(健康，力量，能力等)恢复，痊愈”；reserve意为“保留，保存”。10. B)【句意】这位售货员对顾客很坦率。如果商品质量不好的话，他会如实告诉顾客的。【难点】inferior意为“次的，次于的”；humble意为“卑贱的，地位低下的(只用于指人)”；minor意为“次要的”；awkward意为“棘手的，使用不便的”。11. C)【句意】新洗衣机以每天50台的速度生产出来。【难点】turn out意为“生产”；turn up意为“开大(收音机、煤气等)”；turn down意为“把调低，拒绝”；turn in意为“上交”。12. A)【句意】绝不应该给小孩子钱。【难点】on no account意为“绝不”；from all accounts和by all accounts意为“根据说法”，并非固定搭配，而of no account意为“丝毫不重要”是从成语ofaccount(“有重要性”)演化而来的，account可加some, great, little, small等限定词进行修饰，表示程度。13. C)【句意】在伦敦时，我们访问了为纪念弗劳伦斯 南丁格尔护士而建立的医院。【难点】in honor of意为“为的荣誉”；in line w