1.Will all those ___ the proposal raise their hands? 
  A) in relation to 
  B) in excess of 
  C) in contrast to 
  D) in favor of 
  2.When he was a young man, Lincoln ___ down the Mississippi in a flatboat. 
  A) drained 
  B) dragged 
  C) dripped 
  D) drifted 
  3.Tom got home very late that night and his parents were already asleep, so he tiptoed(踮起脚走)upstairs to his own room, ___ of waking either of them. 
  A) fearful 
  B) frightening 
  C) alarmed 
  D) anxious 
  4.Was it ___ at the party on Friday? 
  A) funny 
  B) drama 
  C) dramatic 
  D) fun 
  5.We were abliged to accept it as true in the ___of other evidence. 
  A) shortage 
  B) lack 
  C) presence 
  D) absence 
  6.After a quick ___ at the patient the doctor rang for an ambulance. 
  A) glance 
  B) glimpse 
  C) gaze 
  D) stare 
  7.Mary was given the first prize by the ___ of judges. 
  A) panel 
  B) cabinet 
  C) appointment 
  D) harmony 
  8.I caught a ___ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street. 
  A) vision 
  B) glimpse 
  C) look 
  D) scene 
  9.Children are very curious ___. 
  A) at heart 
  B) on purpose 
  C) in person 
  D) by nature 
  10.During the war she always kept a ___ of tinned food in the house. 
  A) load 
  B) substitute 
  C) reserve 
D) conservation
答案解析:
   1.答案:D 
   译文:所有这些支持建议的人会举双手赞成吗? 
   解析:A) in/with relation to 关于,涉及,有关;与……相比 
   eg. I have a lot to say ~that affair. 关于那件事,我有好多话要说。 
   Wages are very low ~the cost of living. 与生活费相比,工资是很低的。 
   B) in excess of 超过 
   C) in contrast to/with 与……形成对比,与……截然不同 
   D) in favor of 赞同,支持,有利于 
   eg. be in favor of sb.’s suggestion 赞同某人的建议 
   2.答案:D 
   译文:林肯年轻时曾经乘平底船顺密西西比河漂流而下。 
   解析:A) drain vt./vi./n. 慢慢排去,使耗尽 
   eg. ~rice 滤去米中的水 dig trenches to ~the water away 开沟排水 
   B) drag vt./vi./n. 用力拉,拖,拽 
   eg. ~a net in fishing 拖网捕鱼 ~oneself along 拖着脚步走 
   C) drip vt./vi./n. 滴下,溢出 
   eg. See if the tap is dripping. 去看看龙头有没有漏水。 
   D) drift n./vi./vt. 漂流 
   eg. harbour ~港湾里漂浮的杂物 ~apart (两者)漂离,疏远 
   3.答案:A 
   译文:汤姆那天夜里回家太晚了,他的父母已经睡了,所以他踮起脚上楼回自己的房间,怕惊醒了他们。 
   解析:A) fearful adj. 可怕的,害怕的,担心的,敬畏的,极坏的 
   fearful of 怕,担心 
   eg. be fearful of falling 怕摔到 
   B) frightening adj. 恐吓的,害怕的 
   C) alarm n./vt. 警报,使惊恐,使担心 
   D) anxious adj. 忧虑的,焦虑的,渴望的,急切的 
   eg. an ~moment 令人焦急不安的时刻 
   Be ~for sb. to succeed 渴望某人成功 
   Be ~to know the result 急于了解结果 
   4.答案:D 
   译文:星期五的聚会好玩吗? 
   解析:A) funny adj./n. 滑稽的,有趣的,古怪的,不舒服的,狡猾的,笑话 
   eg. a ~story 好笑的故事 
   B) drama n. 剧本,戏剧 
   Eg. stage a ~上演一出戏 
   Be interested in Chinese ~对中国戏剧有兴趣 
   C) dramatic adj. 戏剧的,戏剧性的,激动人心的,惹人注目的 
   eg. a ~event (scene) 富有戏剧性的事件(场面) 
   D) fun n./adj. 有趣的,给人欢乐的 
   eg. have fun 作乐,玩乐 a ~party 欢乐的聚会 have a ~time 过的开心 
   5. 答案:D 
   译文:在缺乏其他证据的情况下,我们被迫接受这个事实。 
   解析:A) shortage n. 不足,缺少 no lack of 不缺乏 
   eg. a ~of 100 tons 100吨的短缺额 
   B) lack n./vi./vi. 缺少,缺乏 for/by/from/through lack of 因缺乏 
   eg. Logic is a conspicuous ~ in his writing. 他的文章显然缺乏逻辑性。 
   He is ~ing in responsibility. 他缺乏责任心。 
   Your statement ~s detail. 你的叙述不够详尽具体。 
   C) presence n. 出席,到场;存在 
   eg. speak in the ~ of a large audience