1.The two lawyers ___ for a few minutes about the exact meaning of a point of law.
A) discussed
B) argued
C) quarrelled
D) clashed
2.He stood on the ___ of the river, looking down into the water.
A) border
B) coast
C) bank
D) beach
3.He said that one must ___ religion from politics.
A) divorce
B) divide
C) identify
D) differ
4.Generally, the larger the ___ , the more stable the object.
A) basis
B) basin
C) base
D) basement
5.We cannot judge a person simply on the ___ of his education.
A) condition
B) basis
C) principle
D) base
6.By rail it is cheaper to buy a return ticket than two ___ tickets.
A) individual
B) single
C) singular
D) separate
7.We’re all in favor of spending whatever is necessary to ___ air pollution.
A) struggle
B) combat
C) conflict
D) dismiss
8.We must leave nothing to ___.
A) possibility
B) wish
C) opportunity
D) chance
9.He ___ the members of the audience to their seats.
A) accompanied
B) distributed
C) attended
D) conducted
10. While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded ___ the nurse Florence Nightingale.
A) in line with
B) in favour of
C) in honour of
D) in place of
答案解析：
1.答案：B
译文：两位律师在几分钟时间内就一个法律要点的确切含义进行了辩论。
解析：A) discuss vt. 讨论，辩论，论述
eg. They put their heads together to ～ what to do next. 他们聚在一起讨论下一步干什么。考试大
What does the book ～ ? 这本书讲的是什么？
～ business with sb. 与某人谈生意（或正经事 ）
B) argue vi./vt. 提供理由，争论，主张，认为 argue for/against 提供理由
～ with sb. about/over sth. 与某人辩论某事
～ sb. into ( out of ) doing sth. 说服某人做（不做）某事
eg. The report ～s against tax increases. 报告列举了反对增税的种种理由。
I was too tired to ～ the point. 我太累了，不想争论这一点。
His accent ～s him to be a southerner. 他的口音表明他是个南方人。
C) quarrel n./vi. 争吵 have a ～ with sb. about sth. 就某事跟某人争吵
make/patch up a ～ （争吵后）言归于好
～ with sb. 与某人吵架
D) clash vi./vt./n. 发生冲突，不协调，不一致
eg. Her birthday party ～ed with my examination, so I couldn’t go. 她的生日庆祝会和我的考试时间冲突，所以我没法去。
The fittings ～ with architecture. 建筑物的设备与其风格不配。
a ～ of opinions 意见的冲突 a color ～ 色彩的不协调
2.答案：C
译文：他站在河岸，朝水下看。
解析：A) border n./vi./adj. 边沿，边境，边界
eg. ～ disputes 边境争端 ～ incidents 边境事件
B) coast n./vt./vi. 海岸，沿岸航行
eg. sail along the ～ 沿海岸航行 ～ing trade 沿海贸易（尤指国内沿海港口间的贸易）
C) bank n./vt./vi. （河）岸，堤，（山）坡
eg. on the south ～ of the Yangtse River 在长江南岸
D) beach n./vi./vt. 海滩，（船）搁浅
3.答案：A
译文：他说一个人必须把宗教和政治分离开。
解析：A) divorce n./vt./vi. 离婚，分离，脱离
eg. the ～ of theory from practice 理论脱离实践
the ～ between state and religion 政教的分离
B) divide vt./vi./n. 分开，隔开
eg. ～ one’s time between work and study 把时间分别用在工作和学习上
Let’s ～ ourselves into two groups. 我们分成两个小组吧。
The new road will ～ the development. 这条路将把开发区隔开。
C) indentify vt./vi. 认出，识别，确定，一致
eg. Some people ～ happiness with wealth. 有些人认为有钱就是幸福。
A small baby can ～ its mother by her voice. 幼小的婴儿能听得出母亲的声音。
The witness was able to ～ who had fired. 证人认得出是谁开的枪。
～ … as… 认出 She identified the man as her attacker. 她认出那个男人就是袭击过她的人。
D) differ vt. 不同 differ from
eg. Chinese ～s greatly from English in pronunciation. 汉语发音跟英语大不相同。
We ～ from/with him on/about/upon that question. 我们在那个问题上跟他们意见不同。
