1.Microsoft insisted that Windows NT should be used on every type of computer, from notebook-size ___ ones to the huge ones that fill data centers. 
  A) portable 
  B) mobile 
  C) slight 
  D) domestic 
  2.It was nearly Christmas, and the children were in high ___. 
  A) moods 
  B) spirits 
  C) tempers 
  D) hearts 
  3.Scientists have discovered a close ___ between smoking and several serious diseases. 
  A) contact 
  B) connection 
  C) communication 
  D) combination 
  4.We have enormous reserves of oil still waiting to be ___. 
  A) deposited 
  B) disposed 
  C) tackled 
  D) tapped 
  5.He grew very angry when he realized how he had been ___ out of his money. 
  A) tricked 
  B) plotted 
  C) deceived 
  D) robbed 
  6.The cars were___because it was impossible to go any further in the fog. 
  A) sacrificed 
  B) transported 
  C) abandoned 
  D) removed 
  7.The president ___ the nation on the subject of war and peace. 
  A) remarked 
  B) addressed 
  C) debated 
  D) commented 
  8.He ___me to take a lawyer to court with me. 
  A) advised 
  B) suggested 
  C) demanded 
  D) insisted 
  9.The police ___ him of participation in the robbery. 
  A) distrusted 
  B) questioned 
  C) suspected 
  D) doubted 
  10.The government is ___ to reassure everyone that the situation is under control. 
  A) worried 
  B) anxious 
  C) concerned 
D) desirable
答案解析:
   1.答案:A 
   译文:微软强调Windows NT应该适用于每一种类型的计算机,不管是手提电脑还是用于数据中心的巨型电脑。 
   解析:A) portable adj./n. 轻便的,手提式的,可移植的, 便携式电脑,活动房屋 
   eg. a ~ typewriter 手提打字机 a ~ test instrument 便携式测试仪器 
   B) mobile adj./n. 活动的,流动的,易变的,活动装置 
   eg. a ~ missile launcher 移动式导弹发射器 ~ labour 流动劳动力 
   ~ troops 快速部队 a ~ face 表情多变的脸 ~ phone 手机 
   C) slight adj./vt. 纤细的,轻微的,少量的,轻视,藐视 
   eg. a ~ figure 瘦小的身材 a ~ framework 脆弱的骨架 
   a ~ cold 轻微的伤风 a ~ difference 微小的区别 
   D) domestic adj./n. 家庭的,国内的,本地的 
   eg. ~ economy 家庭经济 ~ appliances 家用器具 
   ~ and foreign policies 国内外政策 
   2.答案:B 
   译文:快到圣诞了,孩子们兴致高涨。 
   解析:A) be in a good (bad) mood 情绪好(坏) 
   B) in high/great spirits 情绪高涨,兴高采烈 
   in poor/low spirits 情绪低落,意气消沉 
   C) be in a good (bad) temper 心情好(不好) 
   D) in heart 情绪高昂的 
   3.答案:B 
   译文:科学家们已经发现吸烟和一些重病之间的紧密联系。 
   解析:A) contact n./vt./vi./adj./adv. 接触,联系,交往 
   eg. The pilot tried to make ~ with his base. 飞行员设法与基地联系。 
   A physical ~ 身体的接触 
   Come into ~ with new ideas 接触新思想 
   B) connection n. 联结,连接,联系,关系,因果(或逻辑)关系 
   eg. His illness must have had some ~ with his diet. 他的病想必同他的饮食有关。 
   C) communication n. 传达,交流,交往,沟通,通讯 
   eg. a lack of ~ between old and young persons 老年人和青年人之间的缺乏沟通 
   The Ministry of Communications (中国)交通部 
   D) combination n. 结合(体),联合(体) 
   eg. in ~ with 与……联合,与……结合,与……混合 
   4.答案:D 
   译文:我们有大量的石油储备可以开发。 
   解析:A) deposit vt./vi./n. 存放,储蓄,沉淀 
   eg. ~ sth. with sb. 把某物寄放在某人处 ~money in a bank 把钱存在银行里 
   oil ~ 油田,石油藏量 a savings ~ 储蓄金 
   B) dispose vt./vi. 配置,布置,安排,使倾向于,使适应 
   eg. I am ~d to agree with you. 我倾向于你的观点。 
   ~these floppy disks within reach 把这些软盘安放在伸手可以取到的地方 
   C) tackle n./vt./vi. 用具,着手处理,对付,解决 
   eg. ~sb. on a subject 为某一问题与某人交涉 
   ~sb. about his frequent absences 为某人经常缺勤而找他谈话 
   D) tap vt./vi./n. 开发,发掘,水龙头 
   eg. ~the natural resources 开发自然资源 
   ~the production potential