英語詞匯訓練 第一季 （一）

第1組

1. A cork will ____ in water, but a stone sinks.
A. fly B. flow C. float D. drift
 
Float “漂浮”
活塞會在水上漂浮而石頭則會沉下去
 
2. A dark suit is preferable ____ a light one for evening wear.
A.to B. than C. for D. against
 
To 一般跟preferable搭配，preferable to 意思是“更好的，更合意的”
 
3. A few minutes after the plane had taken off, it ____ to the ground.
A. crashed B. crushed C. dashed D. flashed
 
Crash “撞擊，墜毀”
 
4. A friendship may be ____ , casual, situation or deep and lasting
A. identical B. original C. superficial D. critical
 
Superficial 表面的、膚淺的
 
5. A good newspaper publishes both ____ and foreign news.
A. current B. latest C. recent D. domestic
 
Domestic 國內的
 
6. A good teacher must know how to ____ his ideas.
A. convey B. display C. consult D. confront
 
Convey 傳達
 
7. A great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the ____ of becoming white collar workers.
A. privilege B. advantage C. profit D. preference
 
Privilege “特權”
 
8. A hush fell over the guests who had ____ for the wedding celebration.
A. assembled B. participated C. attended D. summoned
 
Assemble “聚集，集合，召集”
 
9. A landing on Mars is within the ____ of current physical theory.
A. dimension B. volume C. magnitude D. scope
 
在火星著陸是現代物理學研究的范圍
 
10. A Love marriage, however, does not necessarily ____ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.
A. take over B. result in C. holds on D. keep to
 
Result in “導致，結果”
然而一個有愛情的婚姻并不一定導致雙方興趣的一致承擔更多的責任。
 
11. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents` ____
A. command B. conviction C. consent D. compromise
 
Consent “同意，贊成”
 
12. A police officer was sent to ____ the crime.
A. march B. investigate C. survey D. explore
Investigate “調查”
 

第2組

1. A promotion of a country`s international trade position is associated with ______of its currency.
A. appreciation B. boom C. spiral D. prosperity
 
Appreciation “增值”；boom “繁榮”；spiral “螺旋式上升”；prosperity“繁榮”
一個國家的外貿地位同它的貨幣增值有關。
 
2. A student sticking closely to the ____of the school is often praised by teachers.
A. orders B. regulations C. principles D. interests
 
Regulations “規章制度”
 
3. A year ago the firm had a ____ loss of 4.3 million dollars or 20 cents a share after all necessary deduction.
A. total B. gross C.net D. clear
 
Net “純的，凈的”
 
4. Able placed too much ____ on sports mad not enough on his studies.
A. importance B. emphasis C. interest D. worth
 
Place emphasis on “強調……”或“重視……”
 
5. Accuracy is ____ to the programming of computers.
A. fundamental B. decisive C. characteristic D. typical
 
精確是計算機編程的根本
 
6. Adam is one of my best friends, He always ____me whenever I am in trouble.
A. stands out B. stands by C. stands up D. stands up to
 
Stand by “支持，遵守諾言”
 
7. After 1978 the farm began to take ____ a new look.
A. in B. on C. up D.to
 
Take on “呈現（新面貌）”
 
8. After a long struggle, he ____ his opponents.
A. competed with B. got on with C. defeated D. yielded to
 
Defeat “擊敗，（使挫折）”
 
9. After a quick____ at the patient the doctor rang for an ambulance.
A. glance B. peer C. gaze D. scan
 
Glance at “看一眼，瞥”
 
10. After flying across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh became famous ____
A. immediately B. overnight C. punctually D. promptly
 
Overnight “一夜之間”
 

第3組

 
1. After negotiation, the two countries ______ the terms of peace.
A. agreed with B. agreed in C. agreed to D. agreed on
 
Agree on 強調對某一事物“達成一致”
 
2. After several months of practice, I can______ VOA without much difficulty
A. hear B. listen to C. realize D. follow
 
Follow “領悟，跟隨”，例如：Can you follow me?你能聽懂我說的嗎
 
3. After the good harvest, the young farmer ______ 2,000 yuan in the bank.
A. set aside B. saved C. drew D. deposited
 
Deposit “存儲，存放”
 
4. After trying this new medicine, he found it didn`t _____at all
A. affect B. effect C. work D. care
 
Work 此處為不及物動詞，“起作用，有效，行的通”
 
5. All experts agree that the most important consideration with diet drugs is carefully ______the risk and benefits.
A. weighing B. valuing C. evaluation D. distinguishing
 
Weigh “權衡，考慮”
 
6. All of them ________technical innovations.
A. are absorbed in B. are absorbing in C. are absorbed to D. are absorbing to
 
Be absorbed in 固定搭配，“聚精會神….專于…...”
 
7.______all the difficulties, she finished the project by herself.
A. As for B. In spite C. Besides D. Despite
 
Despite “盡管，不顧”
 
8. All the information we have collected in relation to that case ____very little.
A. makes up for B. adds up to C. comes up with D. puts up with
 
Add up to “總計，意為著”
 

第4組

1. Although Asian countries are generally more ____in social customs than Western countries, there have been several notable examples of women leaders in both China and India.
A. conservative B. confidential C. comprehensive D. consistent
 
conservative adj. 保守的
 
2. Although I like the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful ____through the window.
A. vision B. look C. picture D. view
 
D
3. Although I warned him of the possible danger, he never took any ____of what I said.
A. attention B. remark C. observation D. notice
 
Take notice of 固定詞組 “注意……”
 
4. Although the main characters in the novel ate so true to life, they are entirely ____
A. imaginary B. imaginative C. imagine D. imaginable
 
Imaginary “虛構的，想象的”
 
5. Although the two players are ____ in the tennis court, they are really good friends.
A. partners B. enemies C. rivals D. companions
 
Rival“（競爭、比賽）對手，敵手”
 
6. Although there are still many problems ahead, ____ out work has been successful.
A. by and by B.by and large C.by all means D.by no means
 
By and large “一般說來，大體上”
 
7. American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to____ enterprises.
A. moveable B. changing C. flexible D. varying
 
Flexible “靈活的”
 
8. Anything that is able to flow as liquid is a kind of ____substance
A. mobile B. variable C .fluid D. movable
 
Fluid “流動的，流體的活流體物質”
 
9. Anything that is dropped from a height falls towards the center of the earth because of pull of ____
A. weight B. attraction C. gravity D. density
 
Gravity “重力，地心引力”
 
10. Applicants are ____to provide evidence that their English is good enough to study the United States.
A. demanded B. obliged C. due D. necessary
 
Be obliged to do sth，“不得不做某事，被迫做某事”
Demand “要求”，只能用在demand sth 或demand to do sth 或demand that 這樣的句型中
Due to sth “預訂將做某事”
Necessary 主語不能是人
申請者不得不提供證據來證明他們的英語水平能在美國學習。
 
11. Are you ____when you say that you will help me?
A. honest B. frank C. sincere D. profound
 
Sincere “真誠的，誠懇的，真心的”
Frank “坦白的，直率的”
 
C
 

第5組

 
1. As everyone knows, the exchange ____ fluctuates almost daily.
A. ration B. ration C. rate D. interest
 
analyze：rate的意思是“比，比率”。Exchange rate 是固定搭配，意思是“兌換率”
 
2. As far as rank of position is concerned, an associate professor is ____to a professor, though they are almost equally knowledgeable.
A. attached B. subsidiary C. previous D. inferior
 
inferior的意思是“地位較低的，地位較差的”
 
3. As is well-known, knowledge is the ____condition for expansion of mind.
A. indispensable B. indefinite C. inevitable D. impossible
 
indispensable的意思是“不可缺少的，必需的”
 
4. As scheduled, the communications satellite went into____ round the earth.
A. circle B. orbit C. path D. course
 
orbit的意思是“軌道”
 
5. As soon as it started to rain we turned round and ____home.
A. made for B. called for C. cared for D. searched for
 
Make for 的意思是“朝……前進，前往”
 
6. There is no ____evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.
A. rigid B. solid C. smooth D. harsh
 
Solid意為“結實的，可靠的”
 
7. The beauty of his picture____ its balance of colors.
A. consists of B. be consisted of C. consists in D.be consisted in
 
Consist of 意為“由….組成”
 
8. His failure ______his carelessness and laziness.
A. resulted in B. led to C. contributed to D. was attributed to
 
Attribute ……to 意為“把……歸因于”
 
9. On hearing the joke, he burst into____.
A. a loud laughter B. loud loughs C. loud laughter D. loud laughings
 
Burst into laughter 突然大笑（=burst out laughing）
C
 
10. The police are ____ the records of all those involved in the crime.
A. looking out B. looking after C. looking into D. looking on
 
Looking into意為“觀看，旁觀”

英語詞匯訓練 第一季 （二）

 
1. Dozens of Scientific groups all over the world have been ____the goal of a practical and economic way to use sunlight to split water molecules.
A. pursuing  B. chasing  C. reaching  D. winning
 
Pursuing 指正在尋求達到上述目標的方法。
 
2. When traveling, you are advised to take travelers checks, which provide a secure ____ to carrying your money in cash.
A. substitute  B. selection  C. preference  D. alternative
 
Alternative 兩者或兩者以上挑一
 
3. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this ____  produces artificial cold surrounding it.
A. absorption  B. transition  C. consumption  D. interaction
 
Absorption 吸收
水從固態變成液態是，吸收它周圍所有物質的熱量，而這種吸收便在它的周圍產生人為的低溫狀態。
 
4. I didn`t say anything like that at all. You are purposely ____ my ideas to prove you point.
A. revising  B. contradiction  C. distorting  D. distraction
 
Revising 改編，修改
Contradicting 自相矛盾
Distorting 歪曲，曲解
Distraction 分神，打擾，迷惑
 
5. Since it is late to change my mind now, I am ____ to carrying out the plan.
A. obliged  B. committed  C. engaged  D. resolved
 
Be obliged to 對……很感激
Be committed to 同意承擔，答應干某事
Engaged in 從事……
Resolved to 決心
 
6. To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must ____qualities and varieties of products we make to the world market demand.
A. improve  B. enhance  C. guarantee  D. gear
 
Gear 使適應，使適合
 
為了在國與國之間的激烈競爭中能生存下去，我們必須使我們的產品質量和品種適應世界市場需求
 
7. She wondered if she could have the opportunity to spend ____ here so that she could learn more about the city.
A. sometimes  B. some time  C. sometime  D. some times
 
Sometimes 有時； some time 一些時間；sometime以前的，一度的，前任的；some times 在某些場合
 
她不知道她是否有機會在此處花一些時間以便使她更多了解這個城市的情況。
 
8. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that ____ the speaker stopped for refreshments.
A. at large  B. at intervals  C. at ease  D. at random
 
At intervals 不時，時時。
 
講座會開得那么冗長使人精疲力竭，致使發言的人不時停下來喝點飲料。
 
9. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th ____ the Birth of Jesus Christ.
A. in accordance with  B. in terms of   C.in favor of  D. in honor of
 
in honor of 紀念，招待。
 
10. It was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it ____ as well as we had hoped.
A. came off  B. went off  C. brought out  D. made out
 
Came off 結果，離開，舉行，實現，成功
Went off 離去，變壞，爆炸
Brought out 使出現；出版，公布
Made out 書寫，拼湊，完成
 
11. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were ____.
A. hung up  B. hung back  C. cut down  D. cut off
 
Hung up 把……掛起來
Hung back 猶豫，躊躇不前
Cut down砍到
Cut off 突然中斷

英語詞匯訓練 第一季 （三）

 
1. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly ____ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days Before the party date.
A. admired  B. regarded  C. expected  D. worshipped
 
Admired 羨慕，regarded 尊敬，expected 期望， worshipped 崇拜
 
2. A ____ of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.
A. shorthand  B. scheme  C. schedule  D. sketch
 
Shorthand 速記  scheme 精心策劃的計劃  schedule 計劃表  sketch 梗概
 
3. A man has to make ____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old
A. supply  B. assurance  C. provision  D. adjustment
 
Provision 預防、防備
 
4. The newly-built science building seems ____ enough to last a hundred years.
A. spacious  B. sophisticated  C. substantial  D. steady
 
Spacious 寬敞的  sophisticated 先進的  substantial堅固的  steady 穩定的
 
5. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are ____ free medical care.
A. entitled to  B. involved in  C. associated with  D. assigned to
 
Entitled to 給予  involved 卷入   associated with 與…相關   assigned to  把…分配給
 
6. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ____.
A. danger  B. stake  C. loss  D. threat
 
At stake 在危險中    at a loss 不知所措
 
7. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at ____
A. wrong  B. trouble  C. fault  D. difficulty
 
At fault 出故障，出差錯
 
8. Your advice would be ____ valuable to him, who is at present at his wits` end.
A. exceedingly  B. excessively  C. extensively  D. exclusively
 
Exceedingly 非常,excessively 過量地  extensively廣泛地 exclusively 排它性地
 
9. People ____ that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today.
A. convinced  B. anticipated  C. resolved  D. assured
 
Convinced 使人信服  anticipated 期待 resolved 決心  assured 保證
 
10. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ____ for language learning purpose, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills
A. adapted  B. acknowledged  C. assembled  D. appointed
 
Adapted for 使適應 acknowledged 承認  assembled 集合 appointed 指定
 
11. John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ____ in the dictionary.
A. missing  B. losing  C. dropping  D. leaking
 
Missing 缺掉的，下落不明的   losing 丟失，一般不作形容詞，更不能作置于名詞后的形容詞
Dropping 往下掉的            leaking獻身
 
12. In the past, most foresters have been men , but today, the number of woman ____this field is climbing.
A. engaging  B. devoting  C. registering  D. pursuing
 
Engaging 從事（通常接in）   devoting獻身（通常接to）   registering 記錄  pursuing 追趕；從事，進行
 
13. Their demand for a pay raise has not the slightest ____ of being met.
A. prospect  B. prediction  C. prosperity  D. permission
 
Prospect 前景   prediction預言   prosperity 繁榮   permission 允許
 
14. It is usually the case that people seldom behave in a ____ way when in a furious state.
A. stable  B. rational  C. legal  D. credible
 
Stable穩定的 rational理智的 legal合法的 credible 可信賴的
 
15. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and he has to ____ the consequences.
A. answer for  B. run into  C. abide by  D. step into
 
Answer for  對…負責  run into 使陷進    abide by 遵守  step into 插手，干涉
他未能履行合同規定,他要對后果負責
 
16. The river is already ____ its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood.
A. parallel to  B. level in  C. flat on  D. flush with
 
Parallel to 與…平行  level in 相等   flat on 平躺   flush with 與…齊平
 
17. The supervisor didn`t have time so far to go into it ____ , but he gave us an idea about his plan.
A. at hand  B. in turn  C. in conclusion  D. at length
 
At hand 手頭，附近   in turn 依次，輪流     in conclusion 結論    at length 詳細地，充分地
 
18. The mother said she would ____ her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper.
A. let down  B. let alone  C. let off  D. let out
 
Let down 放下，放低  let alone 不管，不干涉  let off 免除 let out 放出，逃出

英語詞匯訓練 第一季 （四）

 
1. Professor Smith and Professor Brown will ____ in giving the class lectures.
A. exchange  B. alter  C. shift  D.alternate
 
Alternate 輪流，交替發生或出現 Wet days alternate with fine days.晴雨天交替更迭
 
shift 搬動，移動 Lend me a hand to shift the piano, will you?請幫忙搬一下這臺鋼琴
 
exchange 交換  exchange…for 用...換…   alter 修改。
 
2. Pack the cake in a strong box, or it might get ____ in the post
A. splashed  B. split  C. crushed  D. crashed
 
Crush 壓壞，壓碎，弄皺 Her dress was crushed
Splash 濺，潑
Split 裂開
Crash 猛跌，（飛機）失事
 
3. The thief ____ the papers all over the room while he was searching.
A. abandoned  B. vanished  C. scattered  D. deserted
 
Scatter （=throw or put in various directions, or here and there）撒
Desert 遺棄 vanish 消亡
 
4. Today, housework has been made much easier by electrical ____.
A. facilities  B. appliance  C. instruments  D. equipment
 
Electric appliances 電器用具 facilities 公用設備
Equipment 設備，裝備(集合名詞)   instrument 儀器
 
5. Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to ____.
A. hamper  B. support  C. spoilt  D. hurt
 
Hamper（=hinder, prevent free movement or activity）阻礙
Lack of equipment is hampering our work
本題譯文: 他們兩人都認為他不怎么樣并極力阻礙他工作
 
6. Her display of bad temper completely ____ the party
A. harmed  B. damaged  C. spoilt  D. hurt
 
Spoil 使……掃興，搞糟
Hurt 傷害  damage損壞  harm危害
 
7. We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son`s illness had put him under great ____.
A. emotion  B. excitement  C. crisis  D. stress
 
Put sb. Under great stress 使某人處境非常緊張
 
8. Your help is ____ for the success of the project.
A. indispensable  B. indicative  C. inevitable  D. inherent
 
Indispensable 不可缺少的，必須的
Indicative 指示的
Inevitable 不可避免的
Inherent 固有的，天生的
 
9. Our attitude toward our teachers should be ____, but not slavish or superstitious.
A. respectable  B. respected  C. respective  D. respectful
 
Respectable（=deserving respect）值得尊敬的，品行端正的
Respectful（=showing respect to）有禮貌的，表示尊敬的
Respective 各個的
Respected 尊敬的
Respecting （=relation to; concerned with）關于，說到
 
10. We could see that he was trying to ____ his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault
A. run over  B. smooth over  C. pass off  D. turn down
 
Smooth over(=make smooth, put right, palliate)使平息，使恢復正常的，掩飾
（1）I will try to smooth their quarrel over（我將設法平息他們的爭吵）
（2）Don`t try to smooth over your fault （不要設法掩飾你的過錯）
 
11. He`s ____ drink and never dose a stoke of work.
A. gone to  B. taken to  C. taken up  D. gone for
 
Taken to 養成（某種習慣）
他已成了酒徒，從來沒有干過一件工作

英語詞匯訓練 第一季 （五）

 
1. “Who is responsible for sending out misinformation?”
“Most of the fault lies ____ the administration.”
A. in  B. to  C. on  D. with
 
Lie with 應由……（承擔責任）；（作出決定等）得靠……
(1)The responsibility lies with the driver
(2)It lies with you to accept or reject he the proposal. (接受還是拒絕這項建議由你決定)
 
2. Maria ____ missed the first train so as to travel on the same one as John.
A. deliberately B. intensively  C. decisively  D. objectively
 
Deliberately(= on purpose, intentionally) 故意地，存心地
 
3. Do you think a wife should ____ her habits and tastes to those of her husband?
A. comply  B. confirm  C. consent  D. conform
 
Conform 遵守，符號: All the students must conform to the rules（全體學生必須遵守規章）
Conform sth. to sth. else 使符合：He conformed the plans to the new specifications.（他使這些集合符合新規范）
Comply with 遵守；confirm 使堅定，確認，證實；consent（to）同意，贊同
 
4. He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent ____ to the ground.
A. crashing  B. throwing  C. rushing  D. dropping
 
Crash(to the ground)猛跌（到地上）。Crash 常指飛機等的“失事”，如：He was killed in an aircraft crash
 
5. High interest rate ____ people from borrowing money.
A. discourage  B. decrease  C. disturb  D. disgust
 
Discourage sb. From doing sth 使認為某事不值得做 The weather discouraged people from going to the sports meeting.
6. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of ____ standards.
A. equivalent  B. uniform  C. alike  D. likely
 
Equivalent 相等的，一樣的 He exchanged his pounds for the equivalent amount of dollars uniform
Likely 很可能的，有希望的
Alike 相同的，想象的
 
7. The two things are the same in outward form but different ____.
A. in addition  B. in brief  C. in common  D. in essence
 
In essence 本質上；in addition 此外；in brief 簡短地；in common 共同
 
8. ____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.
A. By the way  B. In a way  C. In the way  D. In no way
 
In a way(-to some extent) 在某種程度上；in no way 絕不；
By the way 順便提一下；in the way 礙事
9. ____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.
A. Strangely  B. Fantastically  C. Surprisingly  D. Fancy
 
Fancy doing 沒想到，竟然
（1）Fancy your him（沒想到你竟然認識他！）
（2）Fancy spending the day in here!（沒想到竟然在這里過了一天）
 
10. With sufficient scientific information a manned trip to Mars should be ____.
A. obtainable  B. potential  C. considerable  D. feasible
 
Feasible（=that can be done）可行的，可做到的
（1）Your plan sounds quite feasible 你的計劃聽起來很可行。
（2）It`t not feasible to make the trip in one day. 一天內要進行這次旅行是做不到的。
Obtainable 可得到的；considerable相當的，客觀的；potential 潛在的，可能的
 
11. If the boy had ____ the dog alone it wouldn`t have bitten him.
A. set  B. left  C. had  D. put
 
Leave sb. /sth alone 不惹，不管，不碰  Leave the box alone. 別碰那個盒子。
 
12. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious ____ without scientific basis
A. process  B. practice  C. procedure  D. program
 
Process (= connected series of actions, or series of operations)
過程：By what process is cloth made form wool？經過什么過程羊毛織成呢料？
Practice（=the doing of something of , performance or repeated exercise, etc）
實習，練習，開業：She is doing her practice at the piano 她在練習彈鋼琴。
Procedure(= the regular order of doing things)
程序：the usual procedure at a meeting 開會的通常程序
Program （= plan of what is to be done or list of items or events）
課程，計劃，大綱:What is the program for tomorrow？明天上什么課？
 
13. I must go now. ____, if you want that book I`ll bring it next time.
A. Incidentally  B. Accidentally  C. Occasionally  D. Subsequently
 
Incidentally （= by the way）
附帶地，順便：Fred said, incidentally, that he had no dinner.
Accidentally(= by chance)
偶然地：I met with an old friend of mine accidentally last week.上星期我偶然碰到一位老朋友。
Occasionally (= from time to time, not regularly)
不時地，偶爾：We get visitors here occasionally. 我們偶爾再此接客
Subsequently(=afterwards, later)
At first we thought we would go; but subsequently we learned we were needed at home.
起初，我們想離開，但隨后我們得知家里需要我們。
 
14. A completely new situation is likely to ____ when the school leaving age is raised to 16.
A. arouse  B. rise  C. arise  D. abide
 
Arise (= come into being , appear, happen)產生，發生
Difficulties will arise as we do the work 我們做這項工作時會發生困難
Arouse 喚起，激起rise上升，abide遵守
 
15. The illness from which Mary is suffering has now been ____ as hepatitis.
A. diagnosed  B. determined  C. deduced  D. discovered
 
Diagnose……as 把……診斷為……
譯文：瑪麗的病現已診斷為肝炎

英語詞匯訓練 第一季 （六）

1. All foreign visitors are requested to ____ with the regulations in this area.
A. agree  B. comply  C. consent  D. conform
 
Comply with (= act in accordance with a demand, order, rule, etc.)遵守
People who refuse to comply with the law will be punished. 拒絕遵守法律者將受到懲罰
Conform to 使一致，符合 ；Conform to rules 符合規則 ；conform to the customs of society 遵從社會習俗
Consent to 同意，贊同   consent to a plan  贊同計劃
 
2. Thomas Edison considered genius to be ____ one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
A. composed of  B. constituted in  C. consisted of  D. comprised in
 
Be composed of 由……組成
Consist of  由…組成，不及物動詞，不能用于被動語態
 
3. Although Lucy was slimming, she found cream cakes quite ____.
A. irregular  B. inevitable  C. incredible  D. irresistible
 
Irresistible 不可抵擋的，誘人的  I can`t refuse this offer; it is irresistible
Irregular 不規律的，不合規則的  These procedures are highly irregular.
Incredible 不可避免的，不可信的 His story of rescuing six drowning men is incredible.
Inevitable 不可避免的  Traffic delays are inevitable at a holiday weekend.
 
譯文：雖然露西正在減輕體重，但她覺得奶油蛋糕是誘人的。
 
4. Your essay is quite good: just ____ it ____ with a few illustrations and quotations.
A. put…up  B. touch…up  C. cut…out  D. write…off
 
Touch up ( = improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations)潤色，修飾
The last part of the article needs to be touched up. 這篇文章最后一部分需要潤色
 
Put up 留宿；cut out 刪掉;  write off 報銷
 
5. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into ____ when judging my examination.
A. regard  B. account  C. thought  D. observation
 
Take sth into account ( = consider)考慮到:
We must take local conditions in to account.
 
6. There are three basic ways of ___ language to writing, and all known graphic systems use one or a combination of these.
A. committing  B. attaching  C. comparing  D. relating
 
Commit…to 托付，交付 He was committed to the care of his aunt.他被托付給他的姨媽照管
Commit sth to writing  把……寫下來
 
7. Roses are quite ____ flowers in English gardens.
A. ordinary  B. common  C. usual  D. general
 
Common (= usual and ordinary)普通的，常見的
A common experience 普通的經歷  a common tree 常見的樹木
This bird is common throughout Europe. 這種鳥在歐洲很常見
Usual（= done, found, used or existing most of the time）經常的，通常的
This is the usual state of the house 這房子里平常就是這種樣子
Ordinary 正常的，普通的。An ordinary day 平凡的一天,ordinary people 普通人
General普通的它與common比較，語氣稍強，含有很少例外的意外
 
8. On turning the corner, we saw the road ____ steeply.
A. departing  B. decreasing  C. descending  D. depressing
 
steeply['sti:pli]
 
descend ( = come or go down)走下來，傳下來
He descended from the top of the mountain
Depress 壓抑，使沮喪 depart 出發，啟程
 
9. Probability is the mathematical study of the ____ of an event`s occurrence.
A. desire  B. likelihood  C. potential  D. unworthy
 
likelihood  可能，可能性 n
desire  欲望，要求
potential 可能性，潛能 n
unworthy 不值得的
譯文：概率是對事件發生的可能性的數學研究
 
10. The police refused to ____ the clues they were working on.
A. exhibit  B. disclose  C. expose  D. discern
 
Disclose （=uncover; allow to be seen; make known）透露，使顯露
The lawyer disclosed the details of the case
Expose 揭發  discern 識別
 
11. The shop assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of ____ quality, he`d tell them so.
A. minor  B. humble  C. inferior  D. awkward
 
Inferior 差的，自卑的
這位商店售貨員對顧客很坦率。如果貨物質量不好，他就把情況告訴顧客。
 
12. The rocks are very big with ____ of colors on them
A. bands  B. marks  C. rails  D. shapes
 
Band 條紋 mark 痕跡，斑點，記號，標記
巖石上色彩不同的“條紋”
 
13. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the witness ____ that his story was true.
A. stuck out  B. stood out  C. kept down  D. held up
 
Stick out 堅持
 
14. In a typhoon, winds ____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.
A. assume  B. accomplish  C. attain  D. assemble
 
Attain （= succeed in doing or getting）達到（目的等），取得（成就等）
I hope you will attain your object.
Accomplish 完成；assume 假定，假設；assemble 集合，裝配