1. The _____ stuck on the outside of the envelope said "By Air".A. label B. ticket C. signal D. sign

[答案] A. label.

[注釋]label 標簽，標記。signal信號。 sign記號；指示牌：traffic signs 。notice布告。

2. Psychological studies show that some people are quick-tempered _____.A. at heart B. on purpose C. in person D. by nature

[答案] D. by nature.

[注釋]by nature 天生，生來。

in person 1）親自，親身：I shall be present at the meeting in person.2）身體上，外貌上：In person he was handsome, strong and healthy.

at heart1)內心里，實質上：His manners are cold, but he is at heart a kind man. 2）考慮的是.....：When I say don't eat sweets, I have your health at heart.on purpose 故意地。

3. She was putting on her watch when the _____ broke and it fell to the ground.

A. belt B. strap C. tie D. string

[答案] B. strap.

[注釋]strap帶。belt繃帶，seatbelt安全帶。tie領帶，string細繩子。

4. Feudal landlords, and imperialists are in no way more _____ than wolves.A. reasonable B. regardless C. ridiculous D. rational

[答案] D. rational.

[注釋]rational 有理性的。

本題譯文：封建地主和帝國主義者并不比豺狼更有理性。

5. His name was on the _____ of my tongue, but I just couldn't recall it.A. end B. point C. edge D. tip

[答案] D. tip.

[注釋]be on the tip of one's tongue 就在嘴邊，差點被想起，如：The answer was on the tip of my tongue, but I could't think of it.

be on the point of 正要：I was just on the point of going when you came in.

6. The authorities declared that because of the war petrol was _____ and had to be rationed .A. inadequate B. rare C. lacked D. scarce

[答案] D. scarce.

[注釋]本題譯文：汽油供不應求，因此必須定量配給。

Scarce不充足的，缺乏的，供不應求的。

Inadequate不適應的，不充分的。

lack vt./vi. 缺乏；沒有；缺少，例如：1）He lacks perseverance.2)Money is lacking for the plan.3)He is lacking in courage.

be lacking in 常指缺乏某種品質、特點等。lack作及物動詞時，一般不用被動語態，故不能選C.

lacked.They lacked for nothing.有人認為，lack for是美國英語。

7. How did it _____ that the two men arrived to address the same meeting at the same time.A. fall out B. take place C. get around D. come through

[答案] A. fall out.

[注釋]fall out吵架，鬧翻。本題中fall out意為happen, come about,例如：As it fell out, they were able to sell their old car.本題中it是形式主語，that引導主語從句。一般來說，不宜用take place作主語謂語，故不能入選。

本題譯文：事情結果怎么會這樣：這兩個人來在同一時間同一會議上作演講？

8. He looked incredulous on hearing the news. He seemed to think it _____.A. incompatible B.incredible C.inclusive D indifferent

[答案] B. incredible.

[注釋]incredible 不可相信的，難以置信的：His story of rescuing six drowning men was incredible.

incompatible不相容的。inclusive包括的，包含的。indifferent 冷淡的，不關心的。

9. In my opinion, your work does not _____ what I expected of you.A. catch up with B. add up to C. come up to D. go in for

[答案] C. come up to.

[注釋]come up to 達到，符合：1)He tries his best to come up to the expectations of the people.2)This piece of work does not come up to the

required standard.

catch up with 趕上；add up to總計；go in for 從事，致力于，追求，沉溺于。

10. I broke my relationship with John because he always found _____ with me.A. error B. mistake C. fault D. failure

[答案] C. fault.

[注釋]find fault with 挑剔，找.....的岔子。例如：1)She tries to please him, but he always finds fault. 2)They found fault with every box I made.

[答案] D. lasted.

[注釋]last vi. 持續