20. I've got a very ____ schedule so I can't see you until tomorrow. A) tight B) strict C) close D) pressing
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例21 A completely new situation will ____ when the examination system comes into existence. A) arise B) rise C) raise D) arouse 答案是A)。arise, vi. 意思是"出现";arouse, vt. 意思是"唤醒"。
例22 The football match was televised ____ from the Workers' Stadium. A) alive B) live C) life D) lively 答案是B)。live既可用作adj.,也可用作adv.,在本句中的意思是"从现场地"。
例23 In Britain, the best season of the year is probably ___ spring. A) later B) last C) latter D) late 答案是D)。late spring意思是"晚春"。
1. Many difficulties have ____ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel. A) risen B) raised C) arisen D) arrived
2. When they broke open the door, they found him ____ on the floor unconscious. A) lay B) lain C) lying D) lied
3. If you want to know the train schedule, please ____ at the booking office. A) acquire B) inquire C) request D) require
4. The plate glass must be capable of ____ very high temperatures. A) sustaining B) retaining C) maintaining D) obtaining
5. Hongkong is ____ of its reputation as a business center of the world. A) worth B) worthy C) worthwhile D) worthless
6. He led an ____ life and never wasted anything.(北大四级P108) A) economic B) economical C) economy D) economics
7. The three girls were eXPert in swimming, jumping and running ____. A) respectfully B) respectively C) respectably D) respective 8. When a man ____ his own health, he is less worried about getting ill and not being able to support his family. A) ensures B) assures C) insures D) secures
单词辨义
这类试题的特点是选项为意思各不相干的四个词,主要测试考生对某些重点单词的意义的掌握。这些词主要是一些单个的动词、名词、代词、副词和形容词。
例24 There were no tickets ____ for Friday's performance. A) preferable B) considerable C) possible D) available 答案是D)。available意思是"可得到的"。
例25 Nylon is a kind of ____ material widely used in our daily lives. A) mixed B) synthetic C) combined D) systematic 答案是B)。synthetic是"合成的"的意思。
例26 If the test taker finds an item to which an answer is not known, it may be ____ to leave it blank and go on with the test. A) valuable B) advisable C) considerable D) probable 答案是B)。advisable在这里意思是"可取的"。
1. We welcome rain, but a(n) ____ large amount of rainfall will cause floods. A) extensively B) extremely C) specially D) constantly 2. She is a very ____ secretary, she never forgets anything or makes a mistake. A) anxious B) effective C) adequate D) efficient
3. In teaching it is highly ____ to know exactly what one is hoping to achieve. A) desirable B) applicable C) comfortable D) respectable 4. The new medicine the doctor ____ for the pain in my stomach is imported and quite eXPensive. A) bought B) prescribed C) described D) discovered
5. The earthquake victims are in ____ need of medical supplies. A) urgent B) current C) constant D) subsequent
6. Our company decided to ____ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met. A) destroy B) resist C) assume D) cancel
7. Owing to the effective measures ____ by the government, the disease has stopped spreading. A) adapted B) adjusted C) adopted D) afforded
8. It is easier to adapt to new situation if one has a ____ attitude. A) fashionable B) moveable C) flexible D) changeable
9. The money I get from teaching the piano is a useful ____ to my ordinary income. A) substantial B) channel C) supplement D) source 10. Measures should be taken to reduce the ____ of the population in this district. A) density B) depo
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