1.In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ____.

A) gaps B) length C) intervals* D) distance

at intervals adv.不时, 相隔一定距离

at length adv.最后, 详细地

at a distance 相距，相隔

2. You can’t afford to let the situation get worse. You must take ____ to put it right.

A) decisions B) directions C) sides D) steps*

take steps to do sth. 设法；采取措施干某事

take sides with 偏袒; 拥护(某方面)

3. The ____ in her eyes gave herself away.

A) sight B) look* C) view D) form

此题意为“她眼神泄漏了她内心的想法。”

“look”表示“眼神” “sight” 表示“视力；视觉” “view”表示“视野”

4. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ____ sicknesses.

A) normal B) regular C) average D) ordinary*

common: Commonly encountered; usual. 通常的通常遇见的；普通的

normal: Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or 无效; typical: 正常的符合、遵循或构成一个准则、标准、方式、水平或形式的；典型的：

e.g. normal room temperature; one’s normal weight; normal diplomatic relations.

标准室温；正常体重；正常外交关系

regular: Customary, usual, or normal:

e.g. the train’s regular schedule. 火车正常的时间表

average: Being intermediate between extremes, as on a scale:

e.g. a player of average ability.

5. This hotel ____ $ 60 for a single room with bath a night.

A) claims B) demands C) prices D) charges*

charge : v. 收费

6. Although he had looked through all the reference material on the subject, he still found it hard to understand this point and her explanation only ____ to his confusion.

A) extended B) added * C) amounted D) turned

add to 增加 amount to…总计 turn to sb. 求助于

7. A completely new situation will ____ when the examination system comes into existence.

A) Arise* B) rise C) raise D) arouse

Arise 出现 rise 上升 raise 举起；饲养 arouse 唤醒；引起

8. It took him several months to ____ the wild horse.

A) tend B) breed C) cultivate D) tame*

tend to v.注意, 趋向

breed 使…繁殖

cultivate 培养；耕作

tame 驯服

9. The view from the other side of the mountain was even more __________.

A) productive B) impressive * C) positive D) decisive

productive .生产性的, 生产的, 能产的, 多产的

impressive 给人深刻印象的

positive 积极的

decisive 决定性的

10. Americans ____ have eggs, some meat, toast, fruit and coffee at breakfast.

A) Normally* B) continuously C) consequently D) traditionally

Normally 正常地, 通常地

Continuously 不断地, 连续地

Consequently 因此

Traditionally .传统上, 传说上

11. They had an accident on the road and didn’t ____ at their hotel until after midnight.

A) enter B) arrive C) check in* D) reach

check in at the hotel 登记入住酒店

12. I bought this sixteenth-century diamond ring at a quite ____ price.

A) dear B) cheap . C) expensive D) reasonable*

reasonable 合理的； at a quite reasonable price 以很合理的价格；以优惠的价格

dear, expensive 均表示“昂贵的”

13. This kind of trees cannot be grown in such a cold ____ as ours.

A) weather B) climate* C) air D) season

climate: The meteorological conditions, including temperature, precipitation, and wind, that characteristically prevail in a particular region. 气候包括温度、降雨量及风等的气象条件，在某一特别地带占主导

weather: The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure. 天气给定时间和地点的大气状况，牵涉到变量如温度、湿度、风速

和气压

14. I’ll be unable to join you. Please ____ my name from the list.

A) get rid of B) take away C) remove* D) turn off

get rid of 摆脱, 除去

take away取走

remove…from…除掉

turn off关掉, 避开

15. My mother ____ my forehead and told me I had a slight fever.

A) moved B) touched C) sensed D) felt*

feel: To perceive through the sense of touch:强调感觉通过接触而感知：

touch: To cause or permit a part of the body, especially the hand or fingers, to come in contact with so as to feel: 触摸导致或允许身体的一部分，尤指手或手指与…相接触以感觉：

16. It s true that many old people in the United States have to ____ loneliness.

A) submit B) receive C) suffer D) endure*

endure :忍受Endure尤指长期面对痛苦、艰难的能力：

submit to使服从, 使受到, 服从, 忍受, 顺从

receive:收到

suffer: To tolerate or endure evil, injury, pain, or death. suffer指顺从、听任、容忍、自制：

17. They were ____ a very difficult examination.

A) included in B) related to C) involved in D) subjected to*

be subject to …遭受.

Relate to …. 与… 有联系

Involve in … 卷入

18. The result was ____ in comparison with the effort required to achieve them.

A) insignificant B) tiny C) minor* D) indispensable

minor: Lesser in importance, rank, or stature:

tiny: Extremely small; minute.

Insignificant: Lacking in importance; trivial. 无关紧要的；无用的

Indispensable: 不可缺少的

19. The river Tweed ____ England and Scotland.

A) compares B) separates* C) contrasts D) distinguishes

separate: 分开；分隔

20. Cambridge has announced plans to establish a business school ____ the master’s degree in business administration.

A) representing B) presenting C) offering* D) supplying

offer: To provide;提供

represent: 表现

present: 引见，介绍，

supply: To make available for use; provide.供应；提供（所需物品）

21. There are certain ____ when you must interrupt people who are in the middle of doing something.

A) situations B) occasions* C) conditions D) time

occasion: The time at which an event occurs.这种事件发生的时刻

situation: Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances. 情况，处境与状况或情势有关的地位或位置