22. Pupils who pass the test will be ____ to the next grade.

A) progressed B) proceeded C) promoted* D)proposed

promote；to advance (a student) to the next higher grade. 进级使（一个学生）进入下一个更高的年级

23. There was a ____ drop in support for the party in the 1974 election.

A) delicate B) distinct* C) distant D) downward

distinct: Easily perceived by the senses or intellect; clear: 明显的，清楚的易于被感觉和智慧察觉的；清晰的

delicate: Exquisitely fine or dainty:精细的，雅致的

distant: 远的, 关系远的

downward: .向下的

24. Throughout his life. Henry Moore ____ an interest in sports.

A) contained B) secured C) reserved D) maintained*

contain: 包含；容纳

secure：.保护

reserve: To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose. 保留，收藏保留，如用于将来使用或某一特殊的目的

maintain: To keep up or carry on; continue:维持或保持；继续

25. What he told us about the affair simply doesn’t make any ____.

A) sense * B) idea C) meaning D) significance

make sense .有意义
26. Hitler set out to conquer all of Europe in the belief that the Germans were the master ______.

A) race * B) human C) blood D) brain

race: 民族在共同历史、国籍或地理分布的基础上联合起来的一群人或被归为一类

27. He is uninterested in education and seemingly unfit for other __________.

A) purposes B) employment C) pursuits * D) benefits

pursuit: An activity, such as a vocation or hobby, engaged in regularly.

有规律地从事职业或爱好等活动

employment : [U] An activity to which one devotes time.

（某人）从事的活动某人所投入时间的活动

28. In the past twenty-five years, workers attained a new ____ of human dignity.

A) statue B) station C) status* D) state

status 地位 statue 雕像 state 情形, 状态, 国家, 政府, 州 station岗位

29. Scholarships are too few to ____ the high-school graduates who deserve a college education.

A) meet B) feed C) adopt D) accommodate*

accommodate 向…提供；容纳 feed 喂养 adopt 采用；收养

30. The life I lived ____ me into a new kind of human being.

A) Shaped* B) led C) contributed D) guided

shape塑造 lead 带领 contribute …to…为…做贡献；有助于 guide 带领

31. The price of the article is out of ____ to its value.

A) place B) question C) way D) proportion*

out of proportion to sth. 与…不成比例

out of place 不在适当的位置, 不合适

out of question 毫无疑问
32. His wife left him after a number of ____ attempts to persuade him to give up taking drugs.

A) Vain* B) inefficient C) lost D) missing

Vain 徒然的, inefficient 低效率的

33. At the interview for the java good ____ of himself.

A) opinion B) idea C) account* D) appearance

give an account of …报告, 叙述, 说明

34. All these children are well disciplined and highly ____ to their teachers and parents.

A) Respectful* B) pleasing C) amusing D) admirable

Be respectful to sb. 尊敬某人 pleasing 令人高兴的

Amusing 有趣的 admirable 令人敬佩的

35. Mr. Keller went over the table again very carefully for fear of ____ any important data.

A) skimming B) overlooking* C) ignoring D) slipping

overlook 没注意到 skim 撇去把飘浮的物质从（液体）上移走

ignore 不理睬, 忽视 slip 滑动, 滑倒

36. Their arrival will be ____ because of heavy traffic.

A) Delayed* B) postponed C) stretched D) prolonged

delay 耽搁 postpone .推迟, 使延期 stretch 伸展；伸长 prolong延长

37. There is too great a ____ of beer in Italy.

A) drink B) use C) consumption* D) sale
consumption 消费, 消费量
38. In Chinese universities, English is a ____ course for all students.

A) comparative B) selective C) impulsive D) compulsory *

compulsory course 必修课 selective course 选修课

39. The prize was given by the ____ Mr. Smith.

A) Late* B) latter   C) later D) subsequent

Late 已故的 latter 后者的 later 更后的 subsequent 后来的；并发的

40. I don’t have the ____ idea what you mean.

A) smallest B) faintest C) slightest * D) lightest

have the slightest idea 一点都不了解

41. The judge dismissed the case because there was not ____ evidence.

A) adequate B) plenty C) efficient D) abundant

答案: A.

adequate: 适当的, 充分的

plenty: 足够的

efficient: 高效率的

abundant: 大量的, 富裕的