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D.by all means

2.The Japanese dollar-buying makes traders eager to ___ dollar in fear of another government intervention.

D.let off

3.The shop assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of ___ quality, he'd tell them so.

D.inferior

4.When Henry was a student, his father gave him a monthly ___ towards his expenses.

D.money

5.One reason for the striking ___ of social psychology in the United States lies in the pragmatic tradition of this country.

答案详解

1.[C]【解析】by large意为“大体上”；above all意为“最重要，首先”；as usual意为“照常”；by all means经常用在口语中，意为“当然可以”。

2.[C]【解析】let go of意为“释放，放弃”；let in意为“放进，允许……进入”；let out意为“放掉，泄漏”；let off意为“放出，饶恕”。

3.[D]【解析】inferior意为“差的，次的”；humble意为“卑贱的，低下的”；awkward意为“笨拙的”；minor意为“小的，次要的”。

4.[A]【解析】allowance意为“津贴，零花钱”；monthly allowance意为“每月补助，每月零花钱”。

5.[B]【解析】arise意为“出现，发生，起因于”；upsurge意为“猛增，急剧上升”；upswing意为“改善，进步，上升（强调的是质量而不是数量）”；uptake意为“举起”。