1.When I was a student,my parents gave me a monthly____towards my expense.
a.payment
b.salary
c.money
d.allowance
2.I have to tell you,"You have the____of sutdying hard and passing the exam or of not studying hard and failing in the exam."
a.choice
b.alternative
c.election
d.selection
3.When he was young,he had the ambition____a great career.
a.for
b.on
c.at
d.of
4.There are some____flowers on this conference room.
a.false
b.unreal
c.artificial
d.unnatural
5.His wife____took care of him after his heart attack.
a.happily
b.vicariously
c.patiently
d.satisfactorily
6.We had been____as to weather and had some enjoyable trips.
a.fortunate
b.patient
c.memorable
d.luckily
7.Although they plant trees in this area every year,the tops of some hills are still____.
a.blank
b.hollow
c.vacant
d.bare
8.Being a pop star can be quite a hard life,with a lot of traveling____heavy schedules.
a.with regard to
b.as to
c.in relation to
d.owing to
9.Mrs Smith is____a very old women but in fact she is only 56.
a.finally
b.apparently
c.really
d.obviously
10.The staff will make the necessary____for the press conference next week.
a.treatments
b.connections
c.communication
d.arrangements
11.On Saturdays and Sundays Mrs Jackson often goes shopping for____.She says she takes pleasure in it.
a.game
b.pressure
c.relaxation
d.security
12.Economy is backward in many areas of our country,Poverty____the children of the chance to be educated.
a.deprived
b.diminished
c.decreased
d.derived
13.Parents should train children to think_____and make their own decisions.
a.dependently
b.independently
c.emtionally
d.obviously
14.The important lecture was to begin at 9 o'clock and there was 5 minutes left. It was difficult to ____it to the classroom if we went by bus.
a.attend
b.make
c.walk
d.participates
15.I wish I could do something____for his help.
a.in consideration
b.in fact
c.in addition
d.in return
答案
1.d
2.b
3.a
4.c
5.c
6.a
7.d
8.d
9.b
10.d
11.c
12.a
13.b
14.b
15.d.
答案详解
1. allowance意为“津贴,零花钱”;payment意为“报酬,支付”;salary意为“工资,薪金”;money意为“钱,金钱”.
2.alternative“选择,取舍”,指在两者之间进行选择;choice指的是一般性的选择;election“选举”;selection“精选,挑选”.
3.ambition for为固定搭配,意为“有......的野心,有....意向”.
4.artificial“人工的,人造的”,强调不是天然的;false“虚假的,虚伪的”,常指某事物具有欺骗性;unreal"不真实的,虚幻的";unnatural“不自然的”.
5.patiently“耐心地”;happily"愉快的";vicariously“代理地”;satisfactorily“满意地”.
6.fortunate"幸运的";patient“耐心地”;memorable"难忘的";luckily“幸亏地”.
7.bare意为“赤裸裸的,光秃秃的”,符合句意,a为“空白的,无表情的”b.hollow“空的,虚伪的”,c.vacant"空闲的,空虚的".
8.owning to意为“由于,因为”,a.b.c意思分别为“关于”“关于,至于”和“关于,与.....有关”,均不符合题意.
9.apparently意为“表面上地”;finally“最后地”;really“实际上”;obviously“明显的,显而易见的”.
10.treatments"对待,待遇";connections“连接”;communication"交流";arrangements“安排”,常与make搭配使用,意为“为....做出安排”.
11.relaxation"放松,娱乐",pressure"压力"security"安全";game"游戏,比赛".
12.deprive sb.of sth.“剥夺某人的.....”使某人丧失....”,diminish"减少,缩小";decrease“减少”;derive"得自,获得"常与from连用.
13.independently“独立地,自立地”;dependently"依赖地";emotionally"感动地";obviously"明显地".
14.本题主要考查固定搭配,make it to及时抵达.
15.in return"作为报答";in consideration of"考虑到,由于";in fact"事实上";in addition"另外,此外".