1. It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be.
A. impression
B. comment
C. reaction
D. opinion
[答案]C. reaction.
[注释]reaction(to)对......的反应:Our reaction to a joke is to laugh.
2. Our attitude toward our teachers should be _____, but not slavish or superstitious.
A. respectable
B. respected
C. respective
D. respectful
[答案]D. respectful.
[注释]respectable(=deserving respect)值得尊敬的,品行端正的。respectful(=showing respect to)有礼貌的,表示尊敬的。Respective各个的。respected尊敬的。Respecting prep.(=relating to; concerned with)关于,说到。
3. We could see that he was trying to _____ his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault.
A. run over
B. smooth over
C. pass off
D. turn down
[答案]B. smooth over.
[注释]smooth over(=make smooth, put right, balliate)使平息,使恢复正常的,掩饰:1)I will try to smooth their quarrel over.(我将设法平息他们的争吵。) 2)Don’t try to smooth over your fault.(不要设法掩饰你的过错。)
run over 详见Ⅲ.145,146.注释;pass off详见Ⅲ.126.注释;turn down详见Ⅲ.180,181.注释.
4. Glemp’s heroic flight into space entitled him _____ a place in history.
A. for
B. with
C. to
D. of
[答案]C. to.
[注释]entitle sb. to sth.(=give a right to)给予权利: 1)He is entitled to special treatment because of his rank(由于他的级别他有权享受特殊待遇。) 2) Officers are entitled to travel first class.(军官们有权乘头等车旅行。)
5. He’s _____ drink and never does a stroke of work.
A. gone to
B. taken to
C. taken up
D. gone for
[答案]B. taken to.
[注释]take to养成(某种习惯)。A stroke of一件。本题译文:他以成了酒徒,从来没有干过一件工作。
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