1. He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.
A. crashing
B. throwing
C. rushing
D. dropping
[答案]A. crashing.
[注释]crash(to the ground)猛跌(到地上)。Crash n.
常指飞机等的“失事”,如:He was killed in an aircraft crash.(他在飞机失事中丧生。)本句中用falling不妥,fall指“落下,掉下”,本身并不强调落下的速度,而crash使“猛跌”,故本题用crashing最佳。
2. High interest rates _____ people from borrowing money.
A. discourage
B. decrease
C. disturb
D. disgust
[答案]A. discourage
[注释]discourage sb. from doing sth.使认为某事不值得做:Tht wet weather discouraged people from going to the sports meeting.(下雨天使人觉得不值得去看运动会。)
3. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards. www.examda.com
A. equivalent
B. uniform
C. alike
D. likely
[答案]A. equivalent.
[注释]equivalent相等的,相当的:He exchanged his pounds for the equivalent amount of dollars. uniform 相同的,一样的。Likely adj.很可能的,有希望的。Alike(表语形容词)相同的,相象的。
4. The two things are the same in outward form but different _____.
A. in addition
B. in brief
C. in common
D. in essence
[答案]D. in essence.
[注释]in essence本质上;in addition此外;in brief简短地,简言之;in common共同。
5. _____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.
A. By the way
B. In a way
C. In the way
D. In no way
[答案]B. In a way.
[注释]in a way(-to some extent)在某种程度上;in no way决不;by the way 顺便提一下;in the way 碍事。此题不能选by the way,因为by the way 做插入语其后应加逗号。
本题译文:我没有得到我申请得工作在某种程度上说是件好事,尽管我承认当时我很失望。
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