A. could
B. should
C. might
D. needed
2. Richard is American, john is British - they have different _____.
A. nations
B. countries
C. nationalities
D. lands
3. She made _____ to tell her mother the good news.
A. speed
B. haste
C. hurry
D. urge
4. -Are you _____?
-No, I'm serious.
A. deceiving
B. cheating
C. fooling
D. kidding
5. A _____ of humour is a great asset for a person.
A. feeling
B. sense
C. meaning
D. judgment
6. The _____ person is liable to succeed in the challenge.
A. social
B. gracious
C. friendly
D. sociable
7. The police showed responsibility _____ the preservation of public order and security.
A. for B. to
C. in D. on
8. He doesn't feel _____ when he is left _____.
A. alone…alone
B. lonely…lonely
C. alone…lonely
D. lonely…alone
9. Take a hat with you _____ the sun is very hot.
A. in case
B. though
C. for fear
D. in that case
10. A _____ of the camel is its ability to live for a long time without water.
A. quality
B. feature
C. characteristic
D. character
答案&解析
【参考答案】
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B
6. D 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. C
【知识点】
1. could/can 不能与be able to 连用
这首题考查的是could的用法，在复习"could"这个单词时要重点搞清楚他和其他情态动词的区别，尤其在虚拟语气中。考试可以常考的^^
2. 第二题就不讲了，大家查字典就OK了
3. haste, hurry和speed的同义词辨析。
首先，"haste"是指急速的行动，其原因可能是环境压力，也可能是强烈的愿望。
然后，"hurry"是指仓促、忙乱的动作。
最后，"speed"是指快速的动作，它还暗指不忙乱，有效率。
那么，大家懂了没^^
4. kid
n. 小孩，儿?，少年
v. 欺骗，开玩笑：Don't kid me.别欺骗我。
5. 熟记sense的常考短语
make sense有意义;意思清楚;有道理
make no sense无意义
make sense of 理解;懂;明白
in a sense在某一方面;就某种意义来说
a sense of humor幽默感
6. social和sociable的辨析
7. 这词考的是responsibility的搭配，show/shoulder/take/assume responsibility for 对……负责
8. 区别alone和lonely。来源：www.examda.com
alone指独自一人的，而lonely指孤单的、孤独的。(个人觉得lonely有感情色彩，而alone只是叙述事实而已)
9. in case 以防
10. quality, characteristic和feature的辨析：
quality系常用词，指表现于某人或某物与其他不同特质或特点
characteristic指特殊的、易于辨认的特性或特征
feature指引人注意的显著特征或细节
character常指性格或某事特的风格
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