1. As the final exam is next week. I will take advantage of the day off to _____ on my English.

        A. brush up B. make up C. hurry up D. pick up

        2. It is well know that the retired workers in our country are _____ free medical care.

        A. entitled to B. involved in C. associated with D. assigned to

        3. There is a strong public ______ on the question of unemployment.

        A. response B. sentiment C. affection D. sympathy

        4. The desperate doctors _______ every possible drug into him with a view to saving his life.

        A. projected B. rejected C. infected D. ejected

        5. Some pieces of gold coin rate have ______ together in the blaze.

        A. softened B. melted C. dissolved D. fused

        6. Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply _______.

        A. declined B. lessened C. descended D. slipped

        7. Of the thousand of known volcanoes in the world, the ____ majority are inactive.

        A. tremendous B. demanding C. intensive D. overwhelming

        8. His writing is so ______ that we can't clarify his ideas in first reading.

        A. obscure B. objective C. obliging D. obstacle

        9. The _____ of energy and money on the launching of the rocket is surprising.

        A. exhaustion B. expenditure C. allowance D. ownership

        10. He gave his ______ for new marketing procedures.

        A. representations B. presentations C. comments D. memoranda

        11. If you decrease the _______ of alcohol in his solution, it would be less dangerous.

        A. part B. portion C. section D. share

        12. He has pointed out the dangers ______ in this type of nuclear power station.

        A. interior B. inherent C. inside D. inner

        13. Schools are ______ if they are staffed by people who only know about schools.

        A. disadvantageous B. inferior C. faulty D. handicapped

        14. One third of the Chinese in the V.S. live in California, _______ in San Francisco.

        A. dominantly B. perpetually C. predominantly D. practically

        15. He lifted the heavy weight, but it was the greatest _____ he had ever made.

        A. strength B. force C. effort D. energy

        16. When light illuminates an object, part of it is absorbed and part reflected, the _____ lightness of an object depends on the proportion of light that is reflected.

        A. denoted B. embodied C. insulated D. perceived

        17. An obvious change of attitude at the top towards women’s status in society will ______ through the cultural law system in Japan.

        A. permeate B. probe C. violate D. elaborate

        18. Many pare metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other ________ .

        A. bruises B. blunders C. handicaps D. drawbacks

        19. Here is _______ of our product. You can take it home and try it.

        A. an example B. a sample C. a model D. a specimen

        20. The lawyer advised him to drop the ______, since he stands little chance to win.

        A. event B. incident C. case D. affair

        參考答案與講析：

        1. 答案為A. A. brush up：復習 B. make up：構成，彌補，編造 C. hurry up：趕快 D. pick up：揀起，拾起

        2. 答案為A. A. be entitled to：對…享有權利 B. be involved in：被卷入，陷入 C. be associated with：與…聯(lián)系在一起 D. be assigned to：分配

        3. 答案為B. A. response：反應，答復 B. sentiment：意見，情緒 C. affection：喜愛，熱愛 D. sympathy：同情，憐憫

        4. 答案為C. A. project：計劃，規(guī)劃 B. reject：拋棄，拒絕 C. infect：注射，打針 D. eject：逐出，驅(qū)逐

        5. 答案為D. A. soften：變軟 B. melt：使融化，溶解 C. dissolve：分解，溶解 D. fuse：（金屬）熔化

        6. 答案為A. A. decline：下降，減少 B. lessen：（數(shù)量、程度）減少 C. descend：（位置）下降 D. slip：滑倒

        7.答案為D：A. tremendous：巨大的 B. demanding：要求高的 C. intensive：加強的，集中的 D. overwhelming：壓倒的，勢不可擋的

        8. 答案為A. A. obscure：晦澀和，難懂的 B. objective：客觀的 C. obliging：樂于助人的 D. obstacle：障礙

        9. 答案為B. A. exhaustion：用光，用盡，疲憊 B. expenditure：花費 C. allowance：津貼，補貼 D. ownership：所有，所有人

        10．答案為B. A. representation：陳述，敘述（指對某種藝術形式，如繪畫、小說、雕塑等主題表現(xiàn)的闡述） B. presentation：講述，描駙，演出 C. comment（on）: 對…的評論 D. memoranda：備忘錄

        11. 答案為B. A. part：部分 B. portion：部分，比例 C. section：（切割、分離成的）部分，如指書、文章的某一部分 D. share：分享，分擔的一部分

        12. 答案為B. A. interior：內(nèi)部的 B. inherent：固有的，與生俱來的 C. inside：在內(nèi)部的，同內(nèi)部的 D. inner：內(nèi)部的，里面的

        13. 答案為D. A. disadvantageous：不利的 B. inferior：次等的 C. faulty：有毛病的，有錯誤的 D. handicapped：有缺陷的

        14. 答案為C. A. dominantly：有統(tǒng)治權地，占優(yōu)勢地 B. perpetually：永久地 C. predominantly：主要地，占多數(shù)地 D. practically：實際地，幾乎

        15. 答案為C. A. strength：力量，力氣 B. force：力，外力 C. effort：努力 D. energy：精力

        16. 答案為D. A. denoted：所指的 B. embodied：體現(xiàn)出來的 C. insulated：絕緣的 D. perceived：覺察到的

        17. 答案為A. A. permeate：遍布，滲入 B. probe：探查，查究 C. violate：違反 D. elaborate：詳細說明

        18. 答案為D. A. bruises：青腫，擦傷 B. blunders：疏忽，愚蠢的 C. handicaps：殘疾 D. drawbacks：弊端，缺點

        19. 答案為B. A. example：例子 B. sample：樣品 C. model：類型，型號 D. specimen：標本

        20. 答案為C. A. event：（重要、有意思或不尋常）事件 B. incident：事故，事件 C. case：案例，病例 drop the case 撤訴 D. affair：事物，事件