? ? ? ?1. Ten years ago, a house with a decent bathroom was a __________ symbol among university professors.

　　A. post B. status

　　C. position D. place

　　2. It would be far better if collectors could be persuaded to spend their time and money in support of ___________ archaeological research.

　　A. legible B. legitimate

　　C. legislative D. illicit

• legible

Legible writing or?print?can be?read?easily.?（筆跡或字體）清晰的，易讀的，清楚的Her?handwriting?is?barely?legible.?她寫的字幾乎無法辨認(rèn)。

• legitimate

allowed?by?law?合法的，正當(dāng)?shù)?，法律允許的

The?army?must give?power?back to the legitimate?government.?軍隊必須將權(quán)力交還給合法政府。

• legislative

relating?to?laws?or the making of?laws?法律的；立法的

The?European?Parliament will have?greater?legislative?powers?(=?ability?to make?laws).?歐洲議會將獲得更大的立法權(quán)。

• illicit

illegal?or?disapproved?of by?society?非法的；違禁的；社會不容許的

illicit?drugs?such as?cocaine?and?cannabis?可卡因和大麻之類的違禁藥物

　　3. We seek a society that has at its __________ a respect for the dignity and worth of the individual.

　　A. end B. hand

　　C. core D. best

　　4. A variety of problems have greatly _________the country’s normal educational development.

　　A. impeded B. imparted

　　C. implored D. implemented

• impede

to make it more?difficult?for something to?happen?or more?difficult?for someone to do something妨礙，阻礙；阻止

Although he's?shy, it?certainly?hasn't impeded his?career?in any way.?盡管他很害羞，但這顯然一點(diǎn)兒也沒有妨礙他的事業(yè)。

• impart sth (to sth)

to give something a?particular?feeling,?quality, or?taste?賦予，給予

Preservatives can impart?colour?and?flavour?to?a?product.?防腐劑能使產(chǎn)品保持色澤和味道。

• implore

to?ask?for something in a?sincere?and?emotional?way?懇求得到（某物），祈求得到（某物）She?clasped?her?hands, and?glancing?upward,?seemed?to implore?divine?assistance.她雙手緊握，眼睛看著上方，似乎在祈求上天的幫助

　　5. A good education is an asset you can ________for the rest of your life.

　　A. spell out B. call upon

　　C. fall over D. resort to

• spell sth out

to?explain?something in a very?clear?way with?details?解釋清楚；詳細(xì)地說明The?government?has so?far?refused?to?spell?out?its?plans/policies.政府至今拒絕透露詳細(xì)的計劃／政策。

• call on/upon sth

to make use of something,?especially?a?quality:

Companies?across?the?country?have called on her?expertise?in?designing?marketing?programs.

• fall over
  

If someone?falls?over, they?fall?to the?ground.跌倒，摔倒She?tripped?and?fell?over.她絆了一下，摔倒了。

　　6. Oil can change a society more ____________ than anyone could ever have imagined.

　　A. grossly B. severely

　　C. rapidly D. drastically

• grossly

extremely?非常，極端，極其

It was grossly?unfair?to?demand?such a high?interest?rate?on the?loan.?貸款利息如此高是極其不公平的。

　7. Beneath its myriad rules, the fundamental purpose of ___________ is to make the world a pleasanter place to live in, and you a more pleasant person to live with.

　　A. elitism B. eloquence

　　C. eminence D. etiquette

• elitism

the?belief?that some things are only for a few?people?who have?special?qualities?or?abilities?精英主義

The?plan, which?includes?banning?skateboards?from the?park, has?drawn?charges?of elitism.?該計劃包括禁止在公園內(nèi)使用滑板，這招致了指責(zé)，認(rèn)為是在奉行精英主義。

• eminence

the?state?of being?famous,?respected, or?important?顯赫；卓越；著名

his eminence as a?movie?director?他作為電影導(dǎo)演獲得的赫赫聲名

• etiquette

the set of?rules?or?customs?that?control?accepted?behaviour?in?particular?social?groups?or?social?situations?禮儀，禮節(jié)；規(guī)范，規(guī)矩

Social?etiquette?dictates?that men cannot?sit?while women are?standing.?（社交）禮儀要求在女士站立時，男士不能入座。

　　8. The New Testament was not only written in the Greek language, but ideas derived from Greek philosophy were _____________ in many parts of it.

　　A. altered B. criticized

　　C. incorporated D. translated

• incorporate?

to?include?something as?part?of something?larger?包含；將…包括在內(nèi)

Suggestions from the?survey?have been incorporated?into/in?the?final?design.?調(diào)查中取得的建議已被納入了最終的設(shè)計之中。

　　9. Nobody will ever know the agony I go __________ waiting for him to come home.

　　A. over B. with

　　C. down D. through

• go down

(US?also?go over)to be?received?in a?particular?way?引起某種反應(yīng)

The?joke?didn't go down very?well.這個笑話效果不佳

• go with sth

If one thing goes with another, they?suit?each other or they?look?or?taste?good together.?與…相配；與…協(xié)調(diào)；與…和諧

This?wine?goes?particularly?well with?seafood.?喝這種葡萄酒吃海鮮最合適

　　10. While a country’s economy is becoming the most promising in the world, its people should be more ____________ about their quality of life.

　　A. discriminating B. distributing

　　C. disagreeing D. disclosing

• discriminating

able?to?know?and?act?on the?difference?between good and?bad?有辨別能力的，有分辨力的They're discriminating?shoppers.?他們是識貨的買主。

　　11. Cheated by two boys whom he had trust on, Joseph promised to ____________ them.

　　A. find fault with B. make the most of

　　C. look down upon D. get even with

• find fault with?sb/sth
  

to?criticize?someone or something,?especially?without good?reasons?找…的茬，挑…的毛病

He's always?finding?fault with my?work.他總是挑我工作上的毛病。

• make the most of?sth

to take?full?advantage?of something because it may not last?long?充分利用，盡量利用It's a?beautiful?day?- we should make the most of?it.?今天天氣很好——我們一定要盡情享受一下。

• look down on sb?(also?look down?your?nose at?sb)

to?think?that you are?better?than someone?看不起，小看，蔑視

She?thinks?they?look?down on her because she doesn't have a?job.?她覺得他們瞧不起她是因為她沒有工作。

• get even with

to do something?equally?bad?to someone who has done something?bad?to you?跟…算賬；與…扯平

　　12. The Minister’s _________ answer let to an outcry from the Opposition.

　　A. impressive B. evasive

　　C. intensive D. exhaustive

• evasive

answering?questions?in a way that is not?direct?or?clear,?especially?because you do not?want?to give an?honest?answer?回避的；推托的；閃爍其辭的

The Minister was her?usual?evasive?self,?skilfully?dodging?reporters'?questions?about her?possible?resignation.?部長還是保持她顧左右而言他的一貫風(fēng)格，當(dāng)記者問及她是否可能辭職時，她駕輕就熟地避而不答

　　13. In proportion as the ____________ between classes within the nation disappears the hostility of one nation to another will come to an end.

　　A. intolerance B. pessimism

　　C. injustice D. antagonism

• pessimism

emphasizing?or?thinking?of the?bad?part?of a?situation?rather?than the good?part, or the?feeling?that?bad?things are more?likely?to?happen?than good things?悲觀情緒；悲觀主義There is now a?mood?of?deepening?pessimism?about/over?the?economy.?目前對經(jīng)濟(jì)的悲觀情緒越來越濃。

• antagonism

hate,?extreme?unfriendliness, or?active?opposition?to someone?對抗，對立；敵對；敵意There's a?history?of antagonism?between?the two?teams.?這兩支球隊是宿敵。

　　14. Everyone does their own thing, to the point where a fifth-grade teacher can’t __________ on a fourth-grade teacher having taught certain things.

　　A. count B. insist

　　C. fall D. dwell

• count on

to be?confident?that you can?depend?on someone?依靠…；指望…

You can always?count?on Michael in a?crisis.?在危急關(guān)頭你總能依靠邁克爾。

• fall on sb

When?suspicion?falls?on a?particular?person,?people?think?that they may be?guilty?of doing something?bad.?懷疑到…的頭上

He was the last?person?to?see?the woman?alive, and?suspicion?immediately?fell?on him.?他是那個女人生前最后見到的人，所以一下就懷疑到他頭上。

• dwell on sth

to?keep?thinking?or?talking?about something,?especially?something?bad?or?unpleasant?老是想著，一直在說（尤指不好或令人不快之事）

In his?speech, he?dwelt?on the?plight?of the?sick?and the?hungry.?演講時他一直在說遭受疾病和饑餓折磨的人們所處的困境。

　　15. When the fire broke out in the building, the people lost their __________ and ran into the elevator.

　　A. hearts B. tempers

　　C. heads D. senses

• lose? your? head

to lose?control?and not?act?in a?calm?way?失去理智；情緒失控

He usually?stays?quite?calm?in?meetings?but this?time?he just?lost?his?head.?開會時他通常都很冷靜，但這次他卻很沖動。

　　16. Consumers deprived of the information and advice they needed were quite simply ___________ every cheat in the marketplace.

　　A. at the mercy of B. in lieu of

　　C. by courtesy of D. for the price of

• at the mercy of sb/sth

to be in a?situation?where someone or something has?complete?power?over you?任憑…的擺布，完全受…的支配

Poor?people?are?increasingly?at the mercy of money-lenders.?窮人受放債人的擺布的情況日益嚴(yán)重。

• in lieu (of)

instead?(of)?替代，取代（同 instead （of））

He?worked?on?Sunday?and took?Monday?off in lieu.?他周日工作，這樣周一可以休息。

• (by) courtesy of

because of?因為，由于

He got his?black?eye?courtesy of a?bloke?he?insulted?at the?bar?last?night.?他的烏青眼是因為昨天晚上在酒吧辱罵了一個大漢

　　17. In fact the purchasing power of a single person’s pension in Hong Kong was only 70 per cent of the value of the _________ Singapore pension.

　　A. equivalent B. similar

　　C. consistent D. identical

　　18. He became aware that he had lost his audience since he had not been able to talk ____________.

　　A. honestly B. graciously

　　C. coherently D. flexibly

• coherently

in a way that is?clear?and?carefully?considered, with each?part?connecting?or?following?in a?natural?or?sensible?way?有條理的，連貫的

Your?essay?does not coherently?focus?or?communicate?your?ideas.?你的文章沒有連貫地關(guān)注或傳達(dá)自己的想法。

　　19. The novel, which is a work of art, exists not by its _____________ life, but by its immeasurable difference from life.

　　A. significance in B. imagination at

　　C. resemblance to D. predominance over

　　20. She was artful and could always ____________ her parents in the end.

　　A. shout down B. get round

　　C. comply with D. pass over

• artful

clever?and?skilful,?especially?in getting what you?want?（尤指在獲得自己想要的東西方面）巧妙的，機(jī)靈的，取巧的He has?shown?himself to be an artful?politician.?可以看出他是個八面玲瓏的政客。

• shout sb down

to?prevent?someone who is?speaking?at a?meeting?from being?heard, by?shouting?以叫喊聲蓋過（某人）的聲音

She was?shouted?down when she?tried?to?speak?on the?issue?of?abortion.?她試圖談?wù)摿鳟a(chǎn)問題時，話音被叫喊聲淹沒了。

• get around

If you get around someone, you persuade them to allow you to do or have something by pleasing them or flattering them.?通過取悅（或奉承）說服

Max could always get round her. 馬克斯總有法子把她哄順了。

• comply with

to?act?according?to an?order, set of?rules, or?request?服從；遵守；依從

There are?serious?penalties?for?failure?to?comply with?the?regulations.不遵守規(guī)定者將受到嚴(yán)懲。

• pass ab/sth over
  

to?ignore?or not give?attention?to someone or something?忽略，對…不予考慮

The woman?alleges?that her?employers?passed?her over?for?promotion?because she was?pregnant.?這個婦女聲稱，由于她懷孕了，老板根本沒有考慮她的提升問題。