1. The result of the election has not been__________.
A. announced B. declared C. claimed D. maintained
A. announced “宣布”，指首次宣布人们所关心的事情，有预告的意思;
B.“宣告”，指正式就某事公开地做明确直率的说明;C.“声称”或“认领”;D.“保持，维持，继续”。 w*w*w*k*s*5*u*c*o*m
2. Honesty is the most important______ a man can have.
A. habit B. manners C. quality D. effect
C. quality “品质，特性”;
A.“习惯”;B.“礼貌”;D.“效果”。
3. Although the working mother is very busy, she still_____ a lot of time to her children.
A. devotes B. spends C. offers D. provides
A. devotes 表示“将精力、能力用于某事，或专注于某一目标”，如She devoted all her life to the scientific research.
spend“花(时间)在……上” 时，宾语后接on或in。offer意为“给予，主动提出”，offer sth to sb表示“把某物给某人”。provide意为“提供，供给”，多指免费提供生活必需品和必要的条件设施。常用搭配为：provide sb with sth,provide sth for sb
4. After three months, these young students finally became used to the ______ of life in a big city abroad.
A. speed B. pace C. rate D. frequency w*w*w*k*s*5*u*c*o*m
B. pace “节奏”;
A.“速度”;C.“比率”;D.“频率”。
5. When I opened the door, a parcel on the floor_____ my eye.
A. met B. caught C. drew D. attracted
B. caught catch one's eyes为固定搭配，表示“吸引，引起注意，喜爱”。
6. After the president made an official announcement, she expressed her_____ opinion.
A. personal B. private C. single D. individual
A. personal “个人的”;
B.“私人的，不公开的”;C.“单一的，单一的，唯一的”;D.“个别的，各自的”。
7. The new method he suggested sounded good in_______,but is not practical in use.
A. opinion B. policy C. theory D. principle
C. theory “理论” w*w*w*k*s*5*u*c*o*m
A.“意见”;B.“政策”;D.“原则”。
8. When you are going upstairs, please_____ your head.
A. attend B. notice C. mind D. observe
C. mind “留心，介意”;
A.“参加，出席”;B.“注意到”;D.“观察”。
9. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are out of________.
A. work B. reach C. stock D. practice
C. stock out of stock“缺货”
out of work“失业”;out of reach“够不到”;out of practice“荒疏，久不练习”。
10. In Shanghai, people______ thousand tons of watermelon every summer.
A. swallow B. eat C. consume D. exhaust
C. consume “消耗，消费”;
A.“吞咽”;B.“吃”;D.“筋疲力尽”。
11. Some of the traditional industries have lost their_____ with the rise of the new ones.
A. energy B. strength C. vigour D. power
C. vigour “活力”;
A.“能量”;B.“力气”;D.“权力，力量”。
12. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.
A. bills B. charges C. prices D. costs w*w*w*k*s*5*u*c*o*m
B. charges make charges for对......收 (费) ; 索 (价) 。charge也可以用作动词, 表示"收费, 索价", 如：1) We don't charge anything for that. (对此我们不收费。) 2) How much do you charge for a haircut? (理个发要收多少钱?)
13. It takes a lot of______ to become a good swimmer.
A. train B. exercise C. practice D. performance
C. practice “练习”
train“火车”，作动词有“训练”之意;exercise“锻炼”;performance“表演，表现”。
14. Alice laid her baby on the sofa_____ and wrapped it with a blanket.
A. silently B. tenderly C. friendly D. comfortably
B. tenderly “深情地，温情地”
silently“静静地”;friendly“友好的”，系形容词;comfortably“舒服地”。
15. Several cars are available within this price________.
A. area B. filed C. land D. range
D. range “范围”
area“区域”;field“领域”;land“土地”。
16. Every classroom in this modern school is_______ with a new computer.
A. equipped B. replaced C. fixed D. place w*w*w*k*s*5*u*c*o*m
A. equipped
equip“装备，配备”;replace“替代”;fix“固定，修”;place“安置,放置”。
17. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise,______ our minds developed by learning.
A. probably B. likely C. similarly D. generally
C. similarly “相似地，同样地”;probably“可能地”;likely“很可能地”;generally“一般地”。
18. She bought the painting at a much higher______ than its real_______.
A. value, price B. price, value C. value, value D. price, price
B. price, value price“价格，代价”，指为获取某物所需付出的代价或作出的牺牲;value“价值，重要性”，主要指人或事物本身所具有的价格及重要性。
19. He holds an important position in the company;_______, I don’t quite trust him.
A. thus B. furthermore C. otherwise D. nevertheless
D. nevertheless “然而”
thus“因此，这样”;furthermore“此外，而且”;otherwise“否则”。
20. There’re more Olympic______ winners per head of population in Australia than in other countries.
A. metal B. model C. medal D. modal
C. medal “奖牌”
metal“金属”;model“模型，模特，模范”;modal“情态的”。
