16.________ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.
A. As B. For
C. With D. Though
答案：C.作介词表示“随着”;
A.作介词意为“作为”，作连词意为“当，随着”;B.作介词“因为”;D.“通过”。
17.Parents try to _______ their children of their bad habits.
A.cure B. treat
C. recover D. heal
答案：A.cure sb of sth表示“治愈”;
B.“治疗，对待”;C.“重新获得，恢复”;D.“治愈(尤指伤口愈合)
18.My cousin worked all winter vocation, saving money to______ his hobby of collecting stamps.
A. search B. hunt
C. seek D. pursue
答案：D.“追求，继续从事”;
A.“搜寻”;B.“猎寻”;C.“寻求”。
19.Many moving stories of that time remain______ in people’s heart to this day.
A. deeply B. strongly
C. strong D. deep
答案：D.“深深的”，这里做remain的表语;
A.“深深地”，强调程度，B.“强烈地”;C.“强壮的”。
20.The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.
A. popular B. well-known
C. favorable D. preferable
答案：A. popular.此处意为" (=liked and admired) 受爱戴的, 有名声或声望的"。
He_____ some German while he was away on a business trip in Berlin.
A. picked out B. picked up
C. gave up D. gave out
答案： B.“获得，学会”;
A.“挑选”;C.“放弃”;D.“分发，用完”。
21.The computer was one of the greatest______ in the 20th century.
A. inventions B. discoveries
C. findings D. explorations
答案：A.“发明”;
B.“发现”;C.“发现，发现物”;D.“探险”。
22. —Excuse me, may I ask you some questions?
---Sorry, I’m too busy and haven’t even a minute to________.
A. spend B. spare
C. share D. stop
答案：B.作动词，表示省出某物来让给或供给别人;
A.意为“花(钱或时间)”;C.表示与他人分享与负担;D.停止。
23.At the______ of the century, Shanghai is developing at a rapid speed.
A. turn B. change
C. age D. time
答案： A.at the turn of the century“在世纪之交时”;
B.“变化”;C.“世纪，年代”;D.“时间，时代”。
24.The church has______ quite a few changes over the years.
A. watched B. witnessed
C. viewed D. observed
答案：B.“目击，见证”;
A.“观看”;C.“考虑，看待”;D.“观察”。
25.The tragedy of the innocent young Brazilian boy killed by the British police has put the British police in a difficult________.
A. occasion B. case
C. situation D. background
答案：C.“状况，情形”;
A.“场合”;B.“案子，某一特别的情况”;D.“背景”。
26. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.
A. outcome B. outset
C. income D. output
答案：B. outset. 开端, 开始, from the very outset (从一开始) 。
outbreak爆发, 发生。outcome结局. income 收入。output 产量。
27.Eye_______ is very important when delivering a speech in public.
A. touch B. sight
C. sign D. contact
答案：D.eye contact表示“目光接触/交流”，为固定搭配;
A.“接触”;B.“视线”;C.“迹象”。
28.Such people shouldn’t be_______ into the party.
A. permitted B. admitted
C. allowed D. agreed
答案：B.“允许某人进入”，常用句型:admit sb to/into some plce;
permit/allow意为“允许”，用法为：permit/allow doing;agree “同意”。
29.Carine is not in the ______ for going to the ball tonight.
A. condition B. temper
C. mood D. motion
答案：C.be in the mood for sth有做……事的心情;
be in good condition可以表示身体健康;temper“脾气”;motion“运动，动作”。
30.—Why haven’t you bought any butter?
---I_____ to but I forgot about it.
A. liked B. wished
C. meant D. expected
答案：C.mean to do sth表示“打算做”;
A.“喜欢”;B.“愿意”;D.“期待”。
