1. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.
(A) admired (B)regarded (C) expected (D) worshipped
2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.
(A) shorthand (B)scheme (C) schedule (D) sketch
3A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old .
(A) supply (B) assurance (C) provision (D) adjustment
4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years.
(A) spacious (B) sophisticated (C) substantial (D) steady
5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care.
(A) entitled to (B) involved in (C) associated with (D) assigned to
6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______.
(A) danger (B) stake (C) loss (D) threat
7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman''s speech.
(A) fatigued (B) tired (C) exhausted (D) bored
8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____.
(A) wrong (B) trouble (C) fault (D) difficulty
9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit''s end.
exceedingly (B) excessively (C) extensively (D) exclusively
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences.
(A) answer for (B) runsintos(C) abide by (D) stepsintos
11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood.
(A) parallel to (B) level in (C) flat on (D) flush with
12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today.
(A) convinced (B) anticipated (C) resolved (D) assured
13. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _______ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic programme for the reading skills.
(A) adapted (B) acknowledged (C) assembled (D) appointed
14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper.
(A) let down (B) let alone (C) let off (D) let out
15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets .
(A) urgent (B) hasty (C) instant (D) prompt
16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary.
(A) missing (B) losing (C) dropping (D) leaking
17. In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women _________this field is climbing.
(A) engaging (B) devoting (C) registering (D) pursuing
18.The supervisor didn''t have time so far to gosintosit ________, but he gave us an idea about his plan.
(A) at hand (B) in turn (C) in conclusion (D) at length
19. Their demand for a pay raise has not the slightest________of being met.
(A) prospect (B) prediction (C) prosperity (D) permission
20.It''s usually the case that people seldom behave in a _______way when in a furious state.
(A) stable (B) rational (C) legal (D) credible
1.本题的答案是(B)
根据句意，空白处需填入表示"尊重、尊敬"意思的词。(A) admired："羡慕"。(B)regarded："尊敬、尊重"。(C)expected："期望"。(D)worshipped："崇拜"。(B)与句意吻合故(B)为正确答案。
2.本题的答案是(D)
(A)shorthand："速记"。(B)scheme："精心策划的计划，方案；阴谋"。(C)schedule："计划表，程度表"。(D)sketch："梗概"。根据题意(D)最为合适，故(D)是正确答案。
3.本题的答案是(C)
(A)supply："供给"。(B)assurance："保险，保证"。(C)provision："预防、防备"。make provision for…(为……作准备)。(D)adjustment："调整"。根据题意(C)是正确答案。
4.本题的答案是(C)
(A)spacious："宽敞的"。(B)sophisticated："先进的，尖端的"。(C)substantial："坚固的，结实的"。(D)steady："稳定的"。根据题意显然应填(C)。
5.本题的答案是(A)
(A)entitled to："给予……；授予"。(B)involved in："卷入"。(C)associated with："与……有关的"。(D)assigned to："把……分配给"。(A)与题意吻合，故应选(A)。
6.本题的答案是(B)
(A)danger不与at构成搭配，故(A)应排除。(B)(at)stake是固定搭配，意思是"在危险中，存亡攸关"。(C)at a loss："不知所措"，不合题意，应排除。(D)at和threat不能构成搭配，故(D)也应排除。因此(B)为正确答案。
7.本题的答案是(D)
(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)都是近义词，基本含义为"累"。(A)fatigued指人们由于过长时间的劳累，消耗了大量体力，非常需要休息或睡眠。(B)tired指人们由于过分操劳、烦燥、不耐烦而消耗大量的体能。(C)exhausted指体能消耗殆尽，全身毫无力气。(D)bored指由于枯燥、单调引起的厌倦。根据题意，正确答案为(D)。
8.本题的答案是(C)
本句空白处前是介词，故此处需填入名词。(A)wrong是形容词，而且也不能与at构成任何搭配，故(A)应排除。(B)trouble和(D)difficulty虽然是名词，但它们的前面与in搭配，不与at搭配，故(B)(D)均应排除。(C)at fault是固定搭配，意思是"出故障，出差错"。这与题意吻合，故(C)是正确答案。
9.本题的答案是(A)
(A)exceedingly："非常"，合题意，故(A)是正确答案。(B)excessively："过量地"。(C)extensively："广泛地"。(D)exclusively："排它性地"。显然(B)、(C)、(D)都不合题意，均应排除。
10.本题的答案是(A)
(A) answer for："对……负责"。(B)run into："使陷进"。(C)abide by："遵守"。(D)step into："插手，干涉"。根据题意(A)是正确答案。
11.本题的答案是(D)
(A)parallel to："与……平行"。(B)level in："相等"。(C)flat on："平躺"。(D)flush with："与……齐平"。根据题意(D)是正确答案。
12.本题的答案是(B)
(A) convinced："使人信服；相信"。(B)anticipated："期待"。(C)resolved："决心"。(D)assured："保证"。根据题意(B)为正确答案。
13.本题的答案是(A)
(A)adapted for："使适应"。(B)acknowledged："承认"。(C)assembled："集合"。(D) appointed："指定"。根据题意(A)应为正确答案。
14.本题的答案是(C)
(A) let down："放下，放低"。(B)let alone："不管，不干涉"。(C)let off："免除(任务、责任等)"。(D)let out："放出，逃出"。根据题意，(C)为正确答案。
15.本题的答案是(B)
(A)urgent："紧急的"。(B)hasty："仓促的，轻率的"。(C)instant："紧迫的，立即的"。(D)prompt："迅速的"。根据上下文，(B)是正确答案。
16.本题的答案是(A)
(A) missing："缺掉的，下落不明的"。(B)losing："丢失"，一般不能作形容词，更不能作置于名词后的形容词。(C)dropping"往下掉的"。(D)leaking："漏的"。根据上下文，(A)是正确答案。
17.本题的答案是(D)
(A) engaging："从事，参与"。(B)devoting："献身"。(C)registering："记录"。(D)pursuing："追赶；从事，进行"。(A)engaging通常接"in"，此处没有，故(A)应排除。(B)devoting通常接"to"，此处没有"to"，故(B)也应排除。(C)与上下文不搭配，(C)也应排除。根据题意(D)pursuing是正确答案。
18.本题的答案是(D)
(A) at hand："手头，附近"。(B)in turn："依次，轮流"。(C)in conclusion："结论"。(D)at length："详细地，充分地"。根据题意(D)为正确答案。
19.本题的答案是(A)
(A) prospect："前景"。(B)prediction"预言"。(C)prosperity："繁荣"。(D)permission："允许"。根据题意(A)为正确答案。
20.本题的答案是(B)
(A) stable："稳定的"。(B)rational："理智的"。(C)legal："合法的"。(D)credible："可信赖的"。根据题意(B)最为合适，故(B)是正确答案。
