Part III. Vocabulary and Structure
46. This great project at the Three Gorges of the Yangtze is expected to _______ twenty years to complete.
A. spend B. consume C. cost D. take
47. His effort of decades began to _______. He came to be well-known for his findings.
A. pay off B. call off C. put off D. take off
48. The new government _____ the foreign-owned oil fields one after another.
A. took over B. took out C. took up D. took on
49. Nothing is so uncertain as the fashion market where one style ____ over another before being replaced.
A. dominates B. controls C. overwhelms D. prevails
50.X-rays are also called Roentgen rays _______ the discoverer who first put them to use.
A. in case of B. in view of C. in place of D. in honor of
51.Telecommunication developments have enabled people to send messages _______ television, radio and electronic mail.
A. via B. among C. past D. across
52.Technology has _______ the sharing, storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people.
A. finished B. furnished C. functioned D. facilitated
53.The philosophy class began with twenty students but three _______ after the midterm exam.
A. picked up B. turned out C. dropped out D. kept up
54.The following account by the author _______ the difference between European and American reactions.
A. illustrates B. acquires C. demands D. deletes
55.An intimate and _______ knowledge of how you are doing in the customer’s eyes is critical.
A. objective B. subordinate C. optional D. subsequent
56.Long _______ to harmful pollutants is most likely to lead to a decline in health.
A. contact B. touch C. reveal D. exposure
57. The architectural differences may _______ confusion or discomfort for the foreign travelers.
A. vary B. describe C. cause D. impress
58. _______ being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.
A. Rather than B. Apart from C. Instead of D. Owing to
59.Even at discounted prices, these powerful AIDS drugs are far beyond _______ for most of the world’s 40 million HIV-infected people.
A. reach B. control C. comprehension D. imagination
60. Anyone who can study abroad is fortunate; but, of course, it is not easy to make the _______ from one culture to another.
A. transaction B. transportation
C. transmission D. transition
參考答案:46、C
47、A
48、A
49、D这句话的意思是任何事情都和时尚市场一样不确定，一种东西被另一种东西所代替。由题意可知只有prevails“战胜”符合。
50、D
51、A这个句子是要选一个介词，通过什么传递，只有via “通过”符合提议。
52、D
53、C
54、A 这题主要考查词汇量， illustrates“说明”、acquires“需要”、demands“需要、要求”、deletes“删除”由题意可知选择A。
55、C 这题可用排除法，首先由An可以排除B和D。在A和C可知只有C符合题意，C项optional是“任意”的意思。根据题意可知选择C。
56、B
57、C
58、B
59、A
60、D 这题也是考查词汇量，transaction“交易”transportation“运输”transmission“传输”transition“转折”，显而易见选择D。意思是从一种文化到另一种文化的转折不是很容易。
我只分析了几个比较难点的题目，如果还有不懂的，我可以为你解答，我的绝对准确。
