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　　11. Tom and his twin brother do not agree on the matter，but they have a ______ respect for each other's opinions.

　　A. commonplace B. cosmic C. corporate D. mutual

　　12. Many of our men are off work with colds just now. We have been ______ with a skeleton staff.

　　A. getting on B. coming on C. carrying on D. keeping on

　　13. When the student graduated, he got his ______.

　　A. certificate B. bachelor C. degree D. diploma

　　14. His father had to make ______ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.

　　A. assurance B. insurance C. provision D. adjustment

　　15. We should cultivate students’ ability to analyze and solve problems ______.

　　A. of their own B. on their own C. with their own D. by their own

　　16. The child was ______ for getting his shoes and socks wet.

　　A. complained B. scolded C. suffered D. corrected

　　17. Having passed TOEFL, he was ______ from taking English courses.

　　A. exempted B. excluded C. prohibited D. deferred

　　18. The new immigrants have to make adjustments to ______ the environment; otherwise they can't survive this most competitive world.

　　A. adapt B. regulate C. revise D. suit

　　19. Will you ______ this passage to see if there is any misprint?

　　A. look up B. go over C. dwell on D. work out

　　20. He couldn't ______ his father that he was telling the truth.

　　A. guarantee B. ensure C. convince D. persuade

　　21. The noise was so faint that only those with excellent ______ were aware of it.

　　A. ear B. listening C. hearing D. sensor

　　22. The vocabulary of any technical discussion may include words which are never used outside the subject or field ______.

　　A. in view B. in question C. in case D. in of fact

　　23. The students were so fascinated by the ______ Yangtze River that they spent hours sitting on its bank and gazing at the passing boats and rafts.

　　A. median B. mighty C. measurable D. maximal

　　24. I was so ______ in my book that I didn't hear the doorbell ring.

　　A. settled B. concentrated C. absorbed D. occupied

　　25. Because he hates dishonesty, he is ______ on his children when they tell lies.

　　A. fierce B. hard C. strict D. serious

　　26. We covered a wide__of topics in the interview.

　　A. extent B. collection C. range D. content

　　27. The townspeople held a celebration when work on the ______ of the ancient building had been completed.

　　A. re-establishment B. restoration C. reproduction D. reparation

　　28. My father said it was all my fault, but my mother ______ me and said it wasn't.

　　A. stood up for B. made up for C. sided up for D. give way to

　　29. The actual ______ by which coal is extracted is well worth seeing.

　　A. conduct B. process C. procedure D. course

　　30. The patient has been ______ of the safety of the operation.

　　A. assured B. guaranteed C. entrusted D. confirmed

　　参考答案

　　11. D

　　【解析】commonplace“常见的事物，平庸的东西”;cosmic“宇宙的，广大无边的”;corporate“社团的，共同的，全体的”，如，corporate property“社团财产”，corporate responsibility/action“共同的责任/行动”;mutual“(指爱情、友谊、尊敬等)共有的，相互的”，如：give mutual support and inspiration“相互支持并鼓舞”。

　　12. C

　　【解析】carry on“坚持下去”。get on with =get along with“进展，相处融洽”;come on“跟随着来，进展”;keep on (doing sth.)“继续进行”。

　　13. D

　　【解析】diploma“毕业文凭”。certificate“证明书”;bachelor“学士”;degree“学位”。

　　14. C

　　【解析】provision“准备，供应品”，如，make provision for“为……做准备”，make provision against sth.“防备……”，make provision for one's old age“为老年做准备”;assurance“保证，把握，信念”，如，have assurance of sth.“对……有把握”，obtain assurance“获得保证”，但不说make assurance; insurance“保险，保险费，安全保障”，如，get/obtain insurance“获得保险金”，provide insurance against sth.“为……提供安全措施”“不说make insurance; adjustment“调整，适应”，接to，不能跟介词for.

　　15. B

　　【解析】on one’ s own“独立地”。of one's own“属于自己的”，如：She has nothing of her own.“她一无所有。”with one's own和by one's own不是固定搭配。

　　16. B

　　【解析】scold“斥责”，及物动词。complain (of)“抱怨”;suffer (from)“遭受”;correct“纠正”。

　　17. A

　　【解析】exempt“免除”;exclude“排除”;prohibit“禁止”;defer“推迟，延期”。

　　18. D

　　【解析】suit“适应”;adapt要求接to，用法是“adapt (oneself) to sth.”;regulate“调节，控制，调整”;revise“修改，修订”。

　　19. B

　　【解析】go over“仔细检查，再读一遍”，如：After you finish the test, go over it and correct your mistakes.“答完试题仔细检查一下，把错的改正过来。”look up“查找，好转”;dwell on“详述，细想”;work out“解决，算出，制定出”。

　　20. C

　　【解析】convince“使……相信”;guarantee“保证”;ensure“确保”;persuade“劝说”，接of.

　　21. C

　　【解析】hearing“听觉，听力”;ear“耳朵”;listening“听(的过程)”;sensor“传感器”。

　　22. B

　　【解析】in question“所谈及的，所涉及的”，如：Where is the man in question? “提到的那个人在哪里?”in view“在视野范围内，在考虑中”;in case“万一”;in effect“实际上”。题句意思为：任何技术讨论的词汇都可能有只在本领域之内使用的词。

　　23. B

　　【解析】median“中央的，当中的”;mighty“强有力的，巨大的”;measurable“可测量的”;maximal“最大的”。

　　24. C

　　【解析】be absorbed in,“专心于”;settle in "(使)安顿”;concentrate on“集中”;be occupied with (in doing) sth.“忙于做”。

　　25. B

　　【解析】be hard on sb.“严厉地对待某人”。fierce“激烈的，猛烈的”，如：fierce struggle, fierce competition. be strict with sb.“严格对待某人”，serious“严肃的”。

　　26. C

　　【解析】range“范围”经常由wide修饰，如：a wide range of knowledge“广博的知识”，a wide range of interest“兴趣广泛”，a wide range of choice“选择面广”;extent“程度，范围”，一般不说a wide extent，而说a large (vast) extent; collection“收集”;content“内容”。

　　27. B

　　【解析】restoration“修复，恢复”，指恢复原貌;re-establishment“重建”;reproduction“再生产，重新制造”;reparation“修理”。

　　28. A

　　【解析】stand up for sb.“支持，拥护”;make up for“弥补”;side with“站在·····一边”;give way to...“向……屈服/让步”。

　　29. B

　　【解析】process“过程”;conduct“行为”;procedure“步骤，程序”;course“进程，路程”。

　　30. A

　　【解析】这道题答题的关键是掌握好所给四个动词的搭配用法。assure sb. of sth.或assure sb. that...“使确信，向……保证”，如：I can assure you of the reliability of the information.“我可以向你保证信息的可靠性。”guarantee sth. to sb.或guarantee sb. sth. “担保，保证”，如：The shopkeeper guaranteed the quality of the product to the customers.“店主向顾客们保证商品的质量没有问题。”注意：assure和guarantee有时都可以译成“保证”，但其含义有所不同，试比较：I can assure you that you can get“ticket, but I can't guarantee you a seat.“我保证你能拿到票，但不能保证你有座位。”entrust sth. to sb.或entrust sb. with sth.“委托”，如：I entrust the child to your care. “我把孩子托付给你了。”Parents entrust teachers with the education of their children. “父母们委托老师教育孩子。”confirm“确认，证实”，如：The booking office confirmed our reservation by telephone.“售票处打电话为我们确认预订的机票。”

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