1. Not having a good command of English can be a serious _____ preventing you from achieving your goals.

A) obstacle

B) fault

C) offense

D) distress

1、[A]。obstacle障碍, 妨害物。B) fault过错, 缺点, 故障, 毛病。C) offense过错，犯罪。D) distress危险，困境。

句意：没有好好掌握英语可能会成为阻止你达到目标的障碍。

2. It’s very _____ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.

A) concerned

B) careful

C) considerable

D) considerate考试用书

2、[D]。considerate体贴的，体谅他人的，考虑周到的。A) concerned挂…念的，担…心的，如I am very concerned about her.我非常挂念她。B) careful小心的, 仔细的，如He was careful enough to check up every detail.他非常仔细,把每一个细节都核对过了。C) considerable相当大的，相当多的，如The TV play received considerable acclaim.这部电视剧获得很高评价。

句意：你在小孩睡觉时不大声讲话，真是考虑得周到。

3. Many a player who had been highly thought of has _____ from the tennis scene.

A) disposed

B) disappeared

C) discouraged

D) discarded

3、[B]。disappeared消失，不见。A) disposed布置, 安排, 除去, 使愿意。C) discouraged使气馁, 阻碍。 D) discarded丢弃, 抛弃。

句意：很多曾经被高度评价过的选手从网球场上消失了。

4. She’s fainted. Throw some water on her face and she’ll _____.

A) come round

B) come along

C) come on

D) come out

4、 [A]。come round苏醒。B) come along出现, 发生, 进步，陪伴。C) come on突然产生, 要求, 偶遇, 跟着来, 开始, 出台, 上演，赶快。D) come out出现，真相大白。

句意：她晕倒了，往她脸上洒点水，她就会苏醒过来

5. All their attempts to _____ the child from the burning building were in vain.

A) regain

B) recover

C) rescue

D) reserve

5、[C]。rescue(常与from连用)营救，救出，如to rescue from the building many official papers从大楼里抢救出许多官方文件。A) regain收回, 恢复, 重到, 重新夺得B) recover重新获得, 恢复, 使改过，复原, 胜诉。D) reserve储备, 保存, 保留, 预定, 预约。

句意：他们试图把孩子从着火的大楼救出来，但失败了。