1. The firemen managed to _____ the fire in time.
A. extinguish B. prevent C. suppress D. ruin
[答案] A. extinguish.
[注释] extinguish (=put out) vt. 扑灭 (火焰等) 。Stop the fire 虽然也可以搭配, 但按本句题意用extinguish 为最佳。

2. What is most obvious in this book are all those details of daily living which make Mrs. Richard _____ common.
A. nothing but B. anything but C. above all D. rather than
[答案] B. anything but.
[注释] anything but (=far from being) 根本不; The boys knew they bad broken the rules, and they were anything but happy when they
were called to the office. (=They were unhappy and afraid.) nothing but 只不过; Don’t have him for a friend; he’s nothing but a criminal.
(不要把他当朋友, 他只不过是个罪犯。) I have nothing but two dollars. (我只有2 美元。) above all 最重要的。rather than 而不是.

3. The car was completely _____ and the driver seriously injured.
A. broken off B. taken off C. written off D. picked up
[答案] C. written off. [注释] write off 报废,

4. On this happy occasion, I’d like to say that we are _____ much obliged to you for your kind cooperation.
A. even so B. ever so C. as yet D. so far
[答案] B. ever so.
[注释]ever so (=very) 非常; It’s ever so cold.与名词搭配时则用ever such, 如：She’s ever such a nice girl. (她是一位非常好的姑娘。)
even so (=although that is true, nevertheless; still) 即使如此：The fire was out, but even so, the smell of smoke was strong. (=The fire
was out, but the smell was still there.)

5. His new appointment takes _____ from the beginning of next month.
A. place B. effect C. post D. office
[答案] B. effect. [注释]take effect 生效。