1. It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be.
A. impression B. comment C. reaction D. opinion
[答案]C. reaction.
[注释]reaction(to)对......的反应：Our reaction to a joke is to laugh.

2. Our attitude toward our teachers should be _____, but not slavish or superstitious.
A. respectable B. respected C. respective D. respectful
[答案]D. respectful.
[注释]respectable(=deserving respect)值得尊敬的,品行端正的。respectful(=showing respect to)有礼貌的，表示尊敬的。Respective各个的。respected 尊敬的。Respecting prep.(=relating to; concerned with)关于，说到。

3. We could see that he was trying to _____ his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault.
A. run over B. smooth over C. pass off D. turn down
[答案]B. smooth over.
[注释]smooth over(=make smooth, put right, balliate)使平息，使恢复正常的，掩饰：1)I will try to smooth their quarrel over.(我将设法平息他们的争吵。) 2)Don’t try to smooth over your fault.（不要设法掩饰你的过错。）

4. Glemp’s heroic flight into space entitled him _____ a place in history.
A. for B. with C. to D. of
[答案]C. to.
[注释]entitle sb. to sth.(=give a right to)给予权利： 1)He is entitled to special treatment because of his rank(由于他的级别他有权享受特殊待遇。) 2) Officers are entitled to travel first class.（军官们有权乘头等车旅行。）

5. He’s _____ drink and never does a stroke of work.
A. gone to B. taken to C. taken up D. gone for
[答案]B. taken to.
[注释]take to 养成（某种习惯）。A stroke of 一件。本题译文：他以成了酒徒，从来没有干过一件工作。