1. She once again went through her composition carefully to _____ all spelling mistakes from it.
A. withdraw B. abandon C. diminish D. eliminate

[答案]D. eliminate.
[注释]eliminate(=get rid of, do away with)消除，排除，淘汰：1) Can the government eliminate poverty?（政府能否消除贫困？）2)eliminate slang words form an essay(从文章中去掉俚语词)。

2. When the little child caught sight of the young woman _____ in white he started brawling immediately.
A. dressed B. wearing C. worn D. putting on

[答案]A. dressed.
[注释]be dressed in 穿这......衣服。Wear 意为“穿着”是及物动词，语法结构上与本题不符。Put on 穿上，强调的动作。

3. Some areas, _____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A. due to B. but for C. in spite of D. with relation to

[答案]A. due to.
[注释]due to 由于。有些语言专家认为due to 引导的短语，在句中只能作表语，如：1)His absence was due to the storm. 2)The delay was due to heavy traffic. 3)This accident was due to his carelessness.但现代英语里due to 引导的短语可以作状语用，如：He failed due to carelessness. Due to heavy traffic, he was late for an hour or so.

4. Many university courses are not really _____ to the needs of students or their future employers.
A. associated B. relative C. geared D. sufficient

[答案]C. geared.
[注释]be geared to 与......相连接的，与......搭配得上的。Be relative to 与......有关的：This is not relative to the accident.(这和这次事故无关。)本题意指courses(课程)是否与needs(需要)挂得上钩，而不是一般得有点关系，故应选geared.

5. If we can _____ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.
A. get off B. come across C. come over D. get over

[答案]D. get over.
[注释]get over (difficulties)克服（困难）。