1. We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly _____ by the weather.
A. damaged B. hurt C. ruined D. spoiled

[答案]D. spoiled.
[注释]spoiled 使......扫兴: A shower of rain spoiled our day’s outing.

2. I could tell he was surprised from the _____ on his face.
A. appearance B. view C. sight D. expression

[答案]D. expression.
[注释]expression 此处意指“表情”。Appearance 表示人的“仪表，外表”。

3. I’d like to take _____ of this opportunity to thank you all for your cooperation.
A. profit B. benefit C. advantage D. interests

[答案]C. advantage.
[注释]take advantage of(=make use of sth. for one’s own benefit)利用：take advantage of my ignorance(利用我的无知)。

4. If you ever have the _____ to go abroad to work, you should take it.
A. possibility B. offer C. luck D. chance

[答案]D. chance.
[注释]chance(偶然的)机会。Have 与the(或 a) possibility 不能搭配；常用There is a possibility for sb. to do sth.表示客观存在的“可能性”。

5. Scientists think they have _____ in their attempt to find the causes of some major dieases.
A. broken through B. worked out C. fallen out D. got round

[答案]A. broken through.
[注释]break through(=be successful after overcoming a difficulty)突破；取得重大成果：Scientists hope to break through soon in their fight against heart disease.(科学家希望在与心脏病斗争中很快取得重大成果。)本题译文：科学家认为他们在探索某些重要疾病的病因中已取得重大突破。