1. The government has lost a great deal of _____ because of the large increase in food pries.
A. strength B. support C. agreement D. vote

[答案]B. support.
[注释]lose support 失去支持。vote 作为“选票”解时，是可数名称，所以不能与a great deal of 搭配。

2. The branches could hardly _____ the weight of the fruit.
A. retain B. maintain C. sustain D. remain

[答案]C. sustain.
[注释]sustain(=hold up the weight of)承住，支撑：An old wall cannot sustain a new building.

3. He thought this was the first pair of shoes that had fitted him _____.
A. perfectly B. justly C. fairly D. rightly

[答案]A. perfectly.
[注释]perfectly(=quite well, completely)十分，完全地。
justly 公正地，正当地，应得地；rightly 正确地，恰当地，正直地；fairly 公正地，正当地；相当，还算；清楚地。

4. I feel sure that _____ qualification, ability and experience, you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind.
A. in case of B. in terms of C. in the opinion of D. in the course of

[答案]B. in terms of.
[注释]in terms of 依据，按照。In case of 万一......；in the opinion of 按照......的看法；in the course of 在......的过程中，在......期间。
以上4 个习语均为大纲规定之列，考生应熟记、活用。
Have...in mind 心中想到。
本题译文：我肯定，根据资格、能力和经验，你完全适合我们心中想到的工作。

5. So far as he could, John had always tried to _____ the example he saw in Lincoln.
A. live up to B. set forth C. call for D. cut out

[答案]A. live up to.
[注释]live up to 不辜负，作到；set forth 阐明，提出，列举；参阅Ⅲ，154 注释, cut out 删去； call for需要，要求；
本题译文：只要约翰能够，他总是努力做到他在林肯身上所看到的榜样。