166. During the trip Tom and I _________ driving the car. He would drive for about two hundred miles and then 1 would drive for about another hundred miles.

A. took effect B. took turns

C. made efforts D. turned over

167. Education is carried out __________the principles of the school.

A. to keep pace with B. in relation to

C. according to D. in favor of

168. Employers expect their employees to be ________ for work.

A. timely B. punctual

C. prompt D. urgent www.examｗ.com

169. England, Scotland and Wales ________ the island of Great Britain.

A. consist B. compose

C. make D. combine

170. English has become a communication ________ for people from different countries.

A. medium B. merit

C. stream D. enjoyment

166. [答案] B

[翻译] 旅行中，Tom和我轮换着开车，他开两百英里后，我再开一百英里。

[分析] take turns的意思是“依次，轮流”；take effect的意思是“生效，起作用”；make efforts的意思是“做出努力”；turn over的意思是“打翻，反复考虑”。

167. [答案] C

[翻译] 教育工人必须按照学校的原则来进行。

[分析] according to的意思是“按照，根据”；to keep pace with的意思是“与……齐步前进”；in relation to的“关于，考虑到”；in favor of的意思是“赞成，支持”。

168. [答案] B

[翻译] 雇主们都期望他们的雇员能准时上班。

[分析] punctual的意思是“守时的，准时的”；timely以ly结尾的，但它是一个形容词，意思是“及时的，正好的”；prompt的意思是“迅速的，敏捷的”；urgent的意思是“急迫的，紧要的”。

169. [答案] B

[翻译] 大不列颠岛由英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士构成。

[分析] compose是一个及物动词，意思是“组成，构成”。它常用在be composed of 的结构中，意思是“由……构成”；consist一般要和介词of搭配在一起，才能表示“由……组成，由……构成”；make要和up 搭配在一起，意思是“组成，构成”；combine是一个及物动词，意思是“联合，结合”。

170. [答案] A

[翻译] 英语已经成为不同国家人们交流的一种工具。

[分析] medium的意思是“媒体，手段”；merit的意思是“优点”；stream的意思是“溪流”；enjoyment的意思是“乐趣”。