1.The reference she made to her friend,the poet,was interesting but too_____for anyone to appreciate.

A.drastic B.dull C.obscure D.distinct

[答案]C.obscure.

[注释]obscure(=not clearly seen or understood)模糊难懂得。drastic激烈的，严厉的;dull单调的;distinct清楚的，明显的;截然不同的(from)。

本题译文：她提到她的朋友----诗人时所说的话是令人感兴趣，但没有说清楚，以致没有人为此感激。

2.He_____his engagement just before the wedding.

A.broke out B.broke away from

C.broke off D.broke up

[答案]C.broke off.

[注释]break off(=cease suddenly,discontinue)突然中断;break off one’s engagement(解除婚约)。Break off(=interrupt)one’s conversation(打断谈话)。Break out(=begin suddenly)爆发。Break away from摆脱，从......退出。

3.When she heard from the hospital that her father had died,she_____into tears.

A.burst B.went C.exploded D.fell

[答案]A.burst

[注释]burst into tears放声大哭;又如：burst into thunderous cheers(发出雷呜般的欢呼);burst into laughing(捧腹大笑)。

4.Your help is_____for the success of the project.

A.indispensable B.indicative

C.inevitable D.inherent

[答案]A.indispensable.

[注释]indispensable(to,for)不可缺少的，必需的。Indicative(of)指示的。Inevitable不可避免的。Inherent固有的，内在的，天生的。

5._____the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

A.In spite of B.But for C.Because of D.As for

[答案]B.But for

[注释]but for(=without,except for)若非，要不是：But for your help we could not have finished it in time.(要不是你的帮助，我们本来不会及时完工。)

6.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.

7.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。

8.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。)

run over详见Ⅲ.145,146.注释;pass off详见Ⅲ.126.注释;turn down详见Ⅲ.180,181.注释.

9.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。)