1.He looked for a table to sit down at, but they were all ___.

A) served

B) resorted

C) reserved

D) preserved

2.It is very difficult for us to ___ all the debts in such a short period of time.

A) accumulate

B) gather

C) collect

D) assemble

3.Attendances at football matches have ___ since the coming of television.

A) dropped in

B) dropped down

C) dropped off

D) dropped out

4.The President is visiting New York ___ the trade talks.

A) in contrast with

B) in connection with

C) in consequence of

D) in accordance with

5.The ___ lawyer made a great impression on the jury.

A) protecting

B) guarding

C) defending

D) shielding

参考解析：

1.答案：C

解析：A) serve vt./vi./n. 为……服务，上菜

B) resort vi./n 求助，凭借，胜地

C) reserve vt./n. 储备，保留，保存

D) preserve vt./vi./n. 保护，保存，防止

2.答案：C

解析：A) accumulate vt./vi. 堆积，积累，积聚

B) gather vt./vi./n. 使聚集，搜集，采集，积聚

C) collect vt./vi./adj./adv./n. 收集，采集，募集，使振作

D) assemble vt./vi. 集合，聚集，收集，装配

3.答案：C

解析：A) drop in ( on sb. ) 顺便走访(某人)

B) drop down 倒下，顺着(河流等)漂下

C) drop off 逐渐离开，散去，逐渐减少，睡着，让……下车

D) drop out 掉落，掉出，退出，隐退

eg. One of his teeth had dropped out. 他的一颗牙掉了。

4.答案：B

解析：A) in contrast with/to 与……形成对比，与……截然不同

B) in connection with 与……有关，关于，(公共交通工具)与……衔接(或联运)

C) in consequence of 由于……的缘故

D) in accordance with 与……一致，按照，依据

5答案：C

解析：A) protect vt. 保护

B) guard n./vt./vi. 保卫，守卫，看守，监视

C) defend vt./vi. 防卫，为……辩护

D) shield n./vt./vi. 盾牌，保护，保卫