MBA英语词汇语法练习及答案二
1. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.
A. popular    
B. well-known    
C. favorable    
D. preferable
[答案] A. popular.
[注释]popular 此处意为“ (=liked and admired) 受爱戴的, 有名声或声望的”。

2. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.
A. situation    
B. position    
C. employment    
D. profession
[答案] B. position.
[注释]position 此句中指“地位” (不可数, 有时加不定冠词), 如：1) She was a woman of high position. 2) a high (low) position society.

3. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.
A. outcome    
B. outset    
C. income    
D. output
[答案] B. outset.
[注释] outset 开端, 开始, from the very outset (从一开始) 。outbreak爆发, 发生。outcome结局.
income 收入。output 产量。

4. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.
A. loosing    
B. losing    
C. off    
D. missing
[答案] D. missing.
[注释]missing 缺少的; a book with some missing pages. (缺页书) 。

5. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.
A. bills    
B. charges    
C. prices    
D. costs
[答案] B. charges.
[注释]make charges for对......收 (费) ; 索 (价) 。charge也可以用作动词, 表示“收费, 索价”, 如：1) We don’t charge anything for that. (对此我们不收费。) 2) How much do you charge for a
haircut? (理个发要收多少钱？)
答案：A