1. We have taken all the _____ we can against the painting being stolen.
    A. precautions
    B. admissions
    C. concessions
    D. transactions
    2. Lying here in the sun is a very pleasant way to _____ the afternoon.
    A. give away
    B. pass away
    C. while away
    D. fade away
    3. Nothing would _____ Elizabeth to give up the cause of education.
    A. induce
    B. deduce
    C. reduce
    D. seduce
    4. He was usually very kind so that his sudden _____ greatly surprised us.
    A. heartiness
    B. unhappiness
    C. harshness
    D. uprightness
    5. Robert did not hear the bell because he was completely _____ in his reading.
    A. received
    B. suspended
    C. confirmed
    D. absorbed
    答案：
    1. A 參考譯文：為了防范那幅畫被偷，我們采取了一切措施。
    precaution 預(yù)防, 警惕, 防范
    admission 允許進入, 承認某事之陳述, 供認
    concession 讓步
    transaction 辦理, 處理, 會報, 學(xué)報, 交易, 事務(wù), 處理事務(wù)
    2. C 參考譯文：躺在這里曬太陽是一種令人愉快的消磨下午時間的方式。
    give away 送掉, 分發(fā), 放棄, 泄露, 出賣, 讓步, 陷下
    pass away 去世
    while away 消磨
    fade away 逐漸凋謝, 慢慢減弱
    3. A 參考譯文：沒有什么能讓Elizabeth放棄教育事業(yè)。
    induce 勸誘, 促使, 導(dǎo)致, 引起, 感應(yīng)
    deduce 推論, 演繹出
    reduce 減少, 縮小, 簡化, 還原
    seduce 誘使
    4. C 參考譯文：他平時都很和善的，所以他一下子變得嚴肅起來讓我們吃驚不小。
    heartiness 誠實, 熱心
    unhappiness 憂愁, 苦惱
    harshness 粗糙的事物, 嚴肅, 刺耳
    uprightness 垂直, 正直
    5. D 參考譯文：Robert沒有聽到鈴聲，因為他完全沉浸在書本中。
    received 收到, 接到, 接收, 遭到, 受到, 接待, 接見
    suspend 吊, 懸掛
    confirm 確定, 批準, 使鞏固, 使有效
    be absorbed in 全神貫注于, 專心于