The statue would be perfect but for a few small _______ in its be.
A) mistakes
B) weaknesses
C) flaws
D) errors
注：1. mistake和error同義詞，表示錯(cuò)誤，過失
2. weakness (人的)弱點(diǎn)，缺點(diǎn)
3. flaw 瑕疵
[P5-51]
Why should anyone want to read _______ of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals?
A) digests
B) insights
C) themes
D) leaflets
注：1. digest 摘要
ingest 攝入
congest 堵塞，擁擠
2. theme 主題
3. insight 洞察力，理解力，觀察事物的角度
4. leaflet 小散頁
booklet 小冊子
lakelet 小湖
[P6-52]
Parents have a legal _______ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.
A) impulse
B) obligation
C) influence
D) sympathy
注：1. obligation 責(zé)任，義務(wù)
2. impulse 沖動(dòng)
pulse 脈搏
repulse 憎惡，排斥
repulsive 令人厭惡的
instinct 本能
extinct 滅絕的
distinct 區(qū)別的，截然不同的
distinction (特征上的)區(qū)別
separation (具體形態(tài)上的)分離
break off 部分從整體上剝離下來
break up 捏碎，打碎
shatter 粉碎
[P6-53]
Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _______.
A) scarcity
B) shortage
C) minimum
D) minority
注：1. minority 少數(shù)，少數(shù)民族
2. scarcity 物質(zhì)方面的缺乏
3. shortage 短缺
4. minimum 最小的，最低的
minimize 將……降到最小
miniature 縮微模型
minister 大臣
administer 管理
maximum 的，的，最多的
[P6-54]
David likes country life and has decided to _______ farming.
A) go back on
B) go in for
C) go through with
D) go along with
注：1. go in for 從事，追求，參加，贊成
2. go back on 違背，背棄
3. go through with 經(jīng)歷了困難而完成……
4. go along with 陪伴
[P6-55]
Jack was about to announce our plan but I _______ .
A) cut him short
B) turned him out
C) gave him up
D) put him through
注：1. cut him short 打斷講話
cut my hair short 剪斷頭發(fā)
cut my hair 剃光頭
2. turn him out 驅(qū)逐出去
3. give him up 放棄，甩掉，斷絕關(guān)系
4. put him through 讓某人經(jīng)歷考驗(yàn)
[P6-56]
I am sure I can _______ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.
A) speak
B) talk
C) say
D) tell
注：talk sb. into doing sth. 勸說某人做某事
A) mistakes
B) weaknesses
C) flaws
D) errors
注：1. mistake和error同義詞，表示錯(cuò)誤，過失
2. weakness (人的)弱點(diǎn)，缺點(diǎn)
3. flaw 瑕疵
[P5-51]
Why should anyone want to read _______ of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals?
A) digests
B) insights
C) themes
D) leaflets
注：1. digest 摘要
ingest 攝入
congest 堵塞，擁擠
2. theme 主題
3. insight 洞察力，理解力，觀察事物的角度
4. leaflet 小散頁
booklet 小冊子
lakelet 小湖
[P6-52]
Parents have a legal _______ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.
A) impulse
B) obligation
C) influence
D) sympathy
注：1. obligation 責(zé)任，義務(wù)
2. impulse 沖動(dòng)
pulse 脈搏
repulse 憎惡，排斥
repulsive 令人厭惡的
instinct 本能
extinct 滅絕的
distinct 區(qū)別的，截然不同的
distinction (特征上的)區(qū)別
separation (具體形態(tài)上的)分離
break off 部分從整體上剝離下來
break up 捏碎，打碎
shatter 粉碎
[P6-53]
Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _______.
A) scarcity
B) shortage
C) minimum
D) minority
注：1. minority 少數(shù)，少數(shù)民族
2. scarcity 物質(zhì)方面的缺乏
3. shortage 短缺
4. minimum 最小的，最低的
minimize 將……降到最小
miniature 縮微模型
minister 大臣
administer 管理
maximum 的，的，最多的
[P6-54]
David likes country life and has decided to _______ farming.
A) go back on
B) go in for
C) go through with
D) go along with
注：1. go in for 從事，追求，參加，贊成
2. go back on 違背，背棄
3. go through with 經(jīng)歷了困難而完成……
4. go along with 陪伴
[P6-55]
Jack was about to announce our plan but I _______ .
A) cut him short
B) turned him out
C) gave him up
D) put him through
注：1. cut him short 打斷講話
cut my hair short 剪斷頭發(fā)
cut my hair 剃光頭
2. turn him out 驅(qū)逐出去
3. give him up 放棄，甩掉，斷絕關(guān)系
4. put him through 讓某人經(jīng)歷考驗(yàn)
[P6-56]
I am sure I can _______ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.
A) speak
B) talk
C) say
D) tell
注：talk sb. into doing sth. 勸說某人做某事