1.You should have put the milk in the ice-box; I expect it ______undrinkable by now.

　　A.became B. had become C.has become D. becomes

　　Best Answer:C

　　詳解：答案為C.與by now, so far, tip to now這樣的短語(yǔ)連用時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。

　　2.The tendency to lie is perhaps _________originally by imitations. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors.

　　A. taken to B. taken over C.taken in D. taken up

　　Best Answer:D

　　詳解：答案為D.take to表示“喜愛(ài)”;take over表示“接管”;take in表示“欺騙”;take up表示“接受，形成”。

　　3.There were no tickets ______ for Friday's performance.

　　A.preferable B. considerable C.possible D. available

　　Best Answer:D

　　詳解：答案為D.詞形辨析和句意搭配題。以"-able"或"-ible"結(jié)尾的形容詞表示被動(dòng)，意為“可……”或“值得……”的意思。preferable指“更可取的，更合意的”;considerable指“可觀的，相當(dāng)多的。值得考慮的”。possible指“可能的”。

　　4.Don't _______ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.

　　A.release B. relieve C.relate D. retain

　　Best Answer:A

　　詳解：答案為A.詞形辨析題。release news指“泄露消息�！逼溆嗖粯�(gòu)成搭配。relieve 指“減輕、緩解”。relate指“敘述、連接”;retain指“保留、維持”。

　　5.The actual _______by which coal is extracted is well worth watching.

　　A.process B. procession C.pattern D. conduct

　　Best Answer:A

　　詳解：答案為A.process表示“步驟，程度，制作方法”;procession表示“行進(jìn)的隊(duì)伍”;pattern表示“模式，方式”;conduct表示“行為，方式”。

　　6.As a _____ president, his views are treated with respect when he is interviewed.

　　A.prior B. previous C.late D. former

　　Best Answer:D

　　詳解：答案為D.詞義辨析題。former指“前任的，前一個(gè)”，表示順序上的前一個(gè);prior指“較早的”，“優(yōu)先的”是比較級(jí)形式，常和to連用。previous指“先前的，上文的”，表明時(shí)間和方位上的先后。late指“遲的，晚期的”，強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間上的先后。

　　7.They have been trying to arrive at a practical solution _____ the problem.

　　A.in B. to C.on D. with

　　Best Answer:B

　　詳解：答案為B.互搭配題。在：key, answer, access, approach, introduction, rights(權(quán)利), response, reaction, reply, solution等詞后常用to表示所屬關(guān)系。

　　8.The supply of electric power to Madrid and neighboring districts has had to be _____.

　　A.weakened B. omitted C.restricted D. lowered

　　Best Answer:B

　　詳解：答案為B.搭配題。supply只能和lower搭配表示“降低供應(yīng)量”而符合句意。weaken指“(使)變?nèi)酰�變衰”，omit指“遺漏，省略”，restrict指“約束，制(禁)止”。

　　9.They have a small library in which you can find a _____ of books on various fields.

　　A.variation B. variety C.varied D. various

　　Best Answer:B

　　詳解：答案為B.詞形和詞性辨析題。a variety of指“大量的許多的”。variation指“變化，變動(dòng)”。

　　10.Most people are willing to _____ violence of any sort as evil.

　　A.condemn B. blame C.charge D. accuse

　　Best Answer:A

　　詳解：答案為A.condemn意為譴責(zé)，用在正式的嚴(yán)肅的場(chǎng)合，側(cè)重從道義上或原則加以譴責(zé)。符合木題意思;blame表示“責(zé)備”，語(yǔ)氣較弱，指對(duì)不好的事物或做錯(cuò)事的人加以責(zé)備;reproach表示：“指責(zé)”，一般是從平等關(guān)系提出意見(jiàn)，這種意見(jiàn)僅表示不滿，可以是正確的，也可以是吹毛求疵的;accuse表示“指責(zé)，控告”，常用于"accuse sb. of…"句型中。