(一)
1.(2015·江蘇卷)—Go and say sorry to your Mom，Dave.
—I'd like to，but I'm afraid she won't be happy with my________(apologize).
解析：句意：——戴夫，去向你媽媽道歉�！蚁肴�，但是我怕她對(duì)我的道歉并不會(huì)感到滿(mǎn)意。設(shè)空處前為形容詞性物主代詞，故設(shè)空處應(yīng)為名詞形式。
答案：apology/apologies
2.(2015·浙江卷)One of the most effective ways to reduce________(stressful) is to talk about feelings with someone you trust.
解析：句意：減輕壓力最有效的方法之一就是與你信任的人談?wù)劯惺�。設(shè)空處作動(dòng)詞reduce的賓語(yǔ)，故用名詞形式。reduce stress減壓。
答案：stress
3.(2015·安徽卷)There is no need to tell me your answer now.Give it some________(think) and then let me know.
解析：句意：現(xiàn)在沒(méi)有必要告訴我你的答案，認(rèn)真考慮一下然后再讓我知道。some后需用名詞形式，而thought作“考慮，思索”講時(shí)為不可數(shù)名詞，故答案為thought。give sth.thought認(rèn)真考慮某事。
答案：thought
4.(2015·湖北卷)When he was running after his brother，the boy lost his________and had a bad fall.
解析：句意：這個(gè)男孩在追他哥哥的時(shí)候失去了平衡，重重地跌了一跤。根據(jù)題干中的had a bad fall可推知設(shè)空處應(yīng)為balance。lose one's balance失去平衡。
答案：balance
5.(2014·江蘇卷)She was put under house arrest two years ago but remained a powerful ________ (代表，象征) in last year's election.
解析：句意：雖然兩年前就已遭軟禁，但她在去年的選舉中仍然是有影響力的代表人物。symbol“代表，代表性的人(物)”合句意。
答案：symbol
6.(2014·天津卷)Wind is now the world's fastest growing ________ (來(lái)源，根源) of power.
解析：句意：風(fēng)是當(dāng)今世界發(fā)展最快速的能源。source，符合句意。
答案：source
7.(2014·福建卷)—Could you tell me the ________(秘訣，技巧) of making such tasty cakes?
—Well，I just follow the directions in the cookbook.
解析：句意：——你能告訴我制作如此美味的蛋糕的技巧嗎?——哦，我只是按照食譜的說(shuō)明。trick“技巧，訣竅，竅門(mén)”，符合語(yǔ)境。
答案：trick
(二)
1.We'll look into the matter as soon as possible.Just have a little________(patient).
解析：句意：我們會(huì)盡快調(diào)查此事。請(qǐng)耐心一些�？涨坝衋 little，可知該空填名詞。故填patience。
答案：patience
2.Barbara is in her late forties and has a________(tend) to complain about what she doesn't feel content with.
解析：句意：Barbara快五十了，一直抱怨她不滿(mǎn)意的東西。空前有冠詞a，可知此空填名詞，tendency。
答案：tendency
3.Compared to the older generation，young migrant workers have less________(affect) for the countryside and farmlands.
解析：與老一代人相比，年青的打工者對(duì)鄉(xiāng)村和農(nóng)田有更低的影響。分析結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此處應(yīng)使用名詞，填affection。
答案：affection
4.The doctor told Mary that too much________(expose) to the sun is bad for the skin.
解析：醫(yī)生告訴瑪麗長(zhǎng)時(shí)間待在陽(yáng)光下對(duì)皮膚不好。too much后面接名詞，故填exposure。
答案：exposure
5.—It's really a surprise that the manager should have no idea about the plan.
—Of course he doesn't，for the plan was made in his________(absent).
解析：句意：——真奇怪，經(jīng)理竟然不知道這個(gè)計(jì)劃。
——當(dāng)然他不知道，因?yàn)橹朴営?jì)劃時(shí)，他不在。
空前有物主代詞his，所以使用名詞absence。
答案：absence
6.We all felt a sense of________(relieve) when we saw so many overseas Chinese coming back safe and sound from Libya.
解析：句意：當(dāng)看到如此多的海外華人安全從利比亞返回，我們感到輕松了很多。分析結(jié)構(gòu)可知此處填名詞，relief。
答案：relief
7.The expert did encourage the________(introduce) of new medical treatments into his own country.
解析：專(zhuān)家鼓勵(lì)向自己的國(guó)家引進(jìn)新的醫(yī)學(xué)治療方法。根據(jù)句意可知填名詞，故填introduction。
答案：introduction
8.A person of great________(determine) can usually achieve his goal.
解析：句意：一個(gè)有堅(jiān)定意志的人通常會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)他的目標(biāo)。分析結(jié)構(gòu)可知，填名詞，故填determination。
答案：determination
