1.The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _____.
A stand up to
B make up for
C come up with
D put up with
答案:B make up for 彌補(bǔ)。stand up to 經(jīng)受,抗住,經(jīng)得起。Come up with 提出(方案、建議、解決辦法等 。put up with 忍受,容忍。
2.He tried to____ a story to cover his faults, but the teacher saw him in.
A make in
B make up
C make sense
D make for
答案:B make up 編造,符合題意。
3.In Britain today women_____ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half of the mothers with children are in paid work.
A build up
B stand for
C make up
D conform to
答案:C make up 表示“占……的比例”。建立(A ;表示(B ;與……一致(D ,不合題意。
4.He tried to _____ the lost time _____ staying up late.
A make up with, with
B make up with, by
C make up for, with
D make up for, by
答案D make up for 補(bǔ)償。
5.Sometimes it is good_____ to ask a lady to go in front of you.
A manners
B politeness
C manner
D way
答案:A good manners:有禮貌,屬固定搭配。
6.You have nothing to____ by refusing to listen to our advice
.A gain B grasp C seize Dearn
答案:A gain 表示“收益,得到”,符合題意。抓住(B,奪取(C和掙得(D,不符合題意。
7.Now the____ between the rich and the poor countries has become even wider.
A different B differ C gap Ddistinction
答案:C different 不同的,為形容詞。differ與……不同,差別,為動詞。句中需要的是主語,故A、B均錯。gap 差異,差距。distinction 區(qū)別。由rich與poor可知為貧富差異,應(yīng)選C,句意:現(xiàn)在貧國與富國間的差距已變得越來越大。
8.The little boy____ his hiding place when he coughed.
A gave away B gave off C gave up D gave in答案:A give away“贈送;泄露”。give sth. off“釋放,發(fā)出(氣味等”。give up “停止,放棄,辭去”。give in“認(rèn)輸,讓步,屈服;交上,呈上”。The rebels were forced to give in. 叛軍被迫投降。本句意為:小男孩的咳嗽聲暴露了他的藏身之處。
9.The floor was so rotten that it almost ____ under his weight.
A gave away B gave over C gave way D gave up
答案:C give away“泄露;捐贈”。give over“停止;交付”,give way“不能支持,塌下去”。give up“放棄;辭去”。地板爛成這樣子,都快被他的體重壓塌了。
10.Ever since the rise of industrialism. education has been____ towards producingworkers.
A harnessed B hatched C motivated D geared
答案:D gear(to 使適合:we have to gear our lives to the new changes. harness 控制和利用(自然力以發(fā)電 。hatch 孵化;炮制,制定。motivate 是……的動機(jī),引起,驅(qū)使。