1.Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their_____ for world conquest.
A) admiration B)ambition C) administration D)orientation
2.My brother's plans are very____;he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.
A) arbitrary B) aggressive C) ambitious D) abundant
3.____ warm applause the honoured guests mounted the rostrum( 主席臺).
A) Between B) Among C) Amid D) Betwixt
4.The book contained large____ of information.
A) deal B) amount C) number D) sum
5.In what ____to a last minute stay of execution, a council announced that emergency funding would keep alive two aging satellites.
A) applies B) accounts C) attaches D) amounts
參考答案
1.B ambition(for) 雄心,抱負;野心。Admiration (for) 欽佩,欣賞。administration 行政機關,管理部門。orientation 方向,方位。
2.C 句意為:我兄弟的計劃雄心勃勃,他想在16 歲之前掌握英語、法語和西班牙語。本題四個形容詞的意義分別是:arbitrary 武斷的,專斷的;aggressive 好斗的,敢闖的; ambitious 有抱負的,雄心勃勃的;abundant 豐富的,充裕的。根據(jù)題意,要在16 歲前掌握英語、法語和西班牙語三門外語,實在是一個雄心勃勃的計劃,故應選C 項。
3.C 因為amid 意為“在……中”,“在……間” ,指在不可分開的或無差別的物體之間。between 意為“在……之間”,系指在兩者之間,如指三者或三者以上,則強調(diào)兩兩相比較。among 指在三者或三者以上分開。但又相似的人[物]之間。betwixt 等于between ,為古舊用法和文學用語。
4.B the number of 后跟名詞復數(shù)時,動詞用單數(shù)。
5.D amount (to)等同于,相當于,意味著,實際上是;合計,共計。apply 應用,運用;適用于,apply oneself to 努力進行,致力于。Account (for)解釋,說明的……原因;認為是。attach系,貼;使成為……的一部分,使附屬于,attach importance/ significance to sth. 重視,be/become attached to sb./sth. 變得,喜歡,依戀,對……很有感情。