2011MPA考試輔導(dǎo)英語(yǔ)講義難點(diǎn)精析九

51. The manager spoke highly of such ______ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
A. virtues B. features C. properties D. characteristics

52. Since the matter was extremely ______, we dealt with it immediately.
A. tough B. tense C. urgent D. instant

53. The shy girl felt ______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s questions.
A. amazed B. awkward C. curious D. amused

54. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ______.
A. mark B. feature C. trace D. appearance

55. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must ______ the curiosity and creativity of children.
A. seek B. stimulate C. shape D. secure

56. However, at times this balance in nature is ______, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.
A. troubled B. disturbed C. confused D. puzzled

57. The patient’s health failed to such an extent that he was put into ______ care.
A. tense B. rigid C. intensive D. tight

58. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ______ Europe into a great war.
A. inserted B. imposed C. pitched D. plunged

59. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no ______ to the health service.
A. assessment B. assignment C. exception D. access

60. Professor Taylor’s talk has indicated that science has a very strong ______ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.
A. motivation B. perspective C. impression D. impact

61. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage ______.
A. relatively B. actually C. annually D. comparatively

62. These goods are ______ for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market.
A. essentially B. completely C. necessarily D. remarkably

63. In a time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep ______ with the rapid changes of society.
A. step B. progress C. pace D. touch

64. Harry was ______ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.
A. stung B. stuck C. bitten D. scratched

65. Remember that customers don’t ______ about prices in that city.
A. debate B. consult C. dispute D. bargain

66. I hope that you’ll be more careful in typing the letter. Don’t ______ anything.
A. lack B. withdraw C. omit D. leak

67. The tomato juice left brown ______ on the front of my jacket.
A. spot B. point C. track D. trace

68. My father seemed to be in no ______ to look at my school report.
A. mood B. emotion C. attitude D. feeling

69. Our new house is very ______ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.
A. adaptable B. comfortable C. convenient D. available

70. Our journey was slow because the train stopped ______ at different villages.
A. unceasingly B. gradually C. continuously D. continually

71. I’m very sorry to have ______ you with so many questions on such an occasion.
A. offended  B. impressed C. bothered  D. interfered

72. The price of beer ______ form 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.
A. ranged B. differed  C. altered  D. separated

73. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ______.
A. blank B. hollow C. vacant D. bare

74. William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, ______ defended the right of every citizen to freedom of choice in religion.
A. peculiarly B. indifferently C. vigorously D. inevitably

75. When people become unemployed, it is ______ which is often worse than lack of wages.
A. laziness B. poverty C. idleness D. inability

76.  Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ______ in the marker.
A. batteries B. bargains C. baskets D. barrels

77. In previous times, when fresh meat was in short ______, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.
A. store B. provision C. reserve D. supply

78. After the guests left, she spent half an hour ______ the sitting-room.
A. ordering B. arranging C. tidying up D. clearing away

79. Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply ______.
A. appreciated B. approved C. appealed D. applied

80. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ drawing millions of visitors every year.
A. attention B. attraction C. appointment D. arrangement

81. The hopes, goals, fears and desires ______ widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.
A. alter B. shift C. transfer D. vary

82. The words of his old teacher left a ______ impression on his mind. He is still influenced by them.
A. long B. lively C. lasting D. liberal

83. He is ______ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.
A. optimistic B. optional C. outstanding D. obvious

84. In a sudden ______ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.
A. attack B. burst C. split D. blast

85. In Britain people ______ four million tons of potatoes every year.
A. swallow B. dispose C. consume D. exhaust

86. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ______ enough to eat.
A. mild B. slight C. light D. tender

87. The computer revolution may well change society as ______ as did the Industrial Revolution.
A. certainly B. insignificantly C. fundamentally D. comparatively

88. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ______.
A. nuisance B. trouble C. worry D. anxiety

89. As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to ______ it.
A. postpone B. refuse C. delay D. cancel

90. Young people are not ______ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.
A. conservative B. content C. confident D. generous

91. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is ______.
A. granted B. implied C. exaggerated D. remedied

92. These surveys indicate that many crimes go ______ by the police, mainly because not all victims report them.
A. unrecorded  B. to be unrecorded 
C. unrecording  D. to have been unrecorded 

93. The clothes a person wears may express his ______ or social position.
A. curiosity B. status C. determination D. significance

94. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have ______ opportunity to change his mind.
A. accurate B. urgent C. excessive D. adequate

95. It is said that the math teacher seems ______ towards bright students.
A. partial B. beneficial C. preferable D. liable

96. In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took ______ trouble over the figures.
A. extensive B. spare C. extra D. supreme

97. Everybody  ______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.
A. assembled B. accumulated C. piled D. joined

98. Putting in a new window will ______ cutting away part of the roof.
A. include B. involve C. contain D. comprise

99. In the ______ of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to $ 30 million.
A. face B. time C. event D. course

100. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life ______:77.2.
A. rank B. span C. scale D. scope