1. Practically all animals communicate through sounds.
A．Clearly B．Almost C．Absolutely D．Basically
【解析】clearly是“清晰地、明顯地”的意思；almost是“差不多、幾乎”的意思；absolutely是“絕對地、完全地”的意思。Basically與practically都有“基本上”的意思。選D。
2. The story was very touching.
A．Inspiring B．Boring C．Moving D．a(chǎn)bsorbing
【解析】A鼓舞人心的；B令人厭煩的；C移動的；D吸引人的，目標(biāo)詞就是“吸引人、引人入勝”的意思。選D。
3. You should have blended the butter with the sugar thoroughly.
A．Spread B．Mixed C．Beaten D．covered
【解析】A傳播、伸展；B混合；C打??；D覆蓋。選B
4. I won’t tolerate that kind of behavior.
A. bear B. accept C. admit D. take
【解析】A忍受、容忍；B接受；C承認(rèn)、容許；D拿、帶走。選A。
5. The index is the government’s chief gauge of future economic activity.
A. method B. measure C. way D. manner
【解析】A方法；B測量、估量；C方法、道路；D方式、習(xí)慣。選B。
6. Many of novelist Carson McCullers’ characters are isolated, disappointed people.
A. solitary B. certain C. inconsistent D. proper
【解析】A孤獨的、獨居的；B特定的；C不一致的、前后矛盾的；D適當(dāng)?shù)?。選A。
7. The workers finally called off the strike.
A. put off B. ended C. cancelled D. participated in
【解析】A推遲；B結(jié)束；C取消；D參與。選C。
8. John has made up his mind not to go to the meeting.
A. wanted B. promised C. decided D. agreed
【解析】A想要；B許諾；C決定；D同意。選C。
9. I catch cold now and then.
A. always B. occasionally C. constantly D. regularly
【解析】A總是、一直；B偶爾；C不斷地；D定期地。選B。
10. He often finds fault with my work.
A. criticizes B. praises C. evaluates D. talks about
【解析】A批評；B表揚；C評價；D討論。選A。
11. The little girl grasped her mother’s arm as she crossed the street.
A. understood B. had a hold over C. took hold of D. left hold of
【解析】A理解，領(lǐng)會；B支持；C抓?。籇松手、放開。選C。
12. In judging our work you should take into consideration the fact that we have been very busy recently.
A. thought B. mind C. account D. memory
【解析】A思想、想法；B精神、意見；C解釋、理由；D記憶。選C。
Take something into account 可以和take something into consideration互換
13. I can no longer tolerate his actions.
A. put up with B. accept C. take D. suffer from
【解析】A忍受、容忍。B接受；C帶走；D遭受。選A。
14. The doctors have abandoned the hope to rescue the old man.