1. The rapidly growing birth rate brings about a lot of environment problems, which the government is supposed to take _____.
A. significantly B. severely C. earnestly D. seriously

[答案] D. seriously.

[注釋]take...seriously 是習(xí)慣搭配，意為“重視，認(rèn)真對待”

2. Carl wanted to play a joke on Bob but gave himself _____ by laughing.
A. away B. in C. out D. up

[答案] A. away.
[注釋]give away 暴露，泄露。

3. The government is _____ and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability.
A. on the alert B. out of control
C. on guard D. in vain

[答案] A. on the alert.

[注釋]on the alert (=alert; watchful; careful) 警惕，小心：
Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals.
(=Drivers must be especially careful to see signals when driving a car.)
(司機(jī)必須密切注視交通信號。)

out of control 失去控制；on guard站崗；in vain 徒勞，無效。

4. Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.
A. rate B. pace C. speed D. growth

[答案] B. pace.

[注釋]pace 走或跑的速度；發(fā)展或進(jìn)步速度。

5. She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of $150 in it.
A. extraordinary B. important
C. considerable D. valuable

[答案] erable.

[注釋]considerable 相當(dāng)可觀的。

[注意]considerate考慮周到的，體諒的，體貼的：
1）She is considerate to others. (她能體諒別人。)
2）That was very considerate of you.（你真體諒別人。）

6. Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle (壓垮) the Chinese people; _____ it stirred up their enthusiasm for greater exertions.
A. on the other hand B. on the contrary
C. to the contrary D. in consequence

[答案] B. on the contrary.

[注釋]on the contrary相反地：--Have you nearly done?--On the contrary, I have only just begun. Monday unless you write me to the contrary.
(我星期一將來，除非你寫信告訴我有相反地情況。)

7. As he had no friends and relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a _____ somewhere.
A. log B. lodge C. landing D. lodging

[答案] D. lodging.

[注釋]log 圓木，lodge門房，傳達(dá)室，lodging住所，landing登陸；降落。

8. Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always _____ her place.
A. loosing B. missing C. losing D. looking for

[答案] C. Losing.

[注釋]lose one's place意為讀書時“找不到讀到哪兒”。

類似的習(xí)語有：lose heart(灰心，泄氣), lose one's heart to sb. (愛上某人), lose one's head(驚慌失措), lose one's hold on(or over)(失去對....的控制), lose one's temper(發(fā)脾氣), lose one's tongue (緊張得不知說什么好)，lose one's way (迷路), lose sight of(看不見了), lose one's never(失去勇氣)。

9. The manager said that they had an _____ plan if the plan they had submitted was not accepted.
A. alternate ative te D. appreciable

[答案] B. alternative.

[注釋]alternative 可提供選擇的，兩者挑一的：alternate交替的：
1)There was no alternative route open to her.
(在她面前沒有另外可供選擇的路線。)
2)French and English are not alternative courses; but may be taken in the same year.
(語法和英語并不是交替開設(shè)的課程；而可以在同一年里選修。)

10. Jim isn't _____, but he did badly in the final exams last semester.
A. gloomy B. dull C. awkward D. tedious

[答案] B. dull.

[注釋]dull (=slow in understanding) 遲鈍的。?