61. It isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.
A. sure B. right C. exact D. certain

[答案] D. certain.
[注釋]I am sure that +從句。He is sure to come. = He is certain to come.但在it作形式主語(yǔ), that引導(dǎo)主語(yǔ)從句時(shí), 主句中表語(yǔ)只能用certain, 不能用sure.

62. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A. opportunities B. realities
C. necessities D. probabilities

[答案] A. opportunities.
[注釋]opportunity常指“ (難得的應(yīng)抓住的) 機(jī)會(huì)”, 既可作可數(shù)名詞, 也可以作不可數(shù)名詞用, 如：I had few opportunities of meeting interesting people there. They had not much opportunity for hearing good music in the remote area.

63. The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting（委托） the organization to an unreliable person.
A. danger B. risk C. hazard D. chance

[答案] B. risk.
[注釋]run a risk (in) 冒險(xiǎn)：You are running a big risk in trusting him.
本題譯文：俱樂(lè)部成員不愿冒險(xiǎn)把這個(gè)組織委托給一個(gè)不可靠的人管理。

64. The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.
A. put down B. shut out C. cut short D. taken off

[答案] C. cut short.
[注釋]cut short (=interrupt) 打斷, 中斷：1) He made a suggestion, but I cut him short. (他提了個(gè)建議, 但我打斷了他。) 2) He cut short his tour and returned home. (他中斷旅行, 回家了。) shut off (=cut off, interrupt) 切斷, 中斷; 由指切斷供應(yīng)等, 如：The water was shut off for several hours while the plumber repaired the pipes. Shut out (=keep out; exclude; prevent form entering) 把......關(guān)在外面, 排除, 不讓入內(nèi)：1) He shut the cat out. (他把貓關(guān)在外面。) 2) The law was designed to shut out immigrants. (這項(xiàng)法律旨在拒絕移民入竟。) 3) They shut out the dust by having double windows. (他們用雙層窗戶防塵。) 4) They begin to speak French, shutting out the boy from their conversation. (他們講起法語(yǔ)來(lái), 使這個(gè)男孩無(wú)法參加他們的談話。)

65. John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.
A. scope B. space C. capacity D. range

[答案] A. scope.
[注釋]本題中scope (=opportunity; outlet) 施展機(jī)會(huì), 發(fā)展余地, 是不可數(shù)名詞, 如：Give someone scope to show his ability. Range意指“變動(dòng)范圍; 視聽(tīng)范圍; 理解范圍”, 如：the range of prices (價(jià)格變動(dòng)范圍).

66. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.
A. snatch B. scratch C. scrape D. scan

[答案] A. snatch.
[注釋] snatch的原義是“攫取; 抓住; 奪得”。本題中snatch意指“匆忙間設(shè)法得到”, 如：He snatched an hour of sleep. (他匆匆睡了一小時(shí)覺(jué)。) snatch a quick breath (匆忙猛吸了一口氣)。

67. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.
A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual

[答案] C. particular.
[注釋]be particular about對(duì)......講究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she wears. (她對(duì)她得穿著很講究。) Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work. (史密斯先生對(duì)工作十分挑剔。)

68. I don't think the charge for overhauling （大修）the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size.
A. correspondence B. equation
C. proportion D. dimension

[答案] C. proportion.
[注釋]in proportion to是固定搭配, 意為“與......成比例, 與.......相稱”。反義語(yǔ)：out of proportion不成比例,不相稱。本題稱。
本題譯文：我認(rèn)為該設(shè)備的大修費(fèi)并不過(guò)分, 是與它的大小相稱的。

69. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.
A. swollen B. raised C. developed D. increased

[答案] B. raised.
[注釋]raise (=lift up) one's voice提高嗓門, 高聲叫喊。Raise one's voice against sth. 意為“為抗議某事而大聲疾呼”, 如：As no one raised his voice against the plan, it was agreed on. (因?yàn)闆](méi)有人發(fā)表反對(duì)意見(jiàn), 該計(jì)劃就一致通過(guò)了。) voice的常用習(xí)語(yǔ)有：the public voice (輿論) , under one's voice (小聲地) , with one voice (異口同聲地,一致地) ,lose one's voice (嗓子啞了, 說(shuō)不出話來(lái)) , have no voice with (對(duì)某事無(wú)發(fā)言權(quán))。

70. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer felt _____ among the local people.
A. out of order B. out of place
C. out of control D. out of the question

[答案] B. out of place.
[注釋]out of place (=in the wrong place or at the wrong time; not suitable; improper) (作表語(yǔ)用) 不適宜, 不得體：1) Joan was the only girl who wore a formal at the party, and she felt out of place. (=She felt embarrassed because her dress was not suitable for the party.) 2) It was out of place for Russell to laugh at the old lady. (=It was not proper; she should not have done it.) 此外,out of place (=not in the right usual place or position) (作狀語(yǔ)用) 不在原來(lái)通常的地方：Helen fell and knocked one of her teeth out of place. Out of order 發(fā)生故障; 失調(diào)。Out of control 失去控制。Out of the question 不可能的。

71. He stopped his ears with his hands to _____ the terrible noise.
A. show off B. cut out C. keep from D. shut out

[答案] D. shut out.
[注釋]shut out排除。參看IV.64。
show off炫耀; cut out刪掉; keep from; 1) 隱瞞; She kept the truth from me. (她向我隱瞞真相。) 2) 不沾, 避開(kāi); He keeps from alcohol. (他滴酒不沾。) 3) 使不做某事：She kept herself from laughing. (她沒(méi)有笑出來(lái)。)

72. My house is the only brick one on the street. It _____ and you can't miss it.
A. stands up B. looks out C. sticks out D. wipes out

[答案] C. stick out.
[注釋]stick out (=protrude, project) 伸出, 突出; 顯露, 顯眼：1) The doctor asked him to stick his tongue out. 2) Spelling mistakes stick out in this composition. (這篇作文中拼寫錯(cuò)誤很顯眼。) stick out (=endure to the end) 堅(jiān)持到底; If you can stick out a bit longer ,everything will be all right. (假如你能在堅(jiān)持一下, 一切都會(huì)好起來(lái)。)
wipe out 擦去, 消滅, 參看III.193.注釋.

73. After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater.
A. poured B. melted C. drew D. dismissed

[答案] A. poured.
[注釋]pour 此處意為：涌出, 涌來(lái), 如：People poured out to the rally. (人們踴躍參加群眾大會(huì)。)

74. Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.
A. state B. intention C. occasion D. practice

[答案] D. practice.
[注釋]practice (=way of doing sth. That is common or habitual; sth. done regularly) 做法, 慣例 ：It is my practice always to rise early. To give credit 讓賒欠：No credit is given at this shop. (這家商店概不賒欠。)

75. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _____.
A. news B. print C. publication D. press

[答案] B. print.
[注釋]in print是習(xí)語(yǔ), 意指“印出來(lái), 發(fā)表出來(lái)”, 如：She finally saw her novel in print. (她終于看到他的小說(shuō)出版了。) in print 的另一個(gè)意思是“在印行, 還在發(fā)行”, 如：This book is still in print. (這本書還在發(fā)行, 可以買到) 反義詞是out of print , 意指“不在印行, 買不到了�！比纾篢he book you speak of is out of print. (你說(shuō)到的那本書已不在發(fā)行了。

76. The engineers have rejected the employers' proposals to end the strike and the other workers have come out in _____.
A. opposition B. return C. sympathy D. readiness

[答案] C. sympathy.
[注釋] in sympathy 以示同情, come out 此處意為 (=declare oneself) 表明態(tài)度, 所以come out in sympathy 意為“表示同情”。In return 作為報(bào)答, 如：I wanted nothing in return . (我不要什么報(bào)答。) collaboration協(xié)作, 如：work in collaboration with sb. (與某人協(xié)力合作) 。Opposition 反對(duì), 如：rise in opposition to (起來(lái)反對(duì)) 。readiness 準(zhǔn)備 (狀態(tài)); 待機(jī), 如：having everything in readiness for departure (做好一切準(zhǔn)備, 以便出發(fā))。

77. Her work is often very hard and she gets very tired. The work is _____.
A. wonderful B. splendid C. tedious D. magnificent

[答案] C. tedious .
[注釋] tedious (=tiresome ;wearying; uninteresting) "沉悶的, 厭煩的, 乏味的”。
Splendid 壯麗的, 輝煌的, 極好的。magnificent 壯麗的, 宏偉的：It was a magnificent ceremony. (這是一次盛大隆重的儀式)。

78. With prices _____ so much, it's hard for the company to plan a budget.
A. fluctuating B. waving C. swinging D. vibrating

[答案] A. fluctuating
[注釋]本句前一部分是"with+名詞+現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)"的獨(dú)立結(jié)構(gòu), 做狀語(yǔ)。Fluctuate (=move up and down) (指物價(jià), 標(biāo)準(zhǔn)等的) 波動(dòng)。如：Prices fluctuate from year to year. (物價(jià)年年波動(dòng)) wave飄揚(yáng), 揮舞; 招手; (莊稼的) 波動(dòng)。Swing擺動(dòng), 搖擺; vibrate振動(dòng)�？梢�(jiàn), 根據(jù)題意, 只能選A. fluctuating.

79. Some teenagers have a generalized resentment against society, which _____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.
A. deprives B. restricts C. rejects D. denies

[答案] D. denies.
[注釋]deny (=refuse to give or allow) 拒絕給予:He denied his children nothing . (孩子們要什么他就給什么。) deprive (=take away from) .剝奪。deprive sb. of sth.剝奪某人某物：They deprived women of the right to vote. (他們剝奪了婦女的投票權(quán)。) restrict (=keep within limits) The doctor restricted him to 5 cigarettes a day. (醫(yī)生限制他一天抽5支煙。) reject (refuse to accept ) 拒絕接受, 如：She rejected my suggestion.
本題譯文：一些十幾歲的孩子們往往對(duì)社會(huì)有普遍的逆反心理, 雖然他們發(fā)育成熟, 但社會(huì)拒絕給予他們同成年人一樣的權(quán)利和優(yōu)惠。

80. Though _____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.
A. raised B. grown C. developed D. cultivated

[答案] A. raised
[注釋]本句中Though raised in San Franciscos是省略的讓步狀語(yǔ)從句。Raise (=bring up) 撫養(yǎng)：grow種植; cultivate耕作; 培養(yǎng) (友誼等) 。如cultivate后接某人, 則意為“培養(yǎng)與某人的感情”。如：John always tries to cultivate the people, who are useful to him professionally. (約翰一向喜歡與事業(yè)上對(duì)他有用的人來(lái)往。)
本題譯文：盡管在舊金山長(zhǎng)大, 但戴夫米切爾總是愿意把小鎮(zhèn)生活中平凡的事情記載下來(lái)。