161. In my opinion, you can widen the _____ of these improvements through your active participation.
A. dimension B. volume C. magnitude D. scope

[答案]D. scope.
[注釋]scope(=the area within the limits of a questions, subject ect. ; range)(活動)范圍，機會，余地：The politics of a country would be outside the scope of a book for tourists.(一個國家的政治不屬于旅游手冊的內容范圍之內。)
dimension尺寸，尺度；magnitude大小，數(shù)量；volume體積。均不切題，不能入選。
本題譯文：依我看，通過你的積極參與，你能夠擴大這些改進措施的范圍。

162. The noise was so _____ that only those with excellent hearing were aware of it.
A. dim B. soft C. faint D. gentle

[答案]c. faint.
[注釋]faint(=weak, indistinct; not clear)“微弱的，模糊的，不清楚的”。Dim(=not bright, not clearly to be seen)不亮的，看不清的；the dim light of a candle(微弱的燭光)。

163. If he refuses to _____ my plan, I can probably find someone more cooperative.
A. put up with B. fall in with
C. do away with D. get along with

[答案]B. fall in with.
[注釋]fall in with(=agree to)同意：Is it true that you have fallen in with them?(你真的同意他們的意見嗎？)put up with忍受。do away with廢除；殺死。get along with進行，進展；相處。
本題譯文：如果他不肯同意我的計劃，我或許能找一個更能合作的人。

164. Some people either _____ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.
A. violently B. sincerely C. properly D. deliberately

[答案]D. deliberately.
[注釋]deliberately(=on purpose)故意地。Sincerely真誠地；violently強暴的，激烈的，暴力引起的。
properly 1)好好地，恰當?shù)�；She never makes any attempt to clean it properly.(她從來也不打算好好地把它擦干凈。) 2)嚴格地：Properly speaking, a whale is not a fish.(嚴格地說，鯨魚不是魚。)

165. Her skirt had been so _____ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.
A. faded B. torn C. dirty D. crushed

[答案]D. crushed.
[注釋]crush把......弄皺。因為后半句中iron指“熨平”，所以不能選其他答案了。

166. His landlady gave him a week's _____ to leave the flat.
A. threat B. notice C. advice D. caution

[答案]B. notice.
[注釋]notice預先通知（尤用雇主、雇員或房東、房客之間）：give one's employee a month's notice (通知雇員一個月后離職)。本題譯文：他的女房東通知他一周后從套間搬走。

167. Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _____ at the other store.
A. anyone B. the others C. that D. the ones

[答案]D. the ones
[注釋]代詞one可以用來替代前面提到過的名詞，以避免重復。如果它替代的名詞是復數(shù)，則用ones。本題中它代替refrigerators；因特指，故用the ones.

168. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _____.
A. average B. ordinary C. regular D. normal

[答案]D. normal
[注釋]normal正常的；ordinary普通的；usual平常的；regular有規(guī)律的，定期的。

169. With the change of the economic foundation the entire immense superstructure is _____ rapidly transformed.
A. anything but B. more or less C. at large D. any more

[答案]B. more or less.
[注釋]more or less 或多或少地；anything but根本不；at large大體上；逍遙法外；詳細地。
本題譯文：隨著經濟基礎的改變，整個龐大的上層建筑也或多或少地發(fā)生變革。

170. The author of the report is well _____ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.
A. acquainted B. informed C. enlightened D. advised

[答案]A. acquainted.
[注釋]be acquainted with熟悉，be well informed of(about)對......消息靈通。可見，此題中應用acquainted,因為后面地介詞是with.

171. It is clear that the whole world is passing through a social revolution in which a central _____ must be taken by scientists and technologists.
A. process B. attention C. measure D. part

[答案]D. part.
[注釋]take part in參加。
本題譯文：顯然，整個世界正經歷著一場社會革命；科學家和技術人員必定是這場革命地主要參加者。

172. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more _____.
A. at length B. at last C. at stake D. at ease

[答案]C. at stake.
[注釋]at stake(=to be won or lost; risked, depending upon the result of sth.)在危險中；利害攸關；His life itself was at stake.(他的生命本身瀕臨危險。); at last最終；at length詳細地；at ease安詳，自在，隨便，不拘束：She knew he was not at ease.(她知道，他并不自在。)
本題譯文：農民們比城里人更渴望魚，因為雨水對農民來說關系更大。

173. When the big bills for mother's hospital care came, father was glad he had money in the bank to _____.
A. fall short of B. fall through
C. fall back on D. fall in with

[答案]C. fall back on.
[注釋]fall back on求助于。參閱Ⅲ.48注釋。
Fall short of沒達到，低于：1)He fell short of what we had expected.(他沒有達到我們的期望。) 2)The measures proposed fall far short of what is required.(所提出的這些措施遠沒達到需要的 目標。)
Fall in with與......一致，符合；同意，贊成，支持。
Fall through落空。參閱Ⅲ.49注釋。
本題譯文：母親在醫(yī)院就醫(yī)的各種帳單送來時，父親高興的是他可用銀行里的存款來支付。

174. These plastic flowers look so _____ that many people think they are real.
A. beautiful B. natural C. artificial D. similar

[答案]B. natural.
[注釋]natural自然的，與后半句“許多人認為它們是真的”相呼應。

175. The managing director promised that he would _____ me as soon as he had any further information.
A. communicate B. notice C. notify D. note

[答案]C. notify.
[注釋]notify通知。Notice n.通知；v.注意到；note n.筆記；v.記下，摘下