1.The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _____.
A stand up to
B make up for
C come up with
D put up with
答案:B make up for 弥补。stand up to 经受,抗住,经得起。Come up with 提出(方案、建议、解决办法等 。put up with 忍受,容忍。
2.He tried to____ a story to cover his faults, but the teacher saw him in.
A make in
B make up
C make sense
D make for
答案:B make up 编造,符合题意。
3.In Britain today women_____ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half of the mothers with children are in paid work.
A build up
B stand for
C make up
D conform to
答案:C make up 表示“占……的比例”。建立(A ;表示(B ;与……一致(D ,不合题意。
4.He tried to _____ the lost time _____ staying up late.
A make up with, with
B make up with, by
C make up for, with
D make up for, by
答案D make up for 补偿。
5.Sometimes it is good_____ to ask a lady to go in front of you.
A manners
B politeness
C manner
D way
答案:A good manners:有礼貌,属固定搭配。
6.You have nothing to____ by refusing to listen to our advice
.A gain B grasp C seize Dearn
答案:A gain 表示“收益,得到”,符合题意。抓住(B,夺取(C和挣得(D,不符合题意。
7.Now the____ between the rich and the poor countries has become even wider.
A different B differ C gap Ddistinction
答案:C different 不同的,为形容词。differ与……不同,差别,为动词。句中需要的是主语,故A、B均错。gap 差异,差距。distinction 区别。由rich与poor可知为贫富差异,应选C,句意:现在贫国与富国间的差距已变得越来越大。
8.The little boy____ his hiding place when he coughed.
A gave away B gave off C gave up D gave in答案:A give away“赠送;泄露”。give sth. off“释放,发出(气味等”。give up “停止,放弃,辞去”。give in“认输,让步,屈服;交上,呈上”。The rebels were forced to give in. 叛军被迫投降。本句意为:小男孩的咳嗽声暴露了他的藏身之处。
9.The floor was so rotten that it almost ____ under his weight.
A gave away B gave over C gave way D gave up
答案:C give away“泄露;捐赠”。give over“停止;交付”,give way“不能支持,塌下去”。give up“放弃;辞去”。地板烂成这样子,都快被他的体重压塌了。
10.Ever since the rise of industrialism. education has been____ towards producingworkers.
A harnessed B hatched C motivated D geared
答案:D gear(to 使适合:we have to gear our lives to the new changes. harness 控制和利用(自然力以发电 。hatch 孵化;炮制,制定。motivate 是……的动机,引起,驱使。