1.Although they lost their jobs, savings and unemployment benefits allow the couple to ________ their comfortable home.
A) come in for
B) catch up with
C) look forward to
D) hold on to
2.Although many experts agree that more children are overweight, there is debate over the best ways to ________ the problem.
A) relate
B) tackle
C) file
D) attach
3.An important factor in determining how well you perform in an examination is the ________ of your mind.
A) state
B) case
C) situation
D) circumstance
4.Research shows that there is no ________ relationship between how much a person earns and whether he feels good about life.
A) successive
B) subsequent
C) significant
D) sincere
5.Sadly, as spending on private gardens has ________, spending on public parks has generally declined.
A) heightened
B) lifted
C) flown
D) soared
第一題:
benefit:n. 利益;v. 獲益
comfortable:a. 舒服的,舒適的
come in for 接受, 受到, 繼承
catch up with 趕上
look forward to 盼望
hold on to 堅持
第二題:
expert:n. 專家,行家;a. 老練的,內行的,專門的
relate:v. 講,敘述,有關系
tackle:vt. 對付,處理;n. 用具,器具,滑車
file:n. 檔案,公文箱,銼刀;v. 列隊行進,歸檔
attach: v. 附上,使依戀,愛慕
第三題:
state:vt. 陳述,闡明;n. 狀態,國家,州
case:n. 情形,情況,案例
situation:n. 形勢,情況,處境,境況,位置,場所
circumstance:n. 環境,狀況,事件
第四題:
successive:a. 連續的,連接的
subsequent:a. 繼…之后的,后來的
significant:n. 意義,重要性a.有意義的,意味深長的,重要的,重大的
sincere:a. 誠懇的,真誠的
第五題:
heighten:v. 增高,提高,加強
lift:n. 舉起,幫助,昂揚;v. 升高,舉起,消散
flow:vi. (液體)流動,涌出,飄動;vt. 淹沒;n. 流,水流,氣流,流量
soar:vi. 高飛,翱翔,高漲,猛增