1. His expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in __ with his income.

A comparison B proportion C association D calculation

2. The President made his last public __ before his term of office ended.

A appearance B engagement C gathering D meeting

3. There is no much time left, so I'll tell you about it__.

A in detail B in brief C in short D in all

4. The population is leveling __ in the area as a result of family planning.

A with B off C up D against

5. The rain was heavy and __ the land was flooded.

A consequently B continuously C constantly D consistently

答案：

1-5AABBA

1．選A ①in comparison with與……比較起來（可比相同點或不同點）The tallest buildings in London are small in comparison with those of New York. ②in proportion to與……成比例The insolence of the vulgar is in proportion to their ignorance: they treat everything with contempt which they do not understand. ③in association with 與……聯(lián)合，與……共同They finished the work in association with their friends.

2．選A make one’s last appearance 最后一次露面

3．選B ①in brief簡短地，簡言之This, in brief, is the answer to the argument.②in short 總之，用在表總結(jié)的場合You can’t make me! I won’t do it! In short, no!

4．選B ①level off達到平衡，穩(wěn)定Prices leveled off after the inflation ended.

②level with和……一樣，坦率誠實地對待She leveled with him and felt better for it.③level up 使……升高，到同一個平面上，提高We should level the output of our factory up to that of the advanced. ④level against對某人提出（控告）Some of the criticisms leveled against us are not altogether fair.

5.選A 根據(jù)句子的意思，可以看出and前后表因果關(guān)系，所以選consequently表因此。