1. His test results are not very _____. He does well one week and badly the next.
A. invariable B. consequent C. continuous D. consistent

[答案]D. consistent.

[注釋]consistent
1)始終如一，前后一致：He is not consistent in his statements.(他的話并不前后一致。)
2)與.....一致：The story is not consistent with the facts. What you say is not consistent with what you do.

2. The new safety regulations were agreed on after _____ with the work-force.
A. conference B. participation
C. intervention D. consultation

[答案]D. consultation.

[注釋]consultation商議：
hold a consultation with sb. about sth.（與某人商談某事）。

conference討論會(huì)；participation參加，參與；intervention干預(yù)，干涉。

3. The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart.
A. hitting B. beating C. tapping D. knocking

[答案]B. beating.

[注釋]beating 此處是動(dòng)名詞，指“（心）跳”：Her heart was beating furiously.

4. During World War II Malta managed to _____ most of Italian and German bombers by throwing up an effective anti-aircraft screen.
A. put out B. shut out C. come across D. get across

[答案]B. shut out.

[注釋]shut out(=prevent from coming in; block)排除，排斥：
They shut out our dust by having double windows.(他們用雙層窗戶(hù)防塵。)

put out撲滅；get across越過(guò)；使人了解；come across偶然遇到。
本題譯文：第二次世界大戰(zhàn)中，馬耳他建立了有效的防空屏障以防止意大利和德國(guó)的轟炸機(jī)侵入。

5. I think we should let Maria go camping with her boyfriend. _____, she's a big girl now.
A. Above all B. After all C. First of all D. For all

[答案]B. After all.

[注釋]after all畢竟。

“for all + 名詞”意為“盡管”: For all his wealth, he was unhappy.(盡管他富有，但他并不幸福。)

6. Jim's close _____ to his brother made people mistake them for one another.
A. confusion B. similarity C. resemblanceD. imitation

[答案]C. resemblance.

[注釋]resemblance n. 像（to）。 resemble(vt.)像；
She resembles her mother.(=She takes after her mother.)

imitation模仿；仿效；confusion混亂，混淆；similarity相似性。

7. It has been decided that this company has the _____ right to print Mr. Smith's novels.
al ile ive ive

[答案]D. exclusive.

[注釋]exclusive(=reserved to the person(s) concerned)獨(dú)有的；
This bathroom is for the president's exclusive use.

eventual最終的；versatile通用的，萬(wàn)用的；extensive廣泛的。

8. He has recently _____ chess to provide himself with some relaxation.
A. taken on B. taken up C. held on D. held up

[答案]B. taken up.

[注釋]take up開(kāi)始從事

9. What a terrible experience! _____ , you are safe, that's the main thing.
A. Somehow B. Anyhow C. Somewhat D. Anywhere

[答案]B. Anyhow.

[注釋]anyhow(at= any rate; in any case)無(wú)論如何，不管怎樣。

10. John always tries to _____ people who are useful to him professionally.
A. develop B. provoke C. correspond D. cultivate

[答案]D. cultivate.

[注釋]cultivate sb.結(jié)識(shí)（有地位的人），培養(yǎng)與.....的友誼：
He always tries to cultivate rich and famous people.(他總是極力結(jié)識(shí)有錢(qián)的知名人士。)
本題譯文：約翰總是力圖結(jié)識(shí)在職業(yè)方面對(duì)他有用的人。