1. It was with great delight that I read in your February _____ the letter to the Editor written by Prof. Johnson.
A. issue B. printing C. magazine D. copy

[答案] A. issue.

[注釋] 根據(jù)題意，此處是指某雜志二月份的那一期，故應(yīng)選 ng 印刷；印刷術(shù)。
至于 copy 與 issue 的區(qū)別，copy 指書刊的“本，冊(cè)”；而 issue 是指報(bào)刊或雜志的“期”.

本題譯文： 非常高興地拜讀了貴刊二月的一期中所登載的約翰遜教授致編輯的信。

2. What I'm telling you is strictly _____. Do not let anyone know of it.
A. secretive B. special C. individual ential

[答案] D. confidential.

[注釋] confidential(=spoken or written in secret) 機(jī)密的，應(yīng)保密的：
The information is confidential.

special 專門的，專用的： a special car(專車).

individual 個(gè)別的，單個(gè)的

secretive(=fond of keeping secrets) 愛保密的，守口如瓶的。
本題譯文： 我現(xiàn)在告訴你的事是保密的，千萬別讓人知道。

3. The author had qualified as a doctor but later gave up the _____ of medicine for full-time writing.
A. prescriptionB. procedure C. treatment D. practice

[答案] D. practice.

[注釋] practice(醫(yī)生或律師的)業(yè)務(wù)，生意:
1 The lawer has a very good practice.
2 We call a doctor's work and the number of patients he look after his practice.(我們把醫(yī)生的工作和醫(yī)治病人的數(shù)目稱為開業(yè)狀況.)

prescription 藥方；procedure 程序，手續(xù)；treatment 治療，待遇。
本題譯文： 這位作者當(dāng)過醫(yī)生，但后來放棄開業(yè)，專搞寫作。

4. Julie is one of those women who always _____ the latest fashions.
A. put up with B. come up with
C. get on with D. keep up with

[答案] D. keep up with.

[注釋] keep up with 跟上，與……并駕齊驅(qū)；及時(shí)了解。

put up with 忍受；get on with有進(jìn)展；生活得……；come up with 提出。
本題譯文： 朱莉是那些總趕時(shí)髦的女子之一.

5. Having made his first film earlier this year, he is _____ starting in a new one.
A. currently B. actually C. recently D. lately

[答案] A. currently.

[注釋] currently 目前；actually 實(shí)際上；recently 近來；lately(=recently) 近來。

start in(on) 開始(做某事)，常用于口語中，如：
1 Fred started in wedding the garden. (弗雷得開始在花園里除草。)
2 If we start in at once,we shall get the job finished early. (如果我們馬上開始，我們可以早點(diǎn)完成這項(xiàng)工作。)

6. My house is very _____ for getting to work as it is only a few minutes from the station.
A. comfortable B. suitable C. convenient D. available

[答案] C. convenient.

[注釋]convenient 方便的。suitable也可接for,但其詞義和本題不符，故不能選.

7. When college students _____ future employment, they often think of status, income, and prestige.
A. demand B. assume C. apply D. anticipate

[答案] D. anticipate.

[注釋] anticipate 預(yù)料，期望，預(yù)望：
The first question is one the John has anticipated. (第一個(gè)問題是約翰已經(jīng)預(yù)料到的)

8. Alice _____ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them.
ced rced d ed

[答案] A. convince

[注釋]convince sb. +that從句意為“使……相信，說服……”。reinforce 加強(qiáng)，增強(qiáng)。pledge發(fā)誓，保證。

9. Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to _____ him in his work.
t s t

[答案] A. hamper.

[注釋] hamper(=hinder)阻礙。prevent 防止，后接from.

10. She chose cushions of a color which would _____ her carpet.
A. equal B. agree C. help D. match

[答案] D. match.

[注釋] match vt. 匹配；相配：
1 You can't match him in his knowledge of wild plants.(在野生植物知識(shí)方面，你無閥于他相比。)
2 Her hat does match her dress.(她的帽子與她的衣服不配。)

match vi. 相配： These gloves don't match.?