1. We have taken all the _____ we can against the painting being stolen.
A. precautions
B. admissions
C. concessions
D. transactions

2. Lying here in the sun is a very pleasant way to _____ the afternoon.
A. give away
B. pass away
C. while away
D. fade away

3. Nothing would _____ Elizabeth to give up the cause of education.
A. induce
B. deduce
C. reduce
D. seduce

4. He was usually very kind so that his sudden _____ greatly surprised us.
A. heartiness
B. unhappiness
C. harshness
D. uprightness

5. Robert did not hear the bell because he was completely _____ in his reading.
A. received
B. suspended
C. confirmed
D. absorbed

答案：
1. A 參考譯文：為了防范那幅畫被偷，我們采取了一切措施。
precaution 預(yù)防, 警惕, 防范
admission 允許進入, 承認某事之陳述, 供認
concession 讓步
transaction 辦理, 處理, 會報, 學報, 交易, 事務(wù), 處理事務(wù)

2. C 參考譯文：躺在這里曬太陽是一種令人愉快的消磨下午時間的方式。
give away 送掉, 分發(fā), 放棄, 泄露, 出賣, 讓步, 陷下
pass away 去世
while away 消磨
fade away 逐漸凋謝, 慢慢減弱

3. A 參考譯文：沒有什么能讓Elizabeth放棄教育事業(yè)。
induce 勸誘, 促使, 導(dǎo)致, 引起, 感應(yīng)
deduce 推論, 演繹出
reduce 減少, 縮小, 簡化, 還原
seduce 誘使

4. C 參考譯文：他平時都很和善的，所以他一下子變得嚴肅起來讓我們吃驚不小。
heartiness 誠實, 熱心
unhappiness 憂愁, 苦惱
harshness 粗糙的事物, 嚴肅, 刺耳
uprightness 垂直, 正直

5. D 參考譯文：Robert沒有聽到鈴聲，因為他完全沉浸在書本中。
received 收到, 接到, 接收, 遭到, 受到, 接待, 接見
suspend 吊, 懸掛
confirm 確定, 批準, 使鞏固, 使有效
be absorbed in 全神貫注于, 專心于