17. He was such a _____ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture.
A) specific B) dynamic C) heroic D) diplomatic × [17]. 【参考答案】：B
18. If one is _______ the success he has achieved, he would lose the opportunity to pursue new
success.
A) obsessed with B) taken in by C) engaging in D. deducted by √ [18]. 【参考答案】：A
19. There is no extra Internet charge to send or receive video images, though you’ll have to
________for a free instant messaging service. A) check in B) log in C) sign up D) draw up √ [19]. 【参考答案】：C
20. Don't forget to ________ the equipment before setting up the experiment.
A) try in B) try on C) try for D) try out √ [20]. 【参考答案】：D
21. We've _________ the habit of getting up late on Saturday mornings to get prepared for the
final exams this month.
A) fallen into of B. fallen into C) fallen out D) fallen out of × [21]. 【参考答案】：D
22. I was impressed by the ______with which the information would be retrieved.
A) base B) taste C) maze D) ease √ [22]. 【参考答案】：D
23. I hope I shall never again have to _____ such an unpleasant experience.
A) understand B) undermine C) undergo D) forego √ [23]. 【参考答案】：C
24. If a system, relationship, or discussion ______ down, it fails because there is a problem or
disagreement.
A) goes B) breaks C) takes D) stays √ [24]. 【参考答案】：B
25. Obviously, they ________ our comment as a challenge, rather than constructive criticism.
A) perceived B) fostered C) discouraged D) extended √ [25]. 【参考答案】：A
26. Her ideas are _______sound, even if she says silly things sometimes.
A) fundamentally B) critically C) rarely D) continually √ [26]. 【参考答案】：A
27. Only the hope that the rescuers were getting nearer _____ the trapped miners.
A) resisted B) tolerated C) sustained D) underwent × [27]. 【参考答案】：C
28. The president claimed that once he _______ himself to this course of action there was no going back.
A) decided B) committed C) acclaimed D) claimed × [28]. 【参考答案】：B
29. What he said was so complicated that I _________ after the first couple of sentences.
A) kept track B) lost track C) signed up D) fell into √ [29]. 【参考答案】：B
30. This decision had removed the last ______ to the hostages' release.
A) solution B) approval C) dynamics D) obstacle √ [30]. 【参考答案】：D
31. After a week in bed, she was fully _______to health.
A) restored B) sustained C) shaped D) projected √ [31]. 【参考答案】：A
32. In the US there is a large gap between the legislative and ________branches of government.
A) obscure B) executive C) decisive D) academic √ [32]. 【参考答案】：B
33. As a Prime Minister, he lacked the strategic ________of, say, someone like Churchill .
A) specialty B) motivation C) competence D) vision √ [33]. 【参考答案】：D
34. When you are young, you think you are ________, and you feel you can achieve anything.
A) favorable B) humble C) invincible D) inferior √ [34]. 【参考答案】：C
35. The car ______when another driver suddenly turned in the fast lane from the slow one.
A) broke down B) got in C) set in D) stopped short √ [35]. 【参考答案】：D
36. The more depressed he got, the more he ________ drinking.
A) turned up B) turned to C) turned out D)turned down √ [36]. 【参考答案】：B
37. The plan for a new office tower went ahead ______ local citizens’ opposition.
A) regardless of B) in regard C) with regard to D) in spite × [37]. 【参考答案】：A
38. He sat there silent for some time, ______ thought.
A) having lost in B) be lost in C) losing in D) lost in √ [38]. 【参考答案】：D
39.Even when she became rich and famous, she never forgot her _______background.
A) ethnic B) cultural C) humble D) religious √ [39]. 【参考答案】：C
40. She realized that being unable to speak a foreign language was a major ________ to her career.
A) approval B) obstacle C) advantage D) bound √ [40]. 【参考答案】：B
41. We don't have sufficient resources to _______ our campaign for long.
A) survive B) observe C) sustain D) maintain √ [41]. 【参考答案】：C