1.He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson _____buying some expensive equipment.
A)on B)of C)round D)into
答案：D talk sb. into doing 劝说某人做某事。属固定用法。
2.He_____ a story to explain why he was late.
A) wrote B) composed C) imagined D) invented
答案：D 本题考查invent 的词义。write 写字、写作;写信。compose 组成，构成;创作(乐曲，歌曲)。imagine 想像，设想。invent 发明创造，虚构，捏造。
3.A police officer was sent to_____ the crime.
A) search B) investigate C) survey D) explore
答案：B investigate 调查。search 搜查。survey 调查，勘察。explore 考查，勘探，探索。
4.Putting in a new window will ____cutting away part of the roof.
A) include B) involve C) contain D) comprise
答案：B involve 包含，引起，使不得不;牵涉，牵连：The job involves little work。句意：开新窗本身就涉及去掉部分房顶。
5.The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was _____to the issue at hand.
A) irrational B) unreasonable C) invalid D) irrelevant
答案：D irrelevant ( to) 没关系的。irrational没有理智的。unreasonable 不合理的;不讲道理的;不尽情理的，不合逻辑的。invalid 无效的。
6.If the government doesn't take measures to prohibit corruption, it _____be overthrown.
A) is bound to B)is bound up with C) is bound for D)is bound up in
答案：A be bound to do 或be bound for 都意为“必定会，注定要”，但后者要接名词，因此be bound to 符合题意。be bound up with 意为“与……有密切的联系”。be bound up in 意为“忙于，热心于”。
7.The farm is_____; the nearest house is 30 kilometers away.
A) isolated B) destroyed C) given up D) managed
答案：A isolate 使孤立;使隔离。句意：这个农场与此隔绝，离它最近的住家在30 公里以外。
8.She should be____ for being afraid of other people's being infected.
A) isolate B) isolating C) protected D) solved
答案：A isolated 隔绝的。
