1.Louis was asked to ____ the man who stole her purse.
A) identify B) recognize C) claim D) confirm
答案：A identify 认出(身份、物件等)，证明是(谁的)，说明(其身份) ：she identified him as her attacker. recognize 认清，认出，认识到;承认。claim 说是自己的，认领(失物) ;要求得到，要求给予：Both teams claimed a victory. confirm证实，肯定，加强，定(信念) 。
2.Much of the equipment was lying _______ because of a lack of spare parts.
A) helpless B) vacant C) idle D) lonely
答案：C idle 闲着的，不做事的，闲搁着的。helpless处于毫无办法的境地，无可奈何的。vacant 空的，无人占用的;空缺(职位)的。lonely 寂寞的，孤单的;荒凉的，(地方)无人居住的。
3.When people become unemployed, it is____ which is often worse than lack of wages.
A) laziness B) poverty C) idleness D) inability
答案：C 后半句意思为：闲散比没有工资还叫人受不了。laziness 懒惰(揩人本质的，并非迫于环境) ，poverty 贫困，inability 没有能力，均不合题意。
4.Excuse me if your call's not too urgent, do you mind____ mine first?
A) I make B) if I make C) me to make D) that I make
答案：B 在mind后面不接动词不定式宾语或复合宾语，能接名词/动名词/if ( whether) + 宾语从句。
5.He was driving very fast because he was ____ of the fact that there was a speed limit.
A) innocent B) aware C) ignorant D)sure
答案：C 他车开得很快，因为他不知道有限速。innocent 清白的;天真的。be innocent of a crime 无罪; an innocent child 天真的孩子。innocent 与ignorant 都有“无知的”的意思。innocent 指由于缺乏头脑而“无知，幼稚”;ignorant 指对某种情况“不知道，不了解”。aware 意识到的。Sure 确定的。
6.She____ me when she is angry.
A) deserts B) neglects C) overlooks D)ignores
答案：D desert 抛弃。neglect 忽视。overlook 错过，假装没看见。ignore 不理睬，故意不睬。
7. All day my father was in ____ as he had lost his wallet.
A) great anxiety B)ambition C) ill humor D)hospitality
答案：C humor心情，情绪[可加不定冠词];幽默，诙谐。anxiety 焦急的情绪;烦恼，忧虑，令人着急的事，ambition 野心，雄心，志愿，抱负[多作不可数名词] ;极想得到的东西。hospitality殷勤好客。be in ill humor：心情不佳的，属固定用法。
8.“I’ll give you an example to ____ my point, ”said the speaker.
A) illustrate B)reveal C)expose D)display
答案：A illustrate 举例说明，图解。reveal 揭露。expose 暴露;display 展示。
9.This story is not real. It is only____.
A) imaginary B) imaginative C) false D)thoughtful
答案：A imaginary 虚构的，假的。imaginative (人)富于想像力的。false 假的，错误的;伪造的;不忠实的。thoughtful沉思的，思考的;体贴的，
关心的。
10.It is difficult to imagine the ____opportunities created by the space shuttle.
A) immense B)enormous C)extreme D)infinite
答案：A immense 巨大的。一般用来指巨大的困难、问题、可能性和机遇等，修饰抽象名词。enormous 巨大的，表示在规模、数量上异常之大。extreme 极度地，极端地，程度最高。infinite无限的，无穷的，难以想像的。
