1.You have nothing to____ by refusing to listen to our advice.
A) gain B) grasp C) seize D)earn
答案：A gain 表示“收益，得到”，符合题意。抓住(B)，夺取(C)和挣得(D)，不符合题意。
2.Now the____ between the rich and the poor countries has become even wider.
A) different B) differ C) gap D)distinction
答案：C different 不同的，为形容词。differ与……不同，差别，为动词。句中需要的是主语，故A、B均错。gap 差异，差距。distinction 区别。由rich与poor可知为贫富差异，应选C，句意：现在贫国与富国间的差距已变得越来越大。
3.The little boy____ his hiding place when he coughed.
A) gave away B) gave off C) gave up D) gave in
答案：A give away“赠送;泄露”。give sth. off“释放，发出(气味等)”。give up “停止，放弃，辞去”。give in“认输，让步，屈服;交上，呈上”。The rebels were forced to give in. 叛军被迫投降。本句意为：小男孩的咳嗽声暴露了他的藏身之处。
4.The floor was so rotten that it almost ____ under his weight.
A) gave away B) gave over C) gave way D) gave up
答案：C give away“泄露;捐赠”。give over“停止;交付”，give way“不能支持，塌下去”。give up“放弃;辞去”。地板烂成这样子，都快被他的体重压塌了。
5.Ever since the rise of industrialism. education has been____ towards producing
workers.
A) harnessed B) hatched C) motivated D) geared
答案：D gear(to) 使适合：we have to gear our lives to the new changes. harness 控制和利用(自然力以发电) 。hatch 孵化;炮制，制定。motivate 是……的动机，引起，驱使。
6.Extensive reporting on television has helped to ____interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.
A) gather B) generate C)assemble D)yield
答案：B generate interest in sth. 意为“产生兴趣”，其他搭配不正确。
7.He made such a____ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new buildings alter him.
A) genuine B) minimum C) modest D) generous
答案：D 句中contribution 作“捐献，捐助”解，按照此句的意思，这里应选用表示“慷慨”的形容词修饰contribution ，闪此选项D) generous 是答案.。genuine 修饰事物时，意思是“真实的”。modest 意为适中的，不过分的”。minimum意为“最少的，最低的”。
8.The jeweler assured Mr. White that the stone was a ____diamond and not an imitation.
A) genuine B)graceful C)glittering D)genius
答案：A genuine 真的，真正的( 非假造的或虚假的);真实的，(感情)真诚的。graceful 优美的，娴雅的。glittering灿灿发光的，闪光的。genius 天才;有天才的人。
9.China gave this country two pandas as ____ of friendship.
A) gesture B)picture C)pattern D)shape
答案：A gesture 表明态度和姿态(通常是友好的)。
10.His face will not ____what his brain is seeing.
A) draw in B) hold up C) turn off D) give away
答案：D give away 泄露(机密)，暴露(自己的情况)。draw in 吸进来。hold up 举起。turn off 关上。
