1.People were surprised to find that he had the ability to _____everything he was
involved in.
A) precede B) dominate C) effect D)instruct
答案：B dominate 控制，支配。precede (在时间或距离上) 在……之前，在……前面。effect 实现，进行，产生……的结果。instruct 教，指导。
2.They just bought a new house last week and will have it ____next week.
A) done up B) do up C) made up D)make up
答案：A do up 意为“修缮，整新”，本句意为“他们上周刚买了一所新房子，下周要请人装修。”have sth. done 表示“让别人完成某事”。make up 意为“弥补，补充”。
3.He said that very clearly so that nobody was in any____ about what was meant.
A) doubt B) wonder C) question D)consideration
答案：A doubt怀疑。wonder 惊奇。question 问题。consideration 考虑，思考。
4.Some young people refused to be____ as soldiers to fight in the war.
A) registered B) appointed C) drafted D) called
答案：C draft征服兵役。
5.Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the shakiness in the financial system will____ down the economy.
A) put B)settle C)drag D)knock
答案：C drag down 把……拖垮。put down 放下;写下来：镇压。settle down 安稳地坐下来;定居下来。knock down 打倒，撞倒。
6.Before he left for his vacation he went to the bank to____ some money.
A) pull B) pick C) gain D)draw
答案：D draw money 取钱，属固定搭配。
7.The director spoke so fast that we did not catch the ____of what he was saying.
A) drift B) headline C)draft D)outline
答案：A drift 大意，主旨。例如：Did you get the drift of the argument? 你明白辩论的中心吗?
8.He makes a gesture to me, but I can’t understand what he is ____.
A) making up his mind B)driving at C) taking care D)catching up
答案：B drive at 指。make up his mind 下决心。take care 留心，注意。catch up 抓住。
9.The class began with 40 students , but half of them have ____ within two weeks.
A) dropped off B) dropped in C) dropped by D)dropped out
答案：D drop out 退学，drop by 偶然拜访。Drop in 顺便拜访。drop off 落下。
10.Student numbers have been ____ in the past five years.
A) dropping in B) dropping out C) dropping by D)dropping off
答案：D drop off在此表示“下降，减少”，符合题意。此短语还可表示“(让……)下车，睡着，入睡”。drop in/by 意为“顺便来访”。Drop out 意为“退出不再参加，退学”。
