1.I____ him to think carefully before making a decision.
A) council B) advice C) counsel D) reconcile
答案：C 我劝告他们做决定前要慎重考虑。counsel忠告，劝告。 council委员会，理事会。advice 忠告，劝告。reconcile 调和，协调。
2.We cannot always____ the wind, so new windmills should be designed so that they can also be driven by water.
A) hang on B) count on C) hold on D) come on
答案：B count on 指望，依靠，指望得到。hang on紧紧抓住不放。hold on 坚持下去;(电话不挂)稍等。come on 进行，进展;成长。
3.The manager needs an assistant that he can ____ to take care of problems in his absence.
A) count on B) count in C) count up D) count out
答案：A count on 依靠，指望。count up 算出……总数。count in 算入，相当于include。count out 不算进去，相当于exclude。
4.The plane _____, its bombs exploding as it hit the ground.
A) smashed B) crushed C) plunged D) crashed
答案：D crash 坠落，坠毁;碰撞。smash (哗啦一声) 打碎。crush 压碎;镇压。plunge 纵身投入。
5.The wealth of society is ____by the laboring people.
A) created B) invented C) made D) turned
答案：A create 表示“创造，创作，造成”。
6.The hijacker(劫机者) ,demanding $ 4 million in cash, released the passengers but held the____.
A) staff B) team C) gang D) crew
答案：D staff (全体) 工作人员，职员。team 队组。gang (歹徒等的) 一帮，多用于贬义。crew 全体乘务员，全体船员。句意：那名劫机者释放了乘客。但扣下全体乘务员作为人质，索要400 万美元现金。
7.Improved consumer confidence is ____ to an economic recovery.
A) subordinate B) cumulative C) crucial D) satisfactory
答案：C crucial( to/for) 至关重要的，决定性的。subordinate ( to) 隶属的，下级的;次要的。cumulative 累积的，渐增的。satisfactory 令人满意的。
8.Petrol is refined from the ____oil we take out of the ground.
A) fresh B) original C) rude D) crude
答案：D 原油用crude oil，其他不搭配。
9.Satellite communications are so up-to-date that even when____ in the middle of the Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they were next door.
A) gliding B) cruising C) piloting D) patrolling
答案：B cruise 航行，巡航。glide 滑行，滑移。pitot 驾驶(飞机) 。patrol巡逻。
10.I enjoy watching some of the television programs on ____affairs.
A) actual B) current C) present D) passing
答案：B 本题考查“时事”的表达法。actual“真实的，确实的，实际的"。It’s an actual fact. 这是真实的事实。current“现时的，当前的”如：the current year 今年。current affairs 是固定搭配，表示”时事”。present “出席的;目前的”，如：at the present time 现在。passing“过去的”。
