1.Advanced computer technology has_____ as answer to accurate weather forecasting.
A) set B) faced up to C) filled D) come up with
答案：D come up with提出，想出。set 放，安置。face up to 面对，承担。fill使充满。
2.Mother's____ nicely, thank you.
A) coming along B) coming to C) coming about D) coming across
答案：A come along 意为“进展，好转”符合题意。come to 意为“苏醒”。come about 意为“发生”。come across 意为“偶遇”。
3.By signing the lease we made a ____to pay a rent of $ 150 a week.
A) conception B) commission C) commitment D) confinement
答案：C commitment 承担的责任或义务，承诺：He avoided making any commitments to it.conception 概念;构思：have no conception of
what you mean. commission 委托，委任，任务;佣金。confinement 限制，监禁。
4.Since it is too late to change my mind now, I am____ to carrying out the plan.
A) obliged B) committed C) engaged D) resolved
答案：B be committed to 答应，承担( 做某事或支持某事) 。be obliged to使感激：I’m obliged to you. engage 使从事于，使忙于。resolve 决心，决定;解决，解答。
5.Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is____.
A) firm B) company C) corporation D) enterprise
答案：B company 作伴，陪伴。[注：company 作“陪伴，作伴”解时关键在于不可数，这点必须
注意]。firm 公司。corporation[美] 贸易公司。enterprise企业;事业(尤指艰难或危险的事业) ;事业心，进取心。
6.Although he has a long training in accounting, he is still not very____ it.
A) competent B) competent for C) competent at D) competent in
答案：C competent at ( skill，activity ，etc.) 意为“有能力，精于(技能或活动) ，”符合题意。 competent in ( a particular field ) 意为“精通于具体领域”;competent for ( a task ) 为“有能力干，胜任(工作) ”。
7.Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most____ areas in Japanese life.
A) sophisticated B) competitive C) considerate D) superficial
答案：B competitive 竞争性的，竞争力强的;爱竞争的。sophisticated 老练的，富有经验的;复杂的。considerate( of/to) 为别人考虑的，考虑周到的，体贴他人的。superficial 表面的，表层的。
8.To be sure, some insects can build complex societies ____different types of individuals performing different tasks.
A) taken from B) composed of C) made of D) developed from
答案：B composed of 由……组成，由…….构成。taken from取自。made of 由(…….材料) 做成。developed from 由……发展而来。
9.He ____his sorrow beneath a cheerful appearance.
A) retained B) concealed C) conceived D) shielded
答案：B conceal 隐藏，隐瞒。retain 保留，保持。conceive 设想，构想出。shield 保护，防护;遮住。
10.Although they had suffered heavy losses, the commanders refused to____ defeat.
A) grant B) concede C)consent D)acquire
答案：B 尽管他们损失惨重，司令官还是拒绝承认失败。concede 承认。grant 给予。consent 同意，答应。acquire 得到，获得。
