1. The managing director took the _____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

    A. guilt    B. charge    C. blame   D. accusation

  [答案] C. blame.      [注释]take the blame for 对......承担责任。Take charge of 负责管理 (照顾) 。[注意]charge 前无冠词the.

2. The worker agreed to _____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demands.

A. call for    B. call forth    C. call off    D. call up

  [答案] C. call off      [注释] 详见III,25,26注释。

3. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn't _____ what color it was.

A. look out    B. make out    C. get across    D. take after

  [答案] B. make out      [注释] 详见III,123注释。

4. He has impressed his employers considerably and _____ he is soon to be promoted.

A. eventually    B. yet    C. finally    D. accordingly

  [答案] D. accordingly.[注释]accordingly (=for that reason, therefore) 因此, 所以。

5. It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.

A. attempt    B. trouble   C. power    D. effort

  [答案] D. effort.[注释] effort (作可数名词用) (=vigorous attempt) 努力的尝试：Does it require a great effort of will to give up smoking? (戒烟需要坚强的毅力吗？)