1.Our company decided to____ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.

　　A) destroy B) resist C) assume D) cancel

　　答案：D cancel the contract 意为“废止( 除) 合同”。destroy the contract 的意思只能是“销毁这份合同书”。assume 的意思是“承担”。 例如： The assistant assumed the manager’s duties while he was in the hospital. 经理住院期间，助手承担起他的职责。resist 的意思是

　　“抵制，抵抗”。

　　2.However, a few older people are able to gain admission without the full qualification, if the university thinks they are suitable____.

　　A) representatives B)members C) candidates D)personnel

　　答案：C candidate 候选人。

　　3.Radar is used to extend the ____ or man’s senses for observing his environment，especially the sense of vision.

　　A) validity B) liability C) capability D) intensity

　　答案：C capability 能力;[pl.]潜在能力。validity 有效性，有根据。liability 有……倾向。Intensity 强度，力量。

　　4.Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full____.

　　A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility

　　答案：A to one’s full capacity 表示“充分利用某人能力”。strength 力量，length 长度和possibility可能性，均不合题意。

　　5.Mobile telecommunications_____ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.

　　A) capacity B) potential C) possession D) impact

　　答案：A 句意为：由于这两个公司签订了合同，上海今年的移动电讯的容量预计翻一番。本题四个名词的意思分别是：capacity 能力，容量;potential潜力，潜能;possession 拥有，所有;impact 影响，效果。根据题意应选A 项。

　　6.I was____ by the beautiful music.

　　A) carried out B) carried away C) carried up D) carried on

　　答案：B carry away 意为“使入迷”，符合题意。carry out意为“实际完成”。carry on 意为“进行，经营”。

　　7.According to what you have just said, am I to understand that his new post ____ no responsibility with it at all?

　　A) shoulders B) possesses C)carries D)shares

　　答案：C 可以与介词“with”搭配使用的只有C、D两项，从而排除A ，B 两项。share 一般用作share sth. with sb. (与某人分享共用)，介词 with后接人做宾语，而句中代词it指的是post( 岗位)，可见D 也应排除。carries 一般用作“carry sth. with sb./sth.”(某人/某物带有 ……)，如：I never carry money with me 我身上从不带钱。由此可见C应为正确答案。

　　8.When John was arrested for drunken driving, he expected to____ the functions

　　of every business operation in the whole country.

　　A) carry out B) carry through C) carry away D) carry forward

　　答案：B carry through 使渡过难关。carry out执行。carry away 使忘形。carry forward 将账目转入次页。

　　9.The lawyer advised him to drop the____, since he stands little chance to win.

　　A) event B) incident C) case D) affair

　　答案：C 句意为：律师建议他撤诉，因为他几乎没有胜诉的可能。event(尤指重要、有意思或不寻常) 事件：The programme reviews all the most important events of 1985.incident 事变，事件：The attack was the latest in a series of incidents in the area. case 案例，病例;a case of robbery with violence. affair 事物，事情：The meeting was a noisy affair. 四个名词中只有case 可以与动词drop 搭配，drop the case 意为“撤诉” 应选 C 项。

　　10.Their beauty she accepted as ____ as the air she breathed and the water drank.

　　A) casually B) carefully C) frequently D) conveniently

　　答案：A casually 漫不经心地，无所谓地。carefully 小心地。frequently 频繁地，conveniently方便地。