1.People________ that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today.

A) convinced

B) anticipated

C) resolved

D) assured

62.The shop-assistant was straightforward with his customers. If an article was of________ quality he’d tell them so.

A) miserable

B) minor

C) subordinate

D) inferior

63.He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to________ the consequences.

A) answer for

B) run into

C) submit to

D) account for

64.More poles ate needed to________ the weight of the tent.

A) retain

B) sustain

C) maintain

D) obtain

65.Your advice would be________ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end.

A) exclusively

B) extensively

C) excessively

D) exceedingly

66.With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its________ .

A) boundaries

B) restraints

C) confinements

D) limitations

67.When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was________ .

A) in the wrong

B) in trouble

C) at fault

D) in difficult

68.He________ so much work that he couldn’t really do it efficiently.

A) put on

B) brought on

C) took on

D) carried on

69.I felt________ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech.

A) fatigued

B) tired

C) exhausted

D) bored

70.Farmers are more anxious for rain than people in cities because they have more at________ .

A) danger

B) stake

C) loss

D) threat

71.We________ Edison’s success to his intelligence and hard work.

A) describe

B) subject

C) attribute

D) refer

72.It is well known that retired workers in China are________ free medical care.

A) entitled to

B) associated with

C) involved in

D) devoted to

73.She once again went through her composition carefully to________ all spelling mistakes from it.

A) eliminate

B) withdraw

C) diminish

D) delete

74.The newly-built Science Building seems________ enough to last hundred years.

A) sophisticated

B) steady

C) robust

D) substantial

75.A man has to make________ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.

A) supply

B) assurance

C) provision

D) storage

76.The cells(电池)were designed to________ sunshine to electricity to run a motor.

A) convert

B) alter

C) modify

D) exchange

77.A________ of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.

A) shorthand

B) scheme

C) schedule

D) sketch

78.The bright flowers and warm winds________ that spring had come.

A) threatened

B) announced

C) stated

D) pronounced

79.In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly________ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.

A) admired

B) regarded

C) expected

D) worshiped

80.Few people realize how rich that area is. It is a land of treasure________ treasure.

A) piled on

B) derived from

C) turned over

D) increased by

答案：

61.答案B.anticipate vt.“预料，期望”(句型：anticipate difficulties/meeting opposition; anticipate that…)convince vt.“使确信，使信服”(句型：convince sb of sth/sb that…;be convinced of/that…;<美语>convince sb to do sth)resolve v.“决心，决定;解决(困难)，解答(问题)”assure vt.“使确信，使放心;向……保证”(句型：assure sb of/that…)

62.答案D.inferior (to)adj.“劣等的，次的;下等的，下级的”(ba inferior to“比……差;地位比……低”如Foreign mutton is inferior to home-grown in flavour.)miserable adj.“痛苦的，悲惨的，可怜的”minor adj. “较小的，较少的，较次要的”subordinate(to) adj.“次要的;下级的，隶属的”

63.答案A.answer for“对……负责，对……承担责任;保证”(如I cannot answer for his actions; I’ll answer for it that he is honest.)run into“遇到(困难);偶然碰上，撞上”submit to“屈服于，听从”account for“解释，说明(原因)”

64.答案B.sustain vt.“支撑;保持，使持续不息;供养，维持(生命)”(如sustain the weight; sustain a conversation; This food will sustain you.)retain vt.“保留，保持”maintain vt.“维持，保持;坚持，主张;维修，保养”obtain vt.“获得，得到”

65.答案D. exceedingly adv.“极端地，非常”exclusively adv.“专门地，排除其他地”extensively adv.“广泛地”excessively adv.“过分地，过度地”

66.答案D. limitation n.“限制，限度。极限”boundary n.“分界线，边界”restraint n.[c]“(情感的)抑制，限制，克制”○confinement n.[u]“限制(在范围内);监禁”

67.答案C.be at fault“有故障;出毛病;有错误，有责任”(如My memory was at fault; The driver was at fault in the accident.)be in the wrong“错了，属于错误的一方”(反义词：be in the right“正确”)be in trouble“有困难，遇到了麻烦”be in difficulty“处境困难;经济困难”

68.答案C. take on “承担，从事(某项工作);(开始)雇用;呈现(某种面貌);同……比赛，接受……的挑战”(如take on too many responsibilities; The college is taking on more staff; His face took on an angry look; I’ll take you on at table tennis.)put on “穿上，戴上;上演(节目);增加(体重)”)bring on “引起，使发生;使生长得更快”carry on“继续”

69.答案D.bore vt.“使厌烦，使厌倦;钻(孔)”(如This book is uninteresting; it bores me; It’s a boring book; I’m bot.)tired/fatigued/exhausted adj.“疲劳的，疲惫的，精疲力尽的”

70.答案B.stake n.“利益关系，股份;赌本，赌注”(have a stake in sth“在……方面有利害关系”;be at stake/have sth at stake“关系到……;……处于危险之中;是得到或丧失……的问题”如The peace is at stake; He has a lot at stake in the venture.)(可以说be in danger,不说be at danger;可以说at a loss“不知所措，不知如何是好”;不说at loss;可以说under[the]threat of “处于……的威胁下”;不说at threat)

71.答案C. attribute sth to“把……归功于;把……归因于，把……归咎于;认为……有”(如Jim attributes his success to hard work; The car accident was attributed to faulty brakes; Some scientists attribute intelligence to ants.)describe(sth as)vt.“形容，描写”subject(sb to sth)vt.“使遭受，使服从”refer(sb to sth) vt.“让……去参考(或查找)”

72.答案A.entitle(sb to sth/to do sth) vt.“给……享用(或做)……的权利”(如This ticket entitles you to a free seat; Government employees are entitled to free medical care; Ofiicers are entitled to travel first class.)associate(sth with sth) vt.“在思想上)把……与……联系在一起”involve(sb in sth) vt.“使卷入，使参与;牵涉进”devote(sth to) vt.“将……奉献给;把……专用于;致力于”

73.答案A. eliminate vt.“消灭，消除，排除”withdraw(from) vt.“收回，撤销，撤退”△diminish v.“减小，减少，降低”delete vt.“删除，划掉”

74.答案D. substantial adj.“牢固的，结实的;可观的，大量的”(a substantial building; a substantial meal; substantial changes; a substantial profit) sophisticated adj.“(人)老练的，富有经验的;(仪器)精密的，尖端的”steady adj.“稳的，稳定的;稳重的”△robust adj.“强壮的，健全的;坚定的，坚强的”(a robust person with robust physique)

75.答案C.provision n.[u]“准备，预备”(make provision for/against);“供应”(provision of)supply n.“供应(量)”△assurance n.[c]“保证，表示保证的话;[u]把握，信心;(人等)保险”storage n.[u]“贮藏，保管;存储”

76.答案A.convert(into/to) v.“(使)转变为(如 to convert cotton into cloth;to convert defeat into victory;to convert water into steam. This seat converts easily into a bed.)alter vt.”改变，变更“(直接跟宾语，不跟介词to/into)exchange(for) vt.“交换，调换”(exchange A for B“用A交换B”;exchange seats with sb“与某人交换座位”)

77.答案D.sketch n.“梗概，大意;草图，略图;素描，速写”▲shorthand n.“速记”scheme n.“计划，方案;阴谋”schedule n.“时间表，时刻表，日程安排表”

78.答案B.announce vt.(本义或比喻)“宣告，宣布;预示，表明”threaten vt.“预示，是……的征兆”(一般指坏的情况即将到来)state vt.“陈述，说明” pronounce vt.“发音;宣布，宣判”

79.答案B.regard vt.“尊重，重视;看待，把……看作，对待(as)”(如She always regards her parents’ wishes regard sb as a fool;regard it as necessary;regard the question as having been settled)admire vt.“钦佩，赞赏，羡慕”expect vt.“预料;等待，期待”worship vt.“崇拜，崇敬”

80.答案A.pile on “堆积”(pile things one on top of the other; pile up“堆积，积累”)derive(sth)(from) v.“起源于;衍生;取得;得到”turn sth over to sb“移交”;turn sth over in the mind“仔细考虑”increase v.“增加”(不说increase sth by sth)