John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability. A. scope B. space C. capacity D. range [答案] A. scope. [注释]本题中scope (=opportunity; outlet) 施展机会, 发展余地, 是不可数名词, 如:Give someone sc...
I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat. A. snatch B. scratch C. scrape D. scan [答案] A. snatch. [注释] snatch的原义是攫取; 抓住; 夺得。本题中snatch意指匆忙间设法得到, 如:He snatched an hour...
My brother likes eating very much but he isnt very _____ about the food he eats. A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual [答案] C. particular. [注释]be particular about对......讲究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she wears. (她对她...
I dont think the charge for overhauling (大修)the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size. A. correspondence B. equation C. proportion D. dimension [答案] C. proportion. [注释]in proportion to是固定搭配, 意为与......成比例, 与.......相称。反...
Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered. A. swollen B. raised C. developed D. increased [答案] B. raised. [注释]raise (=lift up) ones voice提高嗓门, 高声叫喊。Raise ones voice against sth. 意为为抗议某事...
Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer felt _____ among the local people. A. out of order B. out of place C. out of control D. out of the question [答案] B. out of place. [注释]out of place (=in the wrong place or at...
在职攻读硕士学位英语词汇 1. In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _____. A. admitted B. acknowledged C. absorbed D. considered [答案] D. considered [注释] considered 考虑; admit 承认; absorb 吸收。 [注意]a...
She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would lose her _____ to Scotland. A. ticket B. place C. seat D. connection [答案] D. connection [注释] lose ones connection to 误了到......地方去的 (汽车、火车、轮船的) 联运; The train was late an...
The ship was _____ in a storm off Jamaica. A. drowned B. sunk C. wrecked D. submitted [答案] C. wrecked [注释] wreck vt. 撞坏, 毁坏; 1) My son wrecked my car. 2) My car was completely wrecked in the accident.sink vt. 下沉, 沉没, 该动词也可作及物动...
No one has _____ been able to trace the author of the poem. A. still B. yet C. already D. just [答案] B. yet [注释] yet 常用于现在完成时的否定句中, 意为尚, 还。...