1.Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) ________ way to deal with some stressful situation.
A) effective
B) efficient
C) favorable
D) favorite
2.The situation described in the report ________ terrible, but it may not happen.
A) inclines
B) maintains
C) sounds
D) remains
3.The company is trying every means to ________ the wholesale price of its products.
A) pull down
B) put down
C) set down
D) bring down
4.The mayor ________ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims.
A) rewarded
B) awarded
C) credited
D) prized
5.The native Canadians lived in ________ with nature, for they respected nature as a provider of life.
A) coordination
B) acquaintance
C) contact
D) harmony
6.Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact have any future ________.
A) at all
B) so far
C) in all
D) on end
7.I was impressed ________ the efficiency of the work done in the company.
A) in
B) about
C) with
D) for
8.Now in Britain, wines take up four times as much ________ in the storehouse as both beer and spirits.
A) block
B) land
C) patch
D) space
9.His hand shook a little as he ________ the key in the lock.
A) squeezed
B) inserted
C) stuffed
D) pierced
10.For professional athletes, ________ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history books.
A) access
B) attachment
C) appeal
D) approach
1.答案:A
参考译文:显示幽默感可以成为处理一些紧张情况的一种有效的方式。
题目分析:本题的提干结构比较简单,只需注意主语Showing some sense of humor为动名词作主语.
考点解析:本题的解题主要根据上下文的意思判断,由stressful situation可以大概判断出要填入词语的意思.本题主要是对两组词语意思的辨析,effective和efficient,以及favorable 和favorite,两组词汇的形式差不多,且都可以做形容词,大家要重点辨析一下.
2.答案:C
参考译文:报道中所描述的情况听起来可怕，但它可能不会发生。
题目分析:本题的提干结构简单,只需注意一个定语从句,described in the report,其先行词为The situation.
考点解析:本题所需填入的是一个系动词,由标志词report以及后面的半个分句but it may not happen,可以很容易选出需填入sound.
