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| Although he was on a diet, the food __________ him enormously. A) inspired
 B) tempted
 C) overcame
 D) encouraged
 注:1. tempt 诱惑
 2. inspire 启迪
 3. overcome 克服
 4. encourage 鼓励
 [P9-48]
 His argument does not suggest that mankind can _____ to be wasteful in the utilization of these resources.
 A) resort
 B) grant
 C) afford
 D) entitle
 注:1. afford 负担得起
 affray 争吵
 2. resort 诉诸于,求助 resort to = make use of 利用
 3. grant 津贴,补助
 4. entitle 给……题名;授权
 [P9-49]
 If you want this pain-killer, you'll have to ask the doctor for a ______.
 A) receipt
 B) recipe
 C) subscription
 D) prescription
 注:1. pain-killer 止疼片
 2. prescription 药方
 3. receipt 收据
 4. recipe 菜谱;秘诀
 [P9-50]
 Some fish have a greater __________ for acid water than others.
 A) tolerance
 B) resistance
 C) dependence
 D) persistence
 注:1. tolerance 忍耐,忍受
 2. resistance 抵抗
 3. dependence 依赖
 4. persistence 恒定不变,坚持,持续
 [P9-51]
 There was once a town in this country where all life seemed to live in _____ with its surroundings.
 A) coincidence
 B) harmony
 C) uniform
 D) alliance
 注:1. harmony 和谐,协调
 2. coincidence 巧合,一致
 3. uniform 制服;统一的,一致的
 4. alliance 联盟
 [P9-52]
 The court considers a financial ______ to be an appropriate way of punishing him.
 A) payment
 B) obligation
 C) option
 D) penalty
 注:1. penalty 惩罚
 2. payment 付款
 3. obligation 责任,义务
 4. option 选择
 [P9-53]
 It is true that____ a wild plant into a major food crop such as wheat requires much research time.
 A) multiplying
 B) breeding
 C) magnifying
 D) generating
 注:1. breed 生养
 2. multiply 增加
 3. magnify 放大,扩大
 4. generate 产生
 [P9-54]
 The government has devoted a larger slice of its national ______ to agriculture than most other countries.
 A) resources
 B) potential
 C) budget
 D) economy
 注:1. budget 预算(六级最爱)
 2. resource 资源
 3. economy 经济
 economical 节约的
 frugal 节俭的
 miserly 小气的,吝啬的
 [P9-55]
 In this poor country, survival is still the leading industry; all else is ______.
 A) luxury
 B) accommodation
 C) entertainment
 D) refreshment
 注:1. luxury 奢侈
 2. accommodation 提供食宿
 3. entertainment 娱乐
 4. refreshment 精神清爽;茶点
 [P10-56]
 Some criminals were printing __________ dollar bills until they were arrested.
 A) decent
 B) fake
 C) patent
 D) suspicious
 注:1. fake 假的,伪造的
 2. decent 合适的;体面的
 3. patent 专利,执照
 tent 帐篷
 attention 注意力
 suspicious 怀疑的
 [P10-57]
 Mr. Bloom is not __________ now, but he will be famous someday.
 A) significant
 B) dominant
 C) magnificent
 D) prominent
 注:1. prominent 卓越的,著名的
 2. significant 重要的,有意义的
 3. dominant 占主导地位的,重要的
 [P10-58]
 His body temperature has been _____ for 3 days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade.
 A) uncommon
 B) disordered
 C) abnormal
 D) extraordinary
 注:1. abnormal 不正常的
 2. uncommon 罕见的
 3. disordered 混乱的
 4. extraordinary 特别的
 [P10-59]
 He seems to be __________ enough to climb to the mountain top in an hour.
 A) radiant
 B) conscientious
 C) conspicuous
 D) energetic
 注:1. energetic 精力充沛的
 2. radiant 阳光明媚的;容光焕发的
 3. conscientious 有责任心的,有良知的
 4. conspicuous 明显的,显著的
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