228.[答案]D. subsequent.[注释]subsequent(=later, following)随后得，接着发生的：subsequent events(随后发生的事件)。consequent(作为结果)而随之发生的：His long illness and consequent absence put him behind in his work.根据题意，本题用subsequent更妥。

227.[答案]C. take in[注释]take in(=understand)理解。参阅Ⅲ。173注释。hold on(打电话时)不要挂断;catch on明白(作不及物动词用)，catch on to懂得，明白(作及物动词用);get over克服。

226.[答案]D. pace.[注释]keep pace with跟上：1)This horse is too weak to keep pace with the others. 2)I can't help pace with your plan.Keep in touch with与......保持联系;了解(情况);1)People can keep in touch with each other even when they do leave. 2)I find it very difficult to keep in touch with all the recent developments in my subject.(我觉得很难了解我的科目当前的一切新发展。)

　Keep company(with)与......相好：Never keep company with dishonest persons.(千万不要和不诚实的人来往。)

　Keep track of通晓事态，了解动向：I find it difficult to keep track of my old friends.(我很难了解我的老朋友的情况。)keep track of的反义结构是lose track of(失去联系)。

　以上成语均为考试大纲规定的内容，考生务必熟记。

225.[答案]D. resisted. [注释]resist 此处意指(=keep oneself back from)“忍住...”，resist temptation(不受诱惑)。本题译文：她不受诱惑，不去买她买不起的外衣。

224.[答案]A. request[注释]request请求，put in a request for (提出请求)。enquiry询问，demand 需求，需要，proposal建议，均不和题意。

223.[答案]A. call off[注释]call off(=cancel)取消。详见Ⅲ。25注释。

222.[答案]C. resign[注释]resign(=give up a post)辞职：1)imagine he will resign.2)It was his duty to resign his position.discharge sb.= dismiss sb.解雇某人：He was discharged(=dismissed) for being dishonest.

221.[答案]C. research[注释]research into对...研究：1)(作动词用)He is researching into the reading problems of young school children.2)(作名词用)to carry out a research(=some research)into the causes of brain damage.(对大脑损伤原因进行研究)。

　研究可译为make researches into, make a study of 或直接用动词study vt或research into (a problem etc.).

220.[答案]C. bound[注释]be bound to sth.受...的约束：I was bound to my promise.(我受我的诺言约束)[注意]be bound to do sth.1)一定会：The plan is bound to win.(这项计划一定会成功。)2)有责任(义务)：You are bound to obey the laws.(你有责任遵守法纪)。

　本题译文：我支持你的决定，但是我得说明，我不打算受它约束。

219.[答案]D. picked up[注释]pick up学到，习得。详见Ⅲ。130注释。