162.[答案]c. faint.[详解]faint(=weak, indistinct; not clear)“微弱的，模糊的，不清楚的”。Dim(=not bright, not clearly to be seen)不亮的，看不清的;the dim light of a candle(微弱的烛光)。

161.[答案]D. scope.[详解]scope(=the area within the limits of a questions, subject ect. ; range)(活动)范围，机会，余地：The politics of a country would be outside the scope of a book for tourists.(一个国家的政治不属于旅游手册的内容范围之内。) dimension尺寸，尺度;magnitude大小，数量;volume体积。均不切题，不能入选。本题译文：依我看，通过你的积极参与，你能够扩大这些改进措施的范围。

160.[答案]A. occasionally.

　[详解]occasionally 偶尔。参阅IV。137注释。Simultaniously同时地; directly直接

159. [答案]A. come up with.[详解]come up with提出。参阅Ⅲ，33。注释。Put up with忍受;keep up with跟上，与......保持一致;look up to尊敬。

158.[答案]B. On account of[详解]on account of(=because of)由于，因为。regardless of(=without worrying about)不顾;Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.

157.[答案]c. issues.[详解]issue此处意为“重大问题”。measure措施，虽然填入本题也说得过去，但不够贴切。pattern模式，图案，图样。与题意不符，不能入选。way 方法，方式。

156.[答案]A. confirm.[详解] confirm(=support; make certain; give proof of)证实，确实：1)Please confirm your telephone message in writing.(请把你电话中所说的话再用文字复述一篇。) 2)The king confirmed that the election would be on June 20th.(国王确认，这次选择将于六月二十日举行。)confine...to把......限制于：Please confine your remarks to the subject we are talking about.(请把你的话限止于我们正在谈论的题目。)conform (to)使一致，符合，遵守。Conceive 1)想到，想出：He very quickly conceived a new plan.[注意]conceive of想象:They could not conceive of the possibility of failure.(他们不能想象失败的可能。)

155.[答案]D. In a word.[详解]in a word(=in short)总之，简言之。

　本题是测试“过度词”，考生务必根据上下文的逻辑关系来选择适当的过渡词，使句子的意思前后连贯。

154.[答案]A. faded.[详解]fade vt/vi褪色。Faint晕到，变得虚弱：He fainted from hunger. Diminish vt./vi.减少：1)His illness diminished his strength. 2)The campers' food supply diminished as the days wore on.(随着日子的缓缓消逝，野营者的食品供应日益减少。)pale变苍白。

153.[答案]D alteration.[详解]alteration 修正，更改，尤指部分的改变。Change改变，变化，可指表面的、本质的、内在的变化。Revision修订、修正，常指文章、词典、剧本等的修改、订正。Variation(形式、位置、条件的)变化、改变、变动：We need some variation in our daily routine.(我们的例行公事需要作些变动。)