1.(07全国Ⅰ30)
Does this meal cost $50? I something far better than this!
A.prefer B.expect C.suggest D.suppose
答案 B
解析 本题考查动词辨析。prefer更喜欢；expect期待；估计;suggest建议；表明，暗示，suppose认为。此处用expect(期望，期盼)表示“原以为这顿饭会更好一些”，体现了说话者失望的心情。
25.(08山东29)
Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he his own work and translated it into German. A.gave off B.turned down C.took over D.set aside
答案 D
解析 give off发出(光、热等)；turn down调低；拒绝；take over掌管，负责；set aside把……放在一边。由句意可知D项正确。
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24.(08山东28)
The fact that she never apologized a lot about what kind of person she is.
A.says B.talks C.appears D.declares
答案 A
解析 say a lot about为固定表达，意为“清楚地表明”。句意为：她从不道歉这个事实就清楚地表明了她是一个什么样的人。
23.(08江苏31)
-I’m still working on my project.
-Oh，you’ll miss the deadline.Time is .
A.running out B.going out C.giving out D.losing out
解析 run out (时间、金钱等的)耗尽；give out 精疲力竭。由句意可知，A项正确。
22.(08江苏23)
-Is Peter there?
- ，please.I’ll see if I can find him for you.
A.Hold up B.Hold on C.Hold out D.Hold off
解析 hold on意为“不要挂断，请等一会儿”，符合句意，其余选项均不是打电话时的用语。
21.(08辽宁25)
You have to be a fairly good speaker to listeners’ interest for over an hour.
A.hold B.make C.improve D.receive
解析 hold one’s interest使某人保持兴趣。make制造；做；improve改善，提升；receive接收。
20.(08福建29)
a moment and I will go to your rescue.
A.Go on B.Hold on C.Move on D.Carry on
解析 go on继续；hold on抓住不放;坚持；move on 继续前进；carry on继续进行。根据后句的I will go to your rescue可知，这里应是“坚持住；别松手”。
19.(08浙江14)
American Indians about five percent of the U.S.population.
A.fill up B.bring up C.make up D.set up
答案 C
解析 句意为：美洲印第安人占美国人口的5%。fill up填充；bring up培养，抚养；make up占据；set up建立。
18.(08四川9)
I used to quarrel a lot with my parents，but now we fine.
A.look out B.stay up C.carry on D.get along
解析 句意为：我以前同父母经常吵架，但现在相处得很好。look out (for...)留神，小心(……)；stay up熬夜，挺住；carry on继续;进行；get along well/fine/badly(with...)跟(……)相处得好/不好。
17.(08四川2)
You have to a choice. Are you going to leave the job or stay?
A.decide B.get C.do D.make
解析 句意为：你得做出抉择。你打算离开还是留下？make a choice表示“做出选择”。decide决定，后接不定式；get得到；do做。