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1.Don't always____ on others for helping doing your exercises.
A)lean B)stand C)bend D)stoop
答案:A lean on 靠着。
2.An enterprise usually needs a_____ adviser.
A) legitimate B) lawful C) useful D) legal
答案:D legal adviser 法律顾问。
3.Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, _____the same company.
A) less likely B) much worse C) turn over D)let alone
答案:D let alone 更不用说。much worse 更糟糕的是。less likely 不那么可能,较少可能。
4.For the new country to survive, _____ for its people to enjoy prosperity , new economic policies will he required.
A) to name a few B) let alone C) not to speak D) let's say
答案:B let alone 更不用说。to name a few 只举少数几个例子。not to speak(of ) 更不用说,还不算[注意后面跟介词of]。let’s say 假定说,譬如说;假如,假定。
5.This is the second time I have been ____ by that person; I shall never trust him again.
A) let off B) let down C) let up D) let out
答案:B let down 意为“使失望”,符合题意。Let off 意为“原谅”。let out 意为“使流出,放出”。let up 意为“减弱”。
6.His father has been working hard for many years to support him a university so he did not want to _____.
A) let him out B) let him in C) let him down D) let him away
答案:C let …out 让人出去。let… in 让人进来。let down 令人失望。let away 让人走开。
7.The mother said she would_____ her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper.
A) let down B) let alone C) let off D) let out
答案:C let off 允许不做;放过(不予惩罚)。Let down 辜负,使失望。let alone 更不用说。Let out泄露,透露(机密)。
8.My father ____ a cry of joy while watching the wonderful football match on TV.
A) let out B) give out C) put out D)get out
答案:A let out 无意说出。give out 公布。put out发表。get out 泄露。
9.If you do not follow my suggestion, you will make yourself ____to dangers.
A) likely B) possible C) liable D) probable
答案:C liable与介词to 搭配指“有……的倾向,易于……,易遭受”。
10.He is ____ to know the answer.
A) likely B) probably C) maybe D) perhaps
答案:A 因为likely 用于短语“be likely to”时意为“可能做某事”,而probable ,maybe和perhaps都是副词,不能用于这一结构。