1.On New Year's Eve, New York City holds an outdoor ____ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.
A) incident B) event C)case D)affair
答案：B event 重大活动，(体育) 比赛项目。incident小事件，不愉决的事情。case 情况，事例，问题。affair 事务，如：foreign affairs 。
2.It was____ that the teaching method was a failure.
A) evident B) plain C)clear D)apparent
答案：A apparent，clear ，plain ，obvious 都是“明显的，清楚的”的意思。apparent 侧重于“表面看来非常明显”，有时表示“实际上不一定如此”。clear 强调清楚明白，毫不含糊。distinct 指有明显特点，容易看清，辨认或易于理解。evident 指由于各方面的情况或事实的证明而清楚地显示出来。obvious 指一目了然，不费力就可以发现，有时用于未掩饰住或赤裸裸暴露的事物。plain 强调简单明了。
3.Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is____.
A) granted B) implied C) exaggerated D)remedied
答案：C 本句意为：电视这一媒体的功能被夸大了，所以它的消极因素或副作用受到了不公正批评。grant 授予，imply 暗示，remedy 医治，弥补，均不合题意。
4.Your advice would be ____valuable to him, who is at present at his wit's end.
A) exceedingly B) excessively C) extensively D) exclusively
答案：A exceedingly 非常，及其。excessively 过多地，过大地，过分地。extensively 广泛地。exclusively
专门，仅仅。
5.____ emergencies I have found it easier not to expect any help from the other people.
A) Rather than B) Instead of C) Except for D) Besides
答案：C except for 意为“除了……”，通常用于句首，符合题意。rather than 意为“宁可……”，通常用于句中。instead of 意为“而不是”，可用于句首或句中。besides 用在句首并与后面的句子分开或用在句中时，意为“除了……还……”。
6.Language has always been-as the phrase goes-the mirror to society. English is no____.
A) explanation B)excuse C)exception D)expectation
答案：C exception 例外情况。 explanation 解释，说明。expectation 期待，希望，等待。excuse借口。
7.She takes a(n)_____ interest in clothes.
A) generous B) plentiful C)excessive D)exclaimed
答案：C take an excessive interest in something 对某人或某事陷入某种(通常指更坏的)状态或状况中。
8.The winning team loudly ____ its victory.
A) magnified B) signified C) proclaimed D) exclaimed
答案：D exclaim 惊叫，怀着强烈的情绪说。magnify 放大;夸大。signify (用手势，姿势等) 表示;标志。proclaim 宣布，宣称;显示出。
9.A possibility is____ when it is no longer considered a possibility.
A) included B) excluded C) contained D) comprised
答案：B 因为exclude 意为“把……排除在外;排斥(可能性等)”include意思是“包括，包含”，contain 意为“包含，容纳”，comprise 则指“组成，构成”，均不合题意。
10.Foreign disinvestments and the_____ of South Africa from world capital markets after 1985 further weakened its economy.
A) displacement B) elimination C) exclusion D)exception
答案：C exclusion 排除，不让进入。displacement错位。elimination 消除，淘汰。exception 例外情况。
