1.Tom's mother tried hard to persuade him to____ from his intention to invest his savings in stock market.
A) pull out B) give up C) draw in D) back down
答案：D back down(from ) 退让，退回，撤消(要求等) 。pull out (of)(火车) 出站;退出。give up放弃。draw in 吸进来，火车进站。
2.He was kicked out of the company,____.
A) bag and baggage B)bags and sacks C) case and box D)bags and baggages
答案：A bag and baggage，副词短语，完全地(扫出门外)。
3.He was surrounded by so many dangers that he lost his____.
A)situation B)balance C)advantage D)competition
答案：B balance 平衡。situation 情况。advantage优势。competition 竞争。
4.Although they plant trees in this area every year ,the tops of some hills are still____.
A) blank B) hollow C) vacant D) bare
答案：D 信号词although 表明山丘顶部还是光秃秃的。blank 空白的，hollow 中空的，vacant空着(坐席)的，均不合题意。
5.Remember that customers don't____ about prices in that city.
A) debate B) dispute C) bargain D) consult
答案：C 该题意为：该城市顾客不讨价还价。debate 大辩论，dispute 争辩和consult 请教，均不合题意。
6.When I saw the advertisement for the sale in the paper, I decided to attend,because there seemed to be many____.
A) barriers B) bargains C) budgets D) bundles
答案：B bargain 廉价货，便宜东西。barrier 障碍物，阻碍物。budget 预算。bundle 一包，一捆。
7.Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ____ in the market.
A) batteries B) bargains C) baskets D) barrels
答案：B bargain 特价商品，便宜货：Sometimes you pick up wonderful bargains in these markets. battery 电池(组) 。basket 篮，篓。barrel桶，筒。
8.Eye contact is important because wrong contact may create a communication_____.
A) tragedy B) vacuum C) question D) barrier
答案：D 句意为：目光接触很重要，因为错误的目光接触可能造成交流障碍。本题四个名词的意义分别是：tragedy 悲剧;vacuum 真空;
question 问题;barrier 障碍。根据题意应选D项。
9.After being rescued from the air crash, the people agreed that they had much to____.
A) thank B) be thankful for C) be thankful D) be thanked
答案：B thankful(for) 感谢的，感激的。
10.Information technology has liked the skills of the space technology with those of cable television so programs can be ____ directly into our homes from all over the world.
A) reviewed B)chained C)channeled D)beamed
答案：D beam定向发出(无线电信号，广播节目等)。channel冲出(一条路);(无线电，电视)波段，频道。
