21 At times, worrying is a normal, unavoidable response to a difficult event or situation --- a loved one being injured in an accident, for example.
A. effective B. individual C. inevitable D. unfavorable
22. This painting is so valuable that it is difficult to compute what its price would be if it was sold.
A. make B. carry C. calculate D. do
23. The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without looking at his notes.
A. bringing up B. referring to C. looking for D. trying on
24. It was already past midnight and only three young men still stayed in the tea house．
A. left B. remained C. delayed D. deserted
25. — Four dollars a pair? I think it’s a bit too much．
— If you buy three pairs, the price for each will be reduced to three fifty.
A. come down B. take down C. turn over D. go over
26. My mother always gets a bit worried if we don’t arrive when we say we will.
A. anxious B. ashamed C. weak D. patient
27. Always read the guide on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.
A. explanations B. instructions C. descriptions D. introductions
28. His idea of having weekly family meals together, which seemed difficult at first, has resulted in many good changes in their lives.
A. got through B. resulted from C. turned into D. brought about
29. Much of the power of the trade unions has been lost. Nevertheless, their political influence should be very great.
A. As a result B. As usual C. Even so D. So far
30. James had not studied, so he wrote down the information on his desk. When the teacher passed by his desk during the test, James used his hand to conceal what he had written.
A. know B. see C. hide D. admit
31. We did not get on the last bus and didn’t have any money for taxi, so we had to walk home．
A. reached B. lost C. missed D. caught
32. Everyone agreed that the woman in the photo was gorgeous. It was easy to see why she had won the beauty contest.
A. angry B. beautiful C. careful D. jealous
33. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to form healthy eating habits.
A. grow B. develop C. increase D. raise
34. When the man put his gun in my face and asked for my money，my hands began to tremble.
A. fall B. shake C. feel D. echo
35. He is a courteous young man. He always says “please and thank you” and respects older people.
A. polite B. short C. smart D. mannered
36. It’s already 10 o’clock. I wonder how it happened that she was two hours late on such a short trip.
A. came over B. came out C. came about D. came up
37. The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now investigating the matter.
A. seeing through B. working out C. looking into D. watching over
38. As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village reminded scenes of my childhood.
A. called up B. called for C. called on D. called in
39. Although the wind has weakened, the rain remains steady. So you still need a raincoat.
A. turned up B. gone back C. died down D. blown out
40. As to the achievement, last week's ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low, though not failing, grade.
A. with regard to B. In case of C. As a result of D. In face of
答案解析：
21. 正确答案 B
【译文】有时候，着急是对一种棘手事件和窘境的很正常的，难以避免的反应，例如：你爱的人在意外中受伤了。
【解析】individual 个体；inevitable不可避免的，无法避免的；unfavorable不利的，有害的，不吉祥的
22. 正确答案C
【译文】这幅画太有价值了以至于如果出售的话很难估算出他的价值。
【解析】calculate 计算
23. 正确答案 D
【译文】董事长（主席 ）在这次商务会议上脱稿演讲了近一个小时。
【解析】bring up教育, 培养, 提出；refer to查阅, 提到, 谈到, 打听；look for寻找, 期待；try on试穿, 试验
24. 正确答案 B
【译文】已经过午夜了，只有三个人还呆在茶馆里。
【解析】left 被留下；remain停留, 留下；delay 推迟；desert 抛弃
25. 正确答案 A
【译文】-----四元一双？ 我觉得有点贵。
-----如果你买三双，每双给你3.5元。
【解析】come down 下降，降价；take down 拿下, 记下, 拆卸, 病倒；turn over打翻, 营业额达到, 移交给, 反复考虑
26. 正确答案 A
【译文】如果我们没有按预期的时间到家，妈妈就着急了。
【解析】anxious 焦急，渴望；ashamed羞耻, 惭愧, 害臊
27. 正确答案 B
【译文】服药时总是要仔细阅读药瓶上的说明书，并且按正确剂量服用 。
【解析】explanation 解释；instruction 指导，说明；description 描述
28. 正确答案D
【译文】他的这种关于周末聚餐的想法虽然起初有点困难，但是已经使他们的生活有了很多很好的改变。
【解析】get through到达, 做完, 通过, 度过, 打通；result from 起源于…….；由…….而造成的；Turn into进入, (使)变成；bring about使发生, 致使
29. 正确答案 C
【译文】商业联合会的权力大部分已经消失了，但是，他们的政治影响力应该是非常大的。
【解析】as a result 结果是；as usual 和往常一样；even so虽然如此；so far 到目前为止
30. 正确答案 C
【译文】詹姆斯一点都没有学习，所以他把答案写在了桌子上，考试时，老师经过他的桌子的时候，他就用手遮住了答案。
【解析】hide 隐藏；admit 承认
31. 正确答案 C
【译文】我们没有赶上最后一班公共汽车，也没有钱坐出租车，所以只能走着回家了。
【解析】Lost 丢失；miss 错过，想念
32. 正确答案 B
【译文】所有人都觉得照片上的女人很漂亮，很容易明白为什么她会在选美比赛上获胜。
【解析】jealous 嫉妒的
33. 正确答案 B
【译文】让人们保持健康的最好方式之一是养成良好的饮食习惯。
【解析】develop发展, 使发达, 进步, 洗印, 显影 使成长；increase 增加；raise饲养，养育，栽培
34. 正确答案 B
【译文】当那个人举枪对着我要钱的时候，我的手就开始发抖了。
【解析】Shake摇动，摇撼，使震动；Echo 重复,共呜，仿效
35. 正确答案 A
【译文】他是个很有礼貌的年轻人，总是将“请”和“谢谢”挂在嘴边，而且对老年人也很有礼貌。
【解析】polite 礼貌的，具有某种状态的（well mannered 有礼貌的）
36. 正确答案 C
【译文】已经十点了，我真不知道这么段的路程她竟然会晚两个小时。
【解析】 come over过来,抓住；come out 出现,真相大白；come about发生, 产生, 改变方向；come up走近, 上来, 发芽
37. 正确答案 C
【译文】拐角处的大楼昨晚着火了，警察现在正在调查。
【解析】see though看穿, 识破；work out可以解决, 设计出, 做出；look into窥视, 浏览, 观察；Watch over看守, 监视
38. 正确答案 A
【译文】 因为我是在大山脚下的小镇长大的，所以这次山村之行勾起了我对童年时光的回忆。
【解析】call up召唤, 使想起, 提出, 打电话给…….；call for 要求, 提倡, 为...叫喊, 为...叫；call on 号召, 呼吁, 邀请, 访问；call in召集, 召来, 来访
39. 正确答案 C
【译文】虽然风力已经减弱，雨也下的不是很急了，你还是要带件雨衣。
【解析】turn up找到, 发现, 出现, 折起；go back 回去；die down 变弱, 逐渐停止, 渐渐消失；blow out 吹熄, 爆裂
40. 正确答案 A
【译文】至于成果，上周的WTO部长级会议虽称不上是失败，但收获的确也非常小。
【解析】with regard to 关于；in case of假设, 万一；as a result of 结果；in face of 面临
