11. The managing director took the _____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.
A. guilt
B. charge
C. blame
D. accusation
[答案] C. blame.
[注释]take the blame for 对......承担责任。Take charge of 负责管理 (照顾) 。
[注意]charge 前无冠词the.
12. The worker agreed to _____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demands.
A. call for
B. call forth
C. call off
D. call up
[答案] C. call off
13. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn't _____ what color it was.
A. look out
B. make out
C. get across
D. take after
[答案] B. make out
14. He has impressed his employers considerably and _____ he is soon to be promoted.
A. eventually
B. yet
C. finally
D. accordingly
[答案] D. accordingly.
[注释]accordingly (=for that reason, therefore) 因此, 所以。
15. It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.
A. attempt
B. trouble
C. power
D. effort
[答案] D. Effort.
[注释] effort (作可数名词用) (=vigorous attempt) 努力的尝试：Does it require a great effort of will to give up smoking? (戒烟需要坚强的毅力吗？)
