116.It was difficult to guess what her_____to the news would be.
A.impression B.comment C.reaction D.opinion
[答案]C.reaction.
[注释]reaction(to)对......的反应：Our reaction to a joke is to laugh.
117.Our attitude toward our teachers should be_____,but not slavish or superstitious.
A.respectable B.respected C.respective D.respectful
[答案]D.respectful.
[注释]respectable(=deserving respect)值得尊敬的,品行端正的。respectful(=showing respect to)有礼貌的，表示尊敬的。Respective各个的。respected尊敬的。Respecting prep.(=relating to;concerned with)关于，说到。
118.We could see that he was trying to_____his own responsibility for the delay,instead of accepting his fault.
A.run over B.smooth over C.pass off D.turn down
[答案]B.smooth over.
[注释]smooth over(=make smooth,put right,balliate)使平息，使恢复正常的，掩饰：1)I will try to smooth their quarrel over.(我将设法平息他们的争吵。)2)Don't try to smooth over your fault.（不要设法掩饰你的过错。）
run over详见Ⅲ.145,146.注释；pass off详见Ⅲ.126.注释；turn down详见Ⅲ.180,181.注释.
119.Glemp's heroic flight into space entitled him_____a place in history.
A.for B.with C.to D.of
[答案]C.to.
[注释]entitle sb.to sth.(=give a right to)给予权利：1)He is entitled to special treatment because of his rank(由于他的级别他有权享受特殊待遇。)2)Officers are entitled to travel first class.（军官们有权乘头等车旅行。）
