191.It isn't so much whether he works hard;the question is whether he works_____.
A.above all B.in all C.at all D.after all
[答案]C.at all.
[注释]at all全然,真地(常用于肯定句中):If you do it at all,do it well.(你若真做,就得做好。)not...at all全不,毫不:He doesn't seem at all interested in my plane.(他似乎对我的计划毫无兴趣。)above all(=most important of all)最重要的。in all总计:We were fifteen in all.(我们总计15人。)after all毕竟,终究。
本题译文:他是否努力工作到并不重要,问题是他是否真正地做了。
192.Mary had taken_____to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want.
A.efforts B.pains C.attempts D.endeavors
[答案]B.pains.
[注释]take pains to do sth.下苦功夫做某事:I'm grateful because you have taken pains to show me how to do the work.
193.He ate what he could,and gave the_____of the food to the birds.
A.remain B.uneaten C.rest D.part
[答案]C.reset
[注释]the rest(of)剩余部分,其余。remain作“剩余物”(=what is left)解时常用复数形式,如:the remains of a meal(残羹剩饭)。[ALI]《新英汉辞典》认为也可以用单数,可作参考。
194.The government placed_____on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported.
A.limitations B.restraint
C.requirements D.restrictions
[答案]D.restrictions.
[注释]restriction(可数名称)限制性规定:It is a club with rigid restrictions on its membership.
Limitation局限性,不足之处,不利之处(可数):1)I know my limitations.(我了解我的不足之处。)2)Every from of art has its limitations.(每种艺术形式都有其局限性。)
195.We won't know whether it will be successful.We won't know whether there will be good_____.
A.ends B.results C.effects D.causes
[答案]B.results.
[注释]result意为“由某种活动或某种原因所产生的结果”,如:obtain(=get,attain,gain win,secure)good results(取得好结果),publish the results(公布成绩)。