1. Kate's ambition to become a nurse _____ from a desire to help others.

　　A. prompted B. promoted C. programmed D. proceeded

　　2. The island where these rare birds nest has been declared a _____.

　　A. observation B. reservation C. preservation D. conservation

　　3. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister _____ charge of the house.

　　A. take B. hold C. make D. get

　　4. The child enjoyed _____ up the wooden bricks then knocking them down.

　　A. adding B. pushing C. piling D. forming

　　5. John was very upset because he was _____ by the police with breaking the law.

　　A. accused B. arrested C. sentenced D. charged

　　【参考答案】

　　1.[答案] D. proceeded. [注释]proceed form (=arise form) 来自; 由......产生：1) Clouds of smoke proceeded form the chimney. (从烟囱里升起缕缕浓烟。) 2) This proceeded from ignorance. (这是出于无知。)　　本题译文：凯特想当护士的志向出自于帮助他人的愿望。

　　2.[答案] D. conservation. [注释] conservation 保存(自然资源等) the conservation of soil and water 水土保持; the law of conservation of energy 能量守恒定律。observation观察; reservation (旅馆房间、戏院座位等的) 预定; 保留 (意见) ; [美]保留地：本题译文：这个珍禽巢居的岛已宣布为自然保护区。

　　3. [答案] A. take. [注释]take charge of (=to be or become responsible for sb. or sth.) 负责、掌管、看管; He took charge of the department (or the children) .

　　4. [答案] C. piling. [注释] pile up (=lay in a pile or as if in a pile) 把......放成一堆, 堆积：pile up the books on the table (把书堆在桌子上) 。Pile up作不及物动词用, 意为“积压; (若干汽车) 相撞”：1) Perishable goods are piling up at the docks. (码头上易腐烂的货物堆积如山。) 2) Several cars piled up after ignoring the fog warning on the motorway. (由于无视高速公路上的大雾警告, 有好几辆汽车相撞。)

　　5. [答案] D. charged.　　[注释]be charged with受指控犯有......; He was charged with murder. (他受指控犯有凶杀罪。)