[P2-48]
At the party we found that shy girl ________ her mother all the time.
A) depending on
B) coinciding with
C) adhering to
D) clinging to
注：1. depend on 依赖，依靠
2. coincide with 巧合
3. adhere to 粘着，贴着；遵守法律法规【comply with,conform to, adhere to】
4. cling to 依附，靠着
clinch 拥抱
[P2-49]
When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people _________ and ask them questions.
A) at length
B) at random
C) in essence
D) in bulk
注：1. at random 随机地
2. at length 最终地，最后地，完全地，详尽地
3. in essence 本质上地，实质上地
[p30-41]
The ______ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can succeed in understanding the universe.
A) essence
B) content
C) texture
D) threshold
4. in bulk 散装地，大量地
介词＋名词的短语本书出现的就是考试范围
[P2-50]
I think she hurt my feelings __________ rather than by accident as she claimed.
A) virtually
B) deliberately
C) literally
D) appropriately
注：1. rather than 表示前后互为反义词
2. deliberately 故意地
liberty 自由
3. virtually 实际上地
4. literally 照字面意思地，逐字逐句地
5. appropriately 恰如其分地，恰当地
6. claim 主张，声称（作为词根表示“喊”）
acclaim 欢迎，欢呼
exclaim 惊叫，尖叫
elude 逃跑，躲避
reclaim 取回
declaim 抨击，巧辩；高声朗诵
proclaim 宣布，声明
[P2-51]
Even though he was guilty, the __________ judge did not send him to prison.
A) merciful
B) impartial
C) conscientious
D) conspicuous
注：1. merciful 仁慈的
theme 主题
supreme 最高的，至高无上的
scheme 计划
schema 图解
2. impartial 公正的，不偏不倚的
partial 偏袒的
与人交往的软化原则：
smile 微笑
open 思想上的敞开
forward 身体前倾
touch 语言上的共鸣
eye contact 目光接触
nod 点头，认可，同意
3. conscientious 有责任心的，有良知的
conscience 良知
4. conspicuous 明显的，显著的
suspicious 怀疑的
[P2-52]
The education ______ for the coming year is about $4 billion, which is much more than what people expected.
A) allowance
B) reservation
C) budget
D) finance
注：1. budget 预算（六级最爱）
2. allowance 津贴，补助，许可
3. reservation 订房间，保留 make a reservation
[P2-53]
They had fierce __________ as to whether their company should restore the trade relationship which was broken year ago.
A) debate
B) clash
C) disagreement
D) contest
注：1. clash 见911故事
2. contest 竞赛
context 上下文，事情的来龙去脉
pretext 借口
texture 结构；质地
3. debate 争论，辩论
[P2-54]
They tossed your thoughts back and forth for over an hour, but still could not make __________ of them.
A) impression
B) comprehension
C) meaning
D) sense
注：1. make sense of 理解，明白
catch on 理解，明白
2. impression 印象
express 表达
compress 压缩
suppress 镇压，压制
3. comprehension 理解
apprehension 理解，领悟；忧虑，恐惧
[P2-55]
The politician says he will __________ the welfare of the people.
A) prey on
B) take on
C) get at
D) see to
注：1. see to 照顾，照看
2. prey on 以……为食，捕食
3. take on 承担
take to 喜欢
take after 像
take into account 考虑
take turns 轮流
take up 占据
take off 起飞
take out 拿出
take in 欺骗；吸收
take over 接管
take on 承担
4. get at 理解，明白（一般不是答案）
[P3-56]
If you __________ the bottle and cigarettes, you'll be much healthier.
A) take off
B) keep off
C) get off
D) set off
注：1. keep off 远离
2. take off 起飞；脱衣
3. get off 下来，下车
4. set off 动身出发
[P3-57]
He was __________ to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.
A) dragged
B) tempted
C) elicited
D) attracted
注：1. tempt （不好的）诱惑
induce （不好的）诱惑 be induced by
adamant 固执的；坚强的
Adam's apple 喉结
attract （好的）吸引
tractor 拖拉机
lure （既好又坏的）引诱
2. drag 拖，拉，拽
3. elicit 引起，引发
arouse 引起
evoke 引起，引发
