41.He promised to put ____ a word for me.
A) out B) downC) forward D) in

42.The wheels stuck in the ____.
A) mud B) clayC) soil D) earth

43.His talent is quite ____.
A) mere¹ B) uniqueC) single D) only

44.Miss Jane always buys ____ priced clothes.

A) highly B) highestC) high D) higher

45.She hit the chair and ____ the coffee.
A) spoiled B) pouredC) spilled D) splashed

46.Radio reception wasn’t very  disturbance² in the atmosphere; the announcer’s voice sounded very ____.
A) disputed B) discardedC) dismissed D) distorted

47.To his great joy he discovered that his ear was becoming ____.
A) sensational³ B) sensitiveC) sentimental⁴ D) sensible

48.A power failure created ____ in transportation.
A) emergency B) enclosureC) extension D) excitement

49.I don’t know if the story is true, but I’ll try to ____ it.
A) verify B) reinforceC) identify D) conform

50.Because Bob had stopped reading his technical  ____ of new development in his field.
A) tedious B) subtleC) ignorant D) intellectual

51.The students showed ____when solving the difficult maths problems.
A) validity B) purityC) ingenuity⁵ D) reliability⁶

52.I saw them bending with great ____ over the machines.
A) concentration B) endeavor
C) tolerance⁷ D) absorption

53.The purpose of the official inquiry⁸ is to ____ the true facts leading to the loss of the ship at sea.
A) come for B) come atC) come into D) come over

54.Poor health and lack of money may both be ____ to educational progress.
A) scarcities⁹ B) stainsC) restraints D) barriers

55.A system of strict discipline has a ____ effect on conduct.
A) automatic B) deliberateC) beneficial D) customary

41.【答案】D。【译文】他答应替我说话。【试题分析】考查词语的固定搭配。【详细解答】put in a word for sb. 为某人说(好话)
42.【答案】A。【译文】轮子陷进泥里了。【试题分析】同义词辨析题。辨析几个“泥巴”的区别。【详细解答】mud n. 泥土，稀泥；soil n. 土壤，指长庄稼的地方；clay n. 粘土；能做陶器等的泥土。earth n. 大地，散落的泥土。
43.【答案】B。【译文】他有与众不同的天赋。【试题分析】近义词辨析题。【详细解答】mere adj. 仅仅，唯一的；unique adj. 独特的，独一无二的；single adj. 单一的；only adj. 仅仅，唯一的
44.【答案】A。【译文】简小姐总是买昂贵的衣服。【试题分析】本题考查形容词和副词的区别。【详细解答】修饰过去分词要用副词。highlypriced 是价高的。又如：newlybuilt house 新建的房子。
45.【答案】C。【译文】她撞了椅子，打翻了咖啡。【试题分析】词义辨析题。【详细解答】spoil v. 损坏，破坏；pour v. 倾泻；spill v. 涌出，溢出；splash v. 激溅，飞溅。
46. 【答案】D。【译文】无线电接受效果不太好，因为在空气中受到干扰，播音员的声音变调了。【试题分析】词义辨析题。【详细解答】dispute v. 辩论，争端；discard v. 丢弃，抛弃；dismiss v. 解雇；disbort v. 歪曲，曲解。
47. 【答案】B。【译文】令他高兴的是他发现他的听觉变得敏锐了。【试题分析】形近词辨析题。【详细解答】sensational adj. 了不起的，很好的；sensitive adj. 敏感的；sentimental adj. 多愁善感的；sensible adj. 明智的，合理的。
48.【答案】A。【译文】停电导致交通出现紧急情况。【试题分析】难词辨析题。【详细解答】emergency n. 紧急情况；enclosure n. 圈占地；extension n.延伸、扩展；excitement n. 激动
49.【答案】A。【译文】我不知道这个故事是不是真的，但我会去核实。【试题分析】难词辨析题。【详细解答】verify v. 核实；reinforce v. 加强；identify v. 识别；conform v. 遵守(与to搭配)
50. 【答案】C。【译文】因为Bob 不再看技术期刊，他不知道他所在领域的最新发展。【试题分析】难词辨析题。【详细解答】tedious adj. 冗长的，乏味的；subtle adj. 微妙的；ignorant adj. 无知的；intellectual adj. 智力的
51.【答案】C。【译文】学生们在解数学难题时展示了他们的聪明才智。【试题分析】难词辨析题。【详细解答】validity n. 有效；purity n. 纯洁；ingenuity n. 足智多谋；reliability n. 可靠的。
52.【答案】B。【译文】我看见他们全力集中在机器上。【试题分析】难词辨析题。【详细解答】concentration n. 集中，专注；endeavor n. 努力；tolerance n. 忍耐；absorption n.吸收
53.【答案】B。【译文】官方调查的目的是找到导致船只失事的原因。【试题分析】词组辨析题。辨析come短语的用法。【详细解答】come for 冲向，扑向；come at 获知，发现；come into 进入；come over 短暂造访。
54.【答案】D。【译文】身体差又缺钱可能都是阻止接受进一步教育的原因。【试题分析】难词辨析题。【详细解答】scarcities n. 不足，缺乏；stains 污迹；restraints n. 克制；barriers n. 障碍
55.【答案】C。【译文】严格的训练体制对行为产生有益的影响。【试题分析】难词辨析题。【详细解答】automatic adj. 自动的；deliberate adj. 故意的；beneficial adj. 有益的；customary adj. 通常的