Question

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 1 to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 2. So both of them agreed not to 3 after choosing a 4 at every fork (岔路口).
A road sign at the first fork 5 one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the 6 after a 7 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They 8 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 9 what they could regret. But they had to make it10, for it brooked (容忍) no delay. If they hesitated they would miss 11. Only 12 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 13 possible regret.
Life is 14 like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 15 jobs, two fascinating wooers (追求者). To get one you 16 give up the other—you can get half of it. If you 17 weighing the pros and cons(權(quán)衡利弊) and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 18 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. 19 you have got half of the desirable things in life—something that is 20 to get.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      easy
   2. B.
      impossible
   3. C.
      eager
   4. D.
      possible
2. 2.
   1. A.
      limited
   2. B.
      enough
   3. C.
      tight
   4. D.
      plentiful
3. 3.
   1. A.
      go
   2. B.
      come
   3. C.
      return
   4. D.
      reach
4. 4.
   1. A.
      main road
   2. B.
      highway
   3. C.
      crossing
   4. D.
      branch
5. 5.
   1. A.
      had
   2. B.
      showed
   3. C.
      intended
   4. D.
      pointed
6. 6.
   1. A.
      last
   2. B.
      latter
   3. C.
      former
   4. D.
      the third
7. 7.
   1. A.
      long
   2. B.
      brief
   3. C.
      no
   4. D.
      heated
8. 8.
   1. A.
      hoped
   2. B.
      wanted
   3. C.
      got
   4. D.
      favored
9. 9.
   1. A.
      getting
   2. B.
      taking
   3. C.
      giving up
   4. D.
      grasping
10. 10.
    1. A.
       immediately
    2. B.
       slowly
    3. C.
       hardly
    4. D.
       easily
11. 11.
    1. A.
       less
    2. B.
       most
    3. C.
       more
    4. D.
       least
12. 12.
    1. A.
       rapid
    2. B.
       slow
    3. C.
       short
    4. D.
       high
13. 13.
    1. A.
       increase
    2. B.
       reduce
    3. C.
       cause
    4. D.
       raise
14. 14.
    1. A.
       absolutely
    2. B.
       hardly
    3. C.
       more or less
    4. D.
       most
15. 15.
    1. A.
       desirable
    2. B.
       rejected
    3. C.
       enjoyable
    4. D.
       unwanted
16. 16.
    1. A.
       wish
    2. B.
       have to
    3. C.
       must
    4. D.
       want
17. 17.
    1. A.
       kill time
    2. B.
       spend time
    3. C.
       have a hard time
    4. D.
       hope for
18. 18.
    1. A.
       start with
    2. B.
       get up
    3. C.
       end up in
    4. D.
       succeed in
19. 19.
    1. A.
       At least
    2. B.
       Not in the least
    3. C.
       At most
    4. D.
       By no means
20. 20.
    1. A.
       hard
    2. B.
       delighted
    3. C.
       stupid
    4. D.
       supported

Answer 1

BACDB CBDCA CABCA BBCAA
1.B。be impossible to不可能。兩個(gè)朋友去動(dòng)物園游玩,動(dòng)物園非常大,不可能每個(gè)地方都玩到。
2.A。由于他們時(shí)間有限（limited）,他們不得不選擇去觀看哪些動(dòng)物。
3.C。他們倆都同意如果選定了每個(gè)岔口（branch）中一個(gè)分支路口后就不再折回（return）。
4.D。branch分支，岔口。解析見上題。
5.B。第一個(gè)岔口的路標(biāo)指示（show）一條路通向獅子營,另一條路通向老虎山。
6.C。former前者。討論片刻（brief）后,他們決定去獅子營,因?yàn)楠{子是森林之王。
7.B。brief簡短的。解析見上題。
8.D。他們贊成（favored）去看熊貓,因?yàn)樾茇埵菄鴮殹?br />9.C。give up放棄。因此他們就這樣一路作出決定。每一個(gè)決定都意味著放棄他們所可能后悔的。
10.A。他們不得不迅速（immediately）作出決定。
11.C。如果他們猶豫不決就只會(huì)失去更多（more）游玩的機(jī)會(huì)。
12.A。只有迅速（rapid）作出決定才能贏得更多的機(jī)會(huì)去觀光和減少（reduce）可能的遺憾。。
13.B。解析見上題。
14.C。more or less或多或少。生活亦是如此。
15.A。desirable令人向往的。比如，在兩個(gè)令人向往的工作。
16.B。have to 不得不。接受其中一個(gè),你就得放棄另一個(gè)。
17.B。spend time花費(fèi)時(shí)間。如果你花費(fèi)時(shí)間權(quán)衡利弊。
18.C。end up in以……結(jié)束。你將可能最終兩手空空。
19.A。At least至少。至少你在生命中已經(jīng)擁有了其中的二分之一。
20.A。be hard to很難。很難得到的東西。