118. We could see that he was trying to _____ his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault.

A. run over　 B. smooth over　 C. pass off　 D. turn down

[答案]B. smooth over.

[注釋]smooth over(=make smooth, put right, balliate)使平息，使恢復(fù)正常的，掩飾：1)I will try to smooth their quarrel over.(我將設(shè)法平息他們的爭吵。) 2)Don't try to smooth over your fault.(不要設(shè)法掩飾你的過錯。)

run over 詳見Ⅲ.145,146.注釋；pass off詳見Ⅲ.126.注釋；turn down詳見Ⅲ.180,181.注釋.

117. Our attitude toward our teachers should be _____, but not slavish or superstitious.

A. respectable B. respected C. respective D. respectful

[答案]D. respectful.

[注釋]respectable(=deserving respect)值得尊敬的,品行端正的。respectful(=showing respect to)有禮貌的，表示尊敬的。Respective各個的。respected尊敬的。Respecting prep.(=relating to; concerned with)關(guān)于，說到。

116. It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be.

A. impression B. comment　 C. reaction　 D. opinion

[答案]C. reaction.

[注釋]reaction(to)對......的反應(yīng)：Our reaction to a joke is to laugh.

115. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

A. In spite of　 B. But for　 C. Because of　 D. As for

[答案]B. But for

[注釋]but for(=without, except for)若非，要不是：But for your help we could not have finished it in time.(要不是你的幫助，我們本來不會及時完工。)

114. Your help is _____ for the success of the project.

　 A. indispensable　　 B. indicative

　 C. inevitable 　　　D. inherent

[答案]A. indispensable.

[注釋]indispensable(to, for)不可缺少的，必需的。Indicative(of)指示的。Inevitable 不可避免的。Inherent固有的，內(nèi)在的，天生的。

113. When she heard from the hospital that her father had died, she _____ into tears.

　 A. burst　　 B. went　　 C. exploded　　 D. fell

[答案]A. burst

[注釋]burst into tears放聲大哭；又如：burst into thunderous cheers(發(fā)出雷嗚般的歡呼)；burst into laughing(捧腹大笑)。

112. He _____ his engagement just before the wedding.

　 A. broke out　　 B. broke away from

　 C. broke off　　 D. broke up

[答案]C. broke off.

[注釋]break off(=cease suddenly, discontinue)突然中斷；break off one's engagement(解除婚約)。Break off(=interrupt) one's conversation(打斷談話)。Break out(=begin suddenly)爆發(fā)。Break away from擺脫，從......退出。

111. The reference she made to her friend, the poet, was interesting but too _____ for anyone to appreciate.

　 A. drastic　　 B. dull　　 C. obscure　 D. distinct

[答案]C. obscure.

[注釋]obscure(=not clearly seen or understood)模糊難懂得。drastic激烈的，嚴(yán)厲的；dull單調(diào)的；distinct清楚的，明顯的；截然不同的(from)。

本題譯文：她提到她的朋友----詩人時所說的話是令人感興趣，但沒有說清楚，以致沒有人為此感激。

110. We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son's illness had put him under great _____.

　 A. emotion　　 B. excitement　　 C. crisis　　 D. stress

[答案]D. stress.　 [注釋]put sb. under(great) stress使某人處境(非常)緊張，使某人受(很大)壓力。

109. Her display of bad temper completely _____ the party.

　 A. harmed　　 B. damaged　　 C. spoilt　　 D. hurt

[答案]C. spoilt.

[注釋]spoil指出意指“使...... 掃興，搞糟”，如：Quarrelling spoilt the picnic.(爭吵使這次野餐弄得很掃興。)hurt傷害，damage 損壞，harm危害，均不合題意。