61. It isnt quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.

　　A. sure B. right C. exact D. certain

　　 D. certain.

　　I am sure that +從句。He is sure to come. = He is certain to come.但在it作形式主語, that引導主語從句時, 主句中表語只能用certain, 不能用sure.

　　62. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

　　A. opportunities B. realities

　　C. necessities D. probabilities

　　 A. opportunities.

　　opportunity常指 機會, 既可作可數名詞, 也可以作不可數名詞用, 如：I had few opportunities of meeting interesting people there. They had not much opportunity for hearing good music in the remote area.

　　63. The members of the club wouldnt run a _____ in entrusting the organization to an unreliable person.

　　A. danger B. risk C. hazard D. chance

　　 B. risk.

　　run a risk 冒險：You are running a big risk in trusting him.

　　本題譯文：俱樂部成員不愿冒險把這個組織委托給一個不可靠的人管理。

　　64. The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.

　　A. put down B. shut out C. cut short D. taken off

　　 C. cut short.

　　cut short 打斷, 中斷：1) He made a suggestion, but I cut him short. 2) He cut short his tour and returned home. shut off 切斷, 中斷; 由指切斷供應等, 如：The water was shut off for several hours while the plumber repaired the pipes. Shut out 把......關在外面, 排除, 不讓入內：1) He shut the cat out. 2) The law was designed to shut out immigrants. 3) They shut out the dust by having double windows. 4) They begin to speak French, shutting out the boy from their conversation.

　　65. John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.

　　A. scope B. space C. capacity D. range

　　 A. scope.

　　本題中scope 施展機會, 發展余地, 是不可數名詞, 如：Give someone scope to show his ability. Range意指變動范圍; 視聽范圍; 理解范圍, 如：the range of prices .

　　66. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.

　　A. snatch B. scratch C. scrape D. scan

　　 A. snatch.

　　 snatch的原義是攫取; 抓住; 奪得。本題中snatch意指匆忙間設法得到, 如：He snatched an hour of sleep. snatch a quick breath 。

　　67. My brother likes eating very much but he isnt very _____ about the food he eats.

　　A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual

　　 C. particular.

　　be particular about對......講究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she wears. Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work.

　　68. I dont think the charge for overhauling the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size.

　　A. correspondence B. equation

　　C. proportion D. dimension

　　 C. proportion.

　　in proportion to是固定搭配, 意為與......成比例, 與.......相稱。反義語：out of proportion不成比例,不相稱。本題稱。

　　本題譯文：我認為該設備的大修費并不過分, 是與它的大小相稱的。

　　69. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.

　　A. swollen B. raised C. developed D. increased

　　 B. raised.

　　raise ones voice提高嗓門, 高聲叫喊。Raise ones voice against sth. 意為為抗議某事而大聲疾呼, 如：As no one raised his voice against the plan, it was agreed on. voice的常用習語有：the public voice , under ones voice , with one voice ,lose ones voice , have no voice with 。

　　70. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer felt _____ among the local people.

　　A. out of order B. out of place

　　C. out of control D. out of the question

　　 B. out of place.

　　out of place 不適宜, 不得體：1) Joan was the only girl who wore a formal at the party, and she felt out of place. 2) It was out of place for Russell to laugh at the old lady. 此外,out of place 不在原來通常的地方：Helen fell and knocked one of her teeth out of place. Out of order 發生故障; 失調。Out of control 失去控制。Out of the question 不可能的。

　　61. It isnt quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.

　　A. sure B. right C. exact D. certain

　　 D. certain.

　　I am sure that +從句。He is sure to come. = He is certain to come.但在it作形式主語, that引導主語從句時, 主句中表語只能用certain, 不能用sure.

　　62. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

　　A. opportunities B. realities

　　C. necessities D. probabilities

　　 A. opportunities.

　　opportunity常指 機會, 既可作可數名詞, 也可以作不可數名詞用, 如：I had few opportunities of meeting interesting people there. They had not much opportunity for hearing good music in the remote area.

　　63. The members of the club wouldnt run a _____ in entrusting the organization to an unreliable person.

　　A. danger B. risk C. hazard D. chance

　　 B. risk.

　　run a risk 冒險：You are running a big risk in trusting him.

　　本題譯文：俱樂部成員不愿冒險把這個組織委托給一個不可靠的人管理。

　　64. The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.

　　A. put down B. shut out C. cut short D. taken off

　　 C. cut short.

　　cut short 打斷, 中斷：1) He made a suggestion, but I cut him short. 2) He cut short his tour and returned home. shut off 切斷, 中斷; 由指切斷供應等, 如：The water was shut off for several hours while the plumber repaired the pipes. Shut out 把......關在外面, 排除, 不讓入內：1) He shut the cat out. 2) The law was designed to shut out immigrants. 3) They shut out the dust by having double windows. 4) They begin to speak French, shutting out the boy from their conversation.

　　65. John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.

　　A. scope B. space C. capacity D. range

　　 A. scope.

　　本題中scope 施展機會, 發展余地, 是不可數名詞, 如：Give someone scope to show his ability. Range意指變動范圍; 視聽范圍; 理解范圍, 如：the range of prices .

　　66. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.

　　A. snatch B. scratch C. scrape D. scan

　　 A. snatch.

　　 snatch的原義是攫取; 抓住; 奪得。本題中snatch意指匆忙間設法得到, 如：He snatched an hour of sleep. snatch a quick breath 。

　　67. My brother likes eating very much but he isnt very _____ about the food he eats.

　　A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual

　　 C. particular.

　　be particular about對......講究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she wears. Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work.

　　68. I dont think the charge for overhauling the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size.

　　A. correspondence B. equation

　　C. proportion D. dimension

　　 C. proportion.

　　in proportion to是固定搭配, 意為與......成比例, 與.......相稱。反義語：out of proportion不成比例,不相稱。本題稱。

　　本題譯文：我認為該設備的大修費并不過分, 是與它的大小相稱的。

　　69. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.

　　A. swollen B. raised C. developed D. increased

　　 B. raised.

　　raise ones voice提高嗓門, 高聲叫喊。Raise ones voice against sth. 意為為抗議某事而大聲疾呼, 如：As no one raised his voice against the plan, it was agreed on. voice的常用習語有：the public voice , under ones voice , with one voice ,lose ones voice , have no voice with 。

　　70. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer felt _____ among the local people.

　　A. out of order B. out of place

　　C. out of control D. out of the question

　　 B. out of place.

　　out of place 不適宜, 不得體：1) Joan was the only girl who wore a formal at the party, and she felt out of place. 2) It was out of place for Russell to laugh at the old lady. 此外,out of place 不在原來通常的地方：Helen fell and knocked one of her teeth out of place. Out of order 發生故障; 失調。Out of control 失去控制。Out of the question 不可能的。