2013年在職教育碩士考試英語詞匯練習題(4)

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為大家整理的2013年在職教育碩士考試英語詞匯練習題(4),供大家參考:
    1. The firemen managed to _____ the fire in time.
    A. extinguish
    B. prevent
    C. suppress
    D. ruin
    [答案] A. extinguish.
    [注釋] extinguish (=put out) vt. 撲滅 (火焰等) 。Stop the fire雖然也可以搭配, 但按本句題意用extinguish為。
    2. What is most obvious in this book are all those details of daily living which make Mrs. Richard _____ common.
    A. nothing but
    B. anything but
    C. above all
    D. rather than
    [答案] B. anything but.
    [注釋] anything but (=far from being) 根本不; The boys knew they bad broken the rules, and they were anything but happy when they were called to the office. (=They were unhappy and afraid.) nothing but 只不過; Don't have him for a friend; he's nothing but a criminal. (不要把他當朋友, 他只不過是個罪犯。) I have nothing but two dollars. (我只有2美元。) above all最重要的。rather than 而不是.
    3. The car was completely _____ and the driver seriously injured.
    A. broken off
    B. taken off
    C. written off
    D. picked up
    [答案] C. written off.
    [注釋] write off報廢, 參看III, 200.注釋; break off參看III.13.注釋; take off參看III.170.注釋; pick up參看III.130,129.注釋。
    4. On this happy occasion, I'd like to say that we are _____ much obliged to you for your kind cooperation.
    A. even so
    B. ever so
    C. as yet
    D. so far
    [答案] B. ever so.
    [注釋]ever so (=very) 非常; It's ever so cold.與名詞搭配時則用ever such, 如:She's ever such a nice girl. (她是一位非常好的姑娘。) even so (=although that is true, nevertheless; still) 即使如此:The fire was out, but even so, the smell of smoke was strong. (=The fire was out, but the smell was still there.)
    5. His new appointment takes _____ from the beginning of next month.
    A. place
    B. effect
    C. post
    D. office
    [答案] B. effect.
    [注釋]take effect 生效。