1.Mr. Adam, Mr. Neal and three ________ teachers were there.
A.others
B.the other
C.another
D.other
【翻译】亚当先生、尼尔先生和其他三位老师在那里。
[考点]词义辨析
【精析】D others:其他的人或东西,相当于“other+复数名词”;the other:另一个,其余的,通常用于“one…the other…”结构中;another:又一,另一,通常用于指三者或三者以上;other:其他的,后面常接复数名词。故选D。
2. They had to _________ their wedding until September.
A.put off
B.put through
C.put up
D.put away
【翻译】他们不得不把婚礼推迟到了九月。
[考点]词义辨析
【精析】A put off:推迟;put through:接通(电话),完成;put up:提供,建造;put away:收起,攒钱。根据句意可知,选A。
3. Does it _________ if I come to the party a few minutes later?
A.right
B.problem
C.matter
D.mater
【翻译】如果我晚来聚会几分钟,要紧吗?
[考点]词义辨析
【精析】C right:(v.)纠正;problem:(n.)问题;matter:(v.)有关系,要紧;mater:(n.)母亲,为幽默用法。分析句子结构可知,空处应用动词原形,再根据句意可知,选C。
4.The boy _______ his hiding place when he sneezed.
A.gave away
B.gave off
C.gave up
D.gave out
【翻译】当那个男孩儿打喷嚏的时候,他泄露了自己的藏身之地。
[考点]词义辨析
【精析】A give away:泄露,暴露;give off:发出(气味、热、光等);give up:放弃,抛弃;give out:分发,公布。根据句意可知,选A。
5.Michael liked the carving very much, which cost him $2000. However, he would gladly have paid for it.
A.as twice much
B.much as twice
C.as much twice
D.twice as much
【翻译】迈克尔十分喜欢这件雕刻品,这花了他2000美元。然而,就算是花两倍的钱买下它他也很乐意。
[考点]倍数表达法
【精析】D 常见的倍数表达方式为:倍数+as+形容词/副词的原级+as+其他。因此,空处应用twice as much,其后省略了as $2000。故选D。