1. At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia's waving, but then it _____ his mind that she was trying to tell him something.
A. crossed B. passed C. occurred D. opened

[答案] A. crossed.

[注釋]cross one's mind 想起：
1)A sudden thought crossed my mind.
2)It never crossed my mind that he might refuse the request. (我從來沒有想到他可能會拒絕這個請求。)

如用pass則應加through, 例如：
When Jane did not come home by midnight, many terrible fears passed through Mother's mind. (=Mother thought of many things that might have happened to Jane.)

occur的用法如下：
1）That view of the case did not occur to me before. (對這個案件的那種看法以前我沒有想到過。)
2）It occurred to her that she might adopt a homeless child.(她想到，她可以收養(yǎng)一個無家可歸的孩子。)

關于“想起”的以上三種表達法考生務必弄懂熟記。這些詞組和句形不僅在詞匯測試中經(jīng)常遇到，而且在短文寫作時也可以使用。
本題譯文：起初鮑玻對弗吉尼亞的揮手致意感到迷惑，但后來他想到，她想告訴他某事。

2. His job at the hospital did not pay much, so he found another _____.
A. on the rise B. on the spot
C. on the decline D. on the side

[答案] D. on the side.

[注釋]on the side(=in addition to a main thing) 額外；作為兼職：
1）He ordered a hamburger with onions and French fries on the side. (=He ordered a hamburger with onions and French fries extra.)
2)He does some house-keeping work on the side.(他幫人家做些家務活作為兼職。)

on the rise(作表語)在上升；on the spot 現(xiàn)場；
on the decline (做表語)在下降：The population in the country is on the decline. (這個國家的人口在下降。)

3. The filling station _____ because there were too many others on the street.
A. fell through B. went under
C. fell out D. went through

[答案] B. went under.

[注釋]go under 破產(chǎn)，失敗。fall through 也有“失敗”之意，但多半指計劃、想法等“落空”。
本題譯文：這個加油站破產(chǎn)了，因為在這條街上加油站太多了。

4. Air and the sun's rays create much distortion, and whatever tends to _____ their influence is useful to the astronomer.
A. exclude B. eliminate C. extinguish D. impose

[答案] A. exclude.

[注釋]exclude 排除。extinguish撲滅；eliminate消除。
impose 把.....強加給：Don't impose your wishes on us.(不要把你的意思強加給我們。)

5. The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible so I was _____.
ed B. nervous ul assed

[答案] D. embarrassed.

[注釋]be embarrassed 感到窘迫。

6. Animals should not be locked in cages; they should be in their normal _____.
A. environment on nce D. dwelling

[答案] A. environment.

[注釋]environment(=surroundings, circumstances)環(huán)境，environment作集合名詞用時，只用單數(shù)形式：
We should work hard to improve our environment. (單詞，不可數(shù))
Children need a happy home environment. (單數(shù)，可數(shù))

7. I'm sorry but what he thinks is not of the _____ importance to me.
A. merest B. lowest C. last D. least

[答案] D. least.

[注釋]least 是little的最高級形式。

8. He offered to _____ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.
A. lend B. help C. show D. loan

[答案] A. lend.

[注釋]lend sb. a hand給某人幫個忙。

9. I have been looking for this book for months, and _____ I have found it.
least B. in no time last present

[答案] C. at last.

[注釋]at last (=in the end)最終；at least至少；in no time 立即，馬上；at present 目前。

10. It was the largest experiment we had ever had; it _____ six hours.
A. ended B. finished C. prolonged D. lasted

[答案] D. lasted.

[注釋]last vi. (for) 持續(xù)?