6. 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
[答案] A. snatch.
[注釋] 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. (他匆匆睡了一小時覺。) snatch a quick breath (匆忙猛吸了一口氣)。
7. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.
A. special B. peculiar
C. particular D. unusual
[答案] C. particular.
[注釋]be particular about對......講究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she wears. (她對她得穿著很講究。) Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work. (史密斯先生對工作十分挑剔。)
8. I don't think the charge for overhauling (大修)the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size.
A. correspondence
B. equation
C. proportion
D. dimension
[答案] C. proportion.
[注釋]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。
9. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.
A. swollen B. raised
C. developed D. increased
[答案] B. raised.
10. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer felt _____ among the local people.