1. It isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.
A. sure B. right C. exact D. certain?
2. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A. opportunities B. realities
C. necessities D. probabilities?
3. The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting(委托) the organization to an unreliable person.
A. danger B. risk C. hazard D. chance
4. The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.
A. put down B. shut out C. cut short D. taken off
5. John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.
A. scope B. space C. capacity D. range
【參考答案】
1.[答案] D. certain.
[注釋]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(dǎo)主語從句時, 主句中表語只能用certain, 不能用sure.?
2. [答案] A. opportunities.
[注釋]opportunity常指“ (難得的應(yīng)抓住的) 機(jī)會”, 既可作可數(shù)名詞, 也可以作不可數(shù)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.
3. [答案] B. risk.
[注釋]run a risk (in) 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。
4. [答案] C. cut short.
[注釋]cut short (=interrupt) 打斷, 中斷
5. [答案] A. scope.
[注釋]本題中scope (=opportunity; outlet) 施展機(jī)會, 發(fā)展余地, 是不可數(shù)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 (價格變動范圍).
