1. The managing director took the _____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.
A. guilt B. charge C. blame D. accusation
[答案] C. blame. [注釋]take the blame for 對......承擔責任。Take charge of 負責管理 (照顧) 。[注意]charge 前無冠詞the.
2. The worker agreed to _____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demands.
A. call for B. call forth C. call off D. call up
[答案] C. call off [注釋] 詳見III,25,26注釋。
3. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn't _____ what color it was.
A. look out B. make out C. get across D. take after
[答案] B. make out [注釋] 詳見III,123注釋。
4. He has impressed his employers considerably and _____ he is soon to be promoted.
A. eventually B. yet C. finally D. accordingly
[答案] D. accordingly.[注釋]accordingly (=for that reason, therefore) 因此, 所以。
5. It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.
A. attempt B. trouble C. power D. effort
[答案] D. effort.[注釋] effort (作可數(shù)名詞用) (=vigorous attempt) 努力的嘗試：Does it require a great effort of will to give up smoking? (戒煙需要堅強的毅力嗎？)
