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　　1.John said that he didn't quite ____and asked me to repeat what I had said.

　　A) snatch up B) summon up C) catch on D) watch over

　　答案：C catch on 听懂，理解。snatch up 突然掏出，突然抓起。summon up 鼓起( 勇气)。watch over 照看，看守，负责。

　　2.The road was much steeper than before and he had to be very____.

　　A) courteous B) cautious C)caring D)scared

　　答案：B cautious 小心翼翼的。courteous 彬彬有礼的。caring 操心;scared 恐惧的。

　　3.Being a Party member has ____ to be a secret to us.

　　A) stopped B) ended C) paused D) ceased

　　答案：D stop多指人或物的动作、活动停止，常含有“忽然或较快地停止”的意思;而cease 则多表示某种局势或状态的结束。

　　4.The program has helped Chinese and American scholars____ friendship and learn about each other's culture.

　　A) cement B) stiffen C) straighten D) enlighten

　　答案：A cement 促进。stiffen 使某事物变僵直、僵硬。straighten 使平直。enlighten启发，开导。

　　5.Galileo____ the scientists of his day with his hypothesis that the earth revolved around the sun.

　　A) contested B) challenged C) rivaled D) fought

　　答案：B contest 对(某事)给予驳斥或争论。例如： At the meeting he contested the authority’s

　　statement. 在会上，他对那位权威人上的看法进行了反驳。challenge 怀疑(某事的真实性、正确性和有效性)，向某人提出挑战，例如：Hechallenged me to a contest，他向我提出挑战，要求比赛。rival 匹敌，抗衡;例如：football can not rival boxing for excitement. 足球不如拳击有刺激性。