231. The government has lost a great deal of _____ because of the large increase in food pries.

A. strength　　 B. support　　 C. agreement　　 D. vote

[答案]B. support.

[注釋]lose support失去支持。vote作為“選票”解時，是可數(shù)名稱，所以不能與a great deal of搭配。

230. This watch is _____ to all the other watches on the market.

A. superior　 B. advantageous　 C. super D. beneficial

[答案]A. superior.

[注釋]superior。參看Ⅱ，669注釋。

229. Arrogance and pride are similar in meaning, but there is _____ difference between them.

　 A. a submerged　　　 B. an indecisive

　 C. an indistinct　　 D. a subtle

[答案]D. a subtle.

[注釋]subtle微妙的，微細的，難以捉摸的。a subtle difference.(微細的差別)。Submerged浸沒的；indecisive非決定性的，非結論性的，未清楚標明的；indistinct不清楚的，模糊的；subconscious下意識的。

228. We made plans for a visit but _____ difficulties with the car prevented it.

　 A. consequent　　 B. subordinate

　C. substantial　　 D. subsequent

[答案]D. subsequent.

[注釋]subsequent(=later, following)隨后得，接著發(fā)生的：subsequent events(隨后發(fā)生的事件)。consequent(作為結果)而隨之發(fā)生的：His long illness and consequent absence put him behind in his work.根據(jù)題意，本題用subsequent更妥。

227. He didn't _____ what I read because his mind was on something else.

A. hold on　　 B. catch on　　 C. take in　　 D. get over

[答案]C. take in

[注釋]take in(=understand)理解。參閱Ⅲ。173注釋。hold on(打電話時)不要掛斷；catch on明白(作不及物動詞用)，catch on to懂得，明白(作及物動詞用)；get over克服。

226. Scientists have to work hard to keep _____ with modern discoveries and developments.

　 A. company　　 B. track　　 C. touch　　 D. pace

[答案]D. pace.

[注釋]keep pace with跟上：1)This horse is too weak to keep pace with the others. 2)I can't help pace with your plan.

Keep in touch with與......保持聯(lián)系；了解(情況)；1)People can keep in touch with each other even when they do leave. 2)I find it very difficult to keep in touch with all the recent developments in my subject.(我覺得很難了解我的科目當前的一切新發(fā)展。)

Keep company(with)與......相好：Never keep company with dishonest persons.(千萬不要和不誠實的人來往。)

Keep track of通曉事態(tài)，了解動向：I find it difficult to keep track of my old friends.(我很難了解我的老朋友的情況。)keep track of的反義結構是lose track of(失去聯(lián)系)。

以上成語均為考試大綱規(guī)定的內(nèi)容，考生務必熟記。

225. She _____ the temptation to buy a coat she could not afford.

A.challenged　tradictedD.resisted

[答案]D. resisted.　 [注釋]resist 此處意指(=keep oneself back from)“忍住...”，resist temptation(不受誘惑)。

本題譯文：她不受誘惑，不去買她買不起的外衣。

224. He put in a special _____ for an extra day's holiday so that he could attend his daughter's wedding.

A. request　　 B. demand　　 C. inquiry　　 D. proposal

[答案]A. request

[注釋]request請求，put in a request for (提出請求)。enquiry詢問，demand 需求，需要，proposal建議，均不和題意。

223. It was decided to _____ the search when there was no hope of finding the missing girl alive.

A. call off　　 B. take up　　 C. keep off　　 D. ring up

[答案]A. call off

[注釋]call off(=cancel)取消。詳見Ⅲ。25注釋。

222. The Prime Minister refused to comment on the rumor that he had planned to _____.

A. discharge　　 B. dismiss　　 C. resign　　 D. resume

[答案]C. resign

[注釋]resign(=give up a post)辭職：1)imagine he will resign.2)It was his duty to resign his position.

discharge sb.= dismiss sb.解雇某人：He was discharged(=dismissed) for being dishonest.