271. Although he hasn't any formal qualifications, Betas _____ to do well for himself.

A. managed　 B. succeeded　 C. arranged　 D. convinced

[答案]a. managed.

[注釋]manage to do sth.(=succeed in doing sth.)設(shè)法做成某事：1)He managed to escape to South America.(他設(shè)法逃到了南美。) 2)We managed to get what we wanted, anyhow.(我們反正設(shè)法得到了需要的東西。) 3)Do you suppose you can manage to get me a passport?(你能設(shè)法給我弄到一份護照嗎？)

本題譯文：雖然他沒有正式的資力，但他收入很多。Do well for oneself吃香，收入多，改善自己的社會地位。

270. John always tries to _____ people who are useful to him professionally.

A. develop B. provoke C. correspond　 D. cultivate

[答案]D. cultivate.

[注釋]cultivate sb.結(jié)識(有地位的人)，培養(yǎng)與......的友誼：He always tries to cultivate rich and famous people.(他總是極力結(jié)識有錢的知名人士。)

本題譯文：約翰總是力圖結(jié)識在職業(yè)方面對他有用的人。

269. What a terrible experience! _____ , you are safe, that's the main thing.

A. Somehow　 B. Anyhow　 C. Somewhat　 D. Anywhere

[答案]B. Anyhow.

[注釋]anyhow(at= any rate; in any case)無論如何，不管怎樣。

268. He has recently _____ chess to provide himself with some relaxation.

A. taken on B. taken up　 C. held on D. held up

[答案]B. taken up.

[注釋]take up開始從事。take on參閱Ⅲ，162,171注釋。hold on, hold up參閱Ⅲ，162,171注釋。

267. It has been decided that this company has the _____ right to print Mr. Smith's novels.

A.eventual　 B.versatile　 C.extensive　 D.exclusive

[答案]D. exclusive.

[注釋]exclusive(=reserved to the person(s) concerned)獨有的；This bathroom is for the president's exclusive use.

eventual最終的；versatile通用的，萬用的；extensive廣泛的。

266. Jim's close _____ to his brother made people mistake them for one another.

A. confusion　 B. similarity　 C. resemblanceD. imitation

[答案]C. resemblance.

[注釋]resemblance n. 像(to)。 resemble(vt.)像; She resembles her mother.(=She takes after her mother.)

imitation模仿；仿效；confusion混亂，混淆；similarity相似性。

265. I think we should let Maria go camping with her boyfriend. _____, she's a big girl now.

A. Above all B. After all C. First of all D. For all

[答案]B. After all.

[注釋]after all畢竟。

“for all + 名詞”意為“盡管”: For all his wealth, he was unhappy.(盡管他富有，但他并不幸福。)

264. During World War II Malta managed to _____ most of Italian and German bombers by throwing up an effective anti-aircraft screen.

A. put out　 B. shut out　 C. come across D. get across

[答案]B. shut out.

[注釋]shut out(=prevent from coming in; block)排除，排斥：They shut out our dust by having double windows.(他們用雙層窗戶防塵。)

put out撲滅；get across越過；使人了解；come across偶然遇到。

本題譯文：第二次世界大戰(zhàn)中，馬耳他建立了有效的防空屏障以防止意大利和德國的轟炸機侵入。

263. The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart.

A. hitting　　 B. beating　　 C. tapping　 D. knocking

[答案]B. beating.

[注釋]beating 此處是動名詞，指“(心)跳”：Her heart was beating furiously.

262. The new safety regulations were agreed on after _____ with the work-force.

　 A. conference　　　 B. participation

　 C. intervention　　 D. consultation

[答案]D. consultation.

[注釋]consultation商議：hold a consultation with sb. about sth.(與某人商談某事)。

conference討論會；participation參加，參與；intervention干預(yù)，干涉。