22. Pupils who pass the test will be ____ to the next grade.
A) progressed B) proceeded C) promoted* D)proposed
promote;to advance (a student) to the next higher grade. 进级使(一个学生)进入下一个更高的年级
23. There was a ____ drop in support for the party in the 1974 election.
A) delicate B) distinct* C) distant D) downward
distinct: Easily perceived by the senses or intellect; clear: 明显的,清楚的易于被感觉和智慧察觉的;清晰的
delicate: Exquisitely fine or dainty:精细的,雅致的
distant: 远的, 关系远的
downward: .向下的
24. Throughout his life. Henry Moore ____ an interest in sports.
A) contained B) secured C) reserved D) maintained*
contain: 包含;容纳
secure:.保护
reserve: To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose. 保留,收藏保留,如用于将来使用或某一特殊的目的
maintain: To keep up or carry on; continue:维持或保持;继续
25. What he told us about the affair simply doesn’t make any ____.
A) sense * B) idea C) meaning D) significance
make sense .有意义
26. Hitler set out to conquer all of Europe in the belief that the Germans were the master ______.
A) race * B) human C) blood D) brain
race: 民族在共同历史、国籍或地理分布的基础上联合起来的一群人或被归为一类
27. He is uninterested in education and seemingly unfit for other __________.
A) purposes B) employment C) pursuits * D) benefits
pursuit: An activity, such as a vocation or hobby, engaged in regularly.
有规律地从事职业或爱好等活动
employment : [U] An activity to which one devotes time.
(某人)从事的活动某人所投入时间的活动
28. In the past twenty-five years, workers attained a new ____ of human dignity.
A) statue B) station C) status* D) state
status 地位 statue 雕像 state 情形, 状态, 国家, 政府, 州 station岗位