1,It’s good to know that quite a few popular English expressions actually ________ from the Bible.
A) acquire B) obtain
C) derive D) result
expression:n. 表达,语法,措辞;
acquire: v. 获得
obtain:v. 获得,流行,达到;
derive:vt. 得到,追寻…的起源,派生,引出;vi. 由来,衍生
result:n. 结果,成绩,答案;v. 产生,起于,致使
2,Tom, did it ever ________ to you that you would be punished for cheating on exams?
A) happen B) occur
C) reflect D) strike
punish:v. 处罚,惩罚
happen: v. 发生,发生,恰巧
occur:v. 发生,想到,存在
reflect:v. 反映
strike:n. 罢工,攻击;vt. 打,击,敲,冲击,给…以深刻印象;vi. (钟)鸣响,罢工,袭击
3,In the U.S. 88 percent of smokers had started before they were 18, despite the fact that it is ________ to sell cigarettes to anyone under that age.
A) liable B) liberal
C) irrational D) illegal
liable:a. 有义务的,应负责的;有...倾向,易于...的;可能的,大概的.
liberal:a.自由主义的;慷慨的,大方的;心胸宽阔的,开明的;自由的,不受约束的.
irrational:n. 无理数;a. 无理性的,不合理的
illegal:a. 违法的,不合规定的
4,According to the key witnesses, a peculiarly big nose is the criminal’s most memorable facial ________.
A) feature B) hint
C) spot D) signature
peculiarly:adv.特有地;特别地
criminal:n. 罪犯,犯人;a. 犯了罪的,罪的,有罪的
memorable:n. 值得纪念的事物;a. 值得纪念的
facial:a. 脸的,脸部用的
feature:n. 特征,特色
hint:n. 暗示,提示;v. 暗示,示意;
spot:n.点,斑点,污点,地点,场所;vt. 认出,发现,玷污,污辱;vi. 沾上污点
signature:n. 签字,签名
5,Brazil’s constitution ________ the military use of nuclear energy.
A) withdraws B) forbids
C) interrupts D) objects
constitution:n. 组织,宪法
military:a. 军事的,军用的,军队的;n. 军队
nuclear:a. 核子的,原子能的,核的
withdraw:v. 撤回,取回,撤退
forbid:vt. 禁止,阻止
interrupt:n. 中断;v. 打断,妨碍,插嘴;
object:n.物,物体,目的,目标,对象;v. 不赞成,反对