The joys of travel, having long _______ the disabled, are opening up to virtually anyone who has the means.
A) omitted
B) neglected
C) missed
D) discarded
注:1. neglect 忽视
elect 选举
negative 否定的
relieve 缓解
2. omit 省略;删除
emit 放射
submit 提交
3. miss 错过;省略 miss out
4. discard 扔,抛
revenue 收入,税收
avenue 林荫路
Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, _______ the same company.
A) all else
B) much worse
C) let alone
D) less likely
注:1. let alone 更不要说
2. all else 其他一切
3. much worse 更糟糕的是
4. less likely 最不可能的是
When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was _______ pale.
A) startlingly
B) enormously
C) uniquely
D) dramatically
注:1. startlingly 惊人地
2. enormously (具体形态)巨大地;(变化)巨大地
3. uniquely 独特地,唯一地
Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on _______ for two months.
A) pile
B) segment
C) file
D) sequence
注:1. application package 申请包裹
2. pile 堆
3. segment 部分;切片;章节
4. sequence 次序,顺序
It will be safer to walk the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial _______ will be conducted by computer.
A) transmissions
B) transitions
C) transactions
D) transformations
注:三剑客词汇
1. transaction 交易
2. transmission (广播电视节目的)传送;(疾病的)传播;(文化的)传递
ease 轻松
disease 疾病
lease 租金
release 释放
please 高兴,满意
crease 褶皱
3. transition (季节的)过渡;(社会制度的)转型
4. transformation 改变
The ______ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.
A) implementation
B) expedition
C) demonstration
D) manifestation
注:1. manifestation 用现象来说明问题,表明问题
2. implementation 履行诺言,完成任务
3. expedition 探险,远足
4. demonstration 演示,证明
n. 折痕 v. 起皱,弄皱