同等学力申硕英语备考400题连载(22)

　　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.[注释]lose support失去支持。vote作为“选票”解时，是可数名称，所以不能与a great deal of搭配。

　　232.The branches could hardly_____the weight of the fruit.

　　A.retain B.maintain C.sustain D.remain

　　[答案]C.sustain.[注释]sustain(=hold up the weight of)承住，支撑：An old wall cannot sustain a new building.

　　233.He thought this was the first pair of shoes that had fitted him_____.

　　A.perfectly B.justly C.fairly D.rightly

　　[答案]A.perfectly.

　　[注释]perfectly(=quite well,completely)十分，完全地。

　　justly公正地，正当地，应得地;rightly正确地，恰当地，正直地;fairly公正地，正当地;相当，还算;清楚地。

　　234.I feel sure that_____qualification,ability and experience,you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind.

　　A.in case of B.in terms of

　　C.in the opinion of D.in the course of

　　[答案]B.in terms of.

　　[注释]in terms of依据，按照。In case of万一......;in the opinion of按照......的看法;in the course of在......的过程中，在......期间。以上4个习语均为大纲规定之列，考生应熟记、活用。

　　Have...in mind心中想到。

　　本题译文：我肯定，根据资格、能力和经验，你完全适合我们心中想到的工作。

　　235.So far as he could,John had always tried to_____the example he saw in Lincoln.

　　A.live up to B.set forth C.call for D.cut out

　　[答案]A.live up to.

　　[注释]live up to不辜负，作到;参阅Ⅲ，102注释,set forth阐明，提出，列举;参阅Ⅲ，154注释,cut out删去;参阅Ⅲ，38注释,call for需要，要求;参阅Ⅲ，26注释。

　　本题译文：只要约翰能够，他总是努力做到他在林肯身上所看到的榜样。