例题解析:
　　词汇选项题

　　1． In judging(评定) our work you should take into consideration the fact that we have been very busy recently(最近).
　　A. thought  B. mind  C. account  D. memory
　　1. C. 分析:  take... into consideration /account 把...考虑在内
　　thought n. 思想, 思考
　　after much [serious] thought 仔细考虑后
　　mind n. 愿望，目的, 头脑
　　bear [have, keep] in mind 记住，记在心里
　　memory n. 记忆；记忆力
　　have a good [bad, poor, short] memory 记性好[坏]

　　2. Many of the novelist’s characters(角色) are isolated, disappointed (失望的)people.
　　A. lonely B. funny  C. anxious D. satisfactory
　　2. A. 分析: isolated – lonely 孤独的
　　funny adj. 好笑的，滑稽的 (funny – amusing好笑的)
　　anxious adj. 忧虑的，担心的(anxious – worried忧虑的), 渴望的(anxious – eager渴望的)
　　satisfactory adj. 令人满足[满意]的

　　3. The workers finally (最终)called off the strike.
　　A. put off  B. ended  C. cancelled  D. participated in
　　3. C。 分析: call off – cancel取消
　　put off.../把...延期
　　end n. 结局，结果; v.了结，终止(end – stop - finish终止)
　　participate in... v. 参加...(participate in – take part in – join in参加... )

　　4. Not everyone can perceive the gradual (逐渐的)change in the writer’s style.
　　A. appreciate B. notice C. describe D. discover
　　4. B. 分析: perceive – notice察觉，发觉
　　appreciate v. 了解, 欣赏，感激
　　describe v. 叙述，描写
　　discover v. 发现，看到

　　5. Jack was a diligent worker.
　　A. ambitious  B. lazy  C. hardworking  D. clever
　　5. C. 分析: diligent – hardworking勤勤恳恳的, 刻苦的
　　ambitious adj. 野心勃勃的，有雄心的
　　lazy adj. 懒惰的
　　clever adj. 聪明的；伶俐的(clever – bright – intelligent – wise - sensible聪明的，明智的)

　　6. In the United States educational (教育的)system(系统), intermediate (中间的)school is the transitional(过渡的) phase between the primary(初级的) grades and high school. 
　　A. stage  B. notion  C. pattern  D. concept
　　6． A. 分析: phase – stage阶段
　　notion – concept概念；观念; notion – view – idea意见，见解
　　pattern n. 模式, 式样

　　7. While (在..期间)serving (供职)in the Senate(参议院) in the early 1970s, Barbara Jordan supported (支持)legislation (立法)to ban discrimination (歧视)and to deal with (解决)environmental (环境的)problems.
　　A. list  B. forbid C. handle D. investigate
　　7. B. 分析: ban – forbid禁止
　　list v. 记入目录中, 列入名单中, n. 清单，目录
　　handle v. 处理；讨论(问题), n. 把手
　　investigate v. 研究（investigate - explore），调查

　　8. Guests were scared when the bomb exploded(爆炸).
　　A. frightened B. killed C. emerged  D. rescued
　　8. A.分析: scare – frighten惊吓
　　kill v. 杀死，屠杀
　　emerge v. 出现，显露(emerge  -appear出现)
　　rescue v. 援救，营救(rescue – save援救)

　　9. Smoking is not permitted in the office.
　　A. probable   B. possible C. admitted  D. allowed
　　9. D. 分析: permit – allow 允许
　　probable – possible – likely 可能的
　　admit v. 承认(admit – acknowledge 承认), 容纳 (admit – contain容纳)

　　10. The chairman proposed that we should stop the meeting.
　　A. stated  B. declared  C. suggested  D. announced
　　10. C。 分析: propose – suggest – advise – recommend 建议
　　state n. 国家,  (美国、澳洲的)州, 状况，情形; v. 说明，陈述
　　declare – announce 宣布