1．The new research team was led by the________engineer.

A．main B．major C．chief D．brief

答案 C [chief“主要的，最高级别的”；main“主要的”；major“大的，主要的”；brief“简洁的”。句意：新的研究团队由高级工程师领导。]

2．Mr. Jobs has been________chairman of the conference. Which is WRONG?

A．made B．elected C．become D．appointed

答案 C [make sb＋n.使某人成为……； elect sb＋n.选举某人为……；appoint sb＋n.，任命某人为……。所以A、B、D项用在句中皆可，只能选C项。become不能用于被动语态。]

3．In the following 45 minutes he was________the speech, because it turned out to be as wonderful as he had expected.

A．tired of B．absorbed in C．annoyed with D．concerned about

答案 B [考查形容词短语辨析。句意：在随后的四十五分钟里，因为和他预想的一样精彩，他专心致志地听演讲。be tired of厌烦；be absorbed in专心致志于；be annoyed with恼怒；be concerned about关心，担忧。]

4．The young man has been sent to________the conference.

A．cover B．acquire C．occupy D．accuse

答案 A [cover“采访”；acquire“获得”；occupy“占，占用，占领”；accuse“指控，指责”。句意：这个年轻人被派去采访这次会议。]

5．________the man grew older, he lost interest in everything except gardening.

A．With B．Since C．While D．As

答案 D [本题考查as引导的时间状语从句，表示事物的进展，意为“随着”。句意：随着年纪越来越大，除了园艺外那人对其他都不感兴趣。]

6．The statistical figures in that magazine are not________. You should tell the students that they mustn't refer to them.

A．fixed B．rigid C．accurate D．delicate

答案 C [句意：那份杂志中的统计数字是不精确的，你不应该告诉学生们，务必不能参考它们。 fixed固定的；rigid死板的，僵硬的；accurate精确的，准确的；delicate纤细的，病弱的。]

7．She was well________the rest of the class.

A．before B．in front of C．ahead D．ahead of

答案 D [ahead of“超前，早于，领先”；in front of“在……前面”。句意：她明显超过了班里的其他同学。]

8．After lost in thought for about ten minutes, the lady suddenly realized that she________in the wrong direction.