107. They have been waiting for many hours to see the singer, but the airplane must have been _____.

　 A. behind the times　　 B. behind schedule

　 C. ahead of time 　　　D. in no time

[答案]B. behind schedule.

[注释]behind schedule(=late, behind time)晚点：The train is running behind schedule today.(=The train is not on time today.)behind the times(=using things not in style; still following old ways; old fashioned)过时，跟不上时代，落后：1)The store is behind the times.(=The store is old-fashioned; it looks as stores looked 40 years ago.) 2) Mary thinks her parents are behind the times because they still do the fox-trot and don't know any new dances.(=Mary's parents are old-fashioned in their dancings .) ahead of time提前： They have fulfilled their production plans ahead of time, in no time(=soon, quickly)立即，马上：I'll be back in no time to see you home.

106. One _____ needed when making a cake is flour; another is sugar.

A. container　 B. ingredient C. content　 D. equivalent

[答案]B. ingredient.

[注释]ingredient(混合物的)成分。container容器，含量；内容(复数)。equivalent:相等物。

105. The _____ of the trees in the water was very clear.

A. mirror　 B. sight　 C. reflection　 D. shadow

[答案]C. reflection.

[注释]reflection此处意为“映在水中的倒影”，而不是“影子”或“阴影”，故不能用shadow。其他选择均不合题意。

104. Today, housework has been made much easier by electrical _____.

A. facilities B. appliances　 C. instruments D. equipment

[答案]B. appliances.

[注释]electric appliances电器用具，facilities公用设备。equipment设备,装备，是集合名词，指“设备”的总称，只有当数形式。instrument仪器。

103. The thief _____ the papers all over the room while he was searching.

A. abandoned　 B. vanished C. scattered　 D. deserted

[答案]C. scattered.

[注释]scatter(=throw or put in various directions, or here and there)撒。abandon放弃，抛弃。desert遗弃(而离开)。vanish消亡，灭亡。本题句意是将小偷在搜寻钱时的情景，所以应选scattered(撒)。

102. Pack the cake in a strong box, or it might get _____ in the post.

　 　A. splashed　　 B. spilt　　 C. crushed　　 D. crashed

[答案]C. crushed.

[注释]crush压坏，压碎；弄皱；辗散；1)Don't crush this box; there are flowers inside.(不要把这个盒子压坏了，里面有鲜花。) 2)Her dress was crushed.(她的衣服弄皱了。) 3)The machine crushes wheat grain to make floor.(这台机器把麦粒辗成面粉。)splash溅，泼；split(中间)裂开；crash(向下)猛跌；(飞机)失事。

101. Professor Smith and Professor Brown will _____ in giving the class lectures.

　A. exchange　　 B. alter　　 C. shift　　 D. alternate

[答案]D. alternate.

[注释]alternate vt./vi. 轮流，交替发生或出现：Wet days alternate with fine days.(晴雨天交替更迭。)The weather today will alternate between fine and cloudy.(今天的天气将是晴间多云。)shift般动，移动(vt.)；转移到，迁移(vi.)；改变：1)Lend me a hand to shift the piano, will you?(请帮个忙搬一下这台钢琴。) 2)They have shifted away from this area.(他们已从这一地区迁走了。) 3)The candidate is constantly shifting his opinion about the problem.(这位竞选者在这个问题上不断改变他的观点。)exchange交换；exchange... for ... 用.......换......；alter(部分)修改。

100. In a typhoon, winds _____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.

A. assume B. accomplish C. attain　 D. assemble

[答案] C. attain.

[注释] attain (=succeed in doing or getting) 达到 (目的等) ,取得 (成就等) :I hope you will attain your object, accomplish (顺利) 完成。assume假定, 假设, 承担。assemble集合; 装配。

99. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the witness _____ that his story was true.

A. stuck out　 B. stood out　 C. kept down　 D. held up

[答案] A. stuck out.

[注释]stick out 坚持。详见III.400.注释.

98. There were no tickets _____ for Friday's performance.

A. preferable　 B. possible　 C. considerable D. available

[答案] D. available.

[注释] available (=capable of being used; that may be obtained) 可利用的; 可以找到的：1) These tickets are available for one month. (这些票的有效期一个月。) 2) Is there a doctor available? (有否可以找到大夫？) 3) A limited number of seats are still available. (仍然还有少量座位。)