1．Her graduation from college was a great________(事件)．I did not want to miss.

答案：event

10．He has recently________golf to provide himself with some relaxation.

A．taken up 　　　　　　　　　B．taken on

C．taken over　　　　　　　 　D．taken in

解析：选A。句意：最近他开始打高尔夫球来放松自己。take up“花时间开始从事”；take on“呈现，承担，雇用”；take over“接管”；take in“吸收，理解”。

9．The children ran away________all directions the moment they caught sight of their teacher coming near.

A．in　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B．to

C．from 　　　　　　　　　　　D．off

解析：选A。in all directions“四面八方”。

8．People in some developed countries have more food than they need while many people in Africa die for________of food every year.

A．sense　 　　　　　　　　　　B．lack

C．limit 　　　　　　　　　　　D．supply

解析：选B。lack在句中用作名词，意思是“缺乏”；for lack of“由于缺乏”。

7．The girl，almost________to death at the sight of the snake，shut her eyes and dared not have a second look at it.

A．frightening 　　　　　　　　B．was frightened

C．frightened 　　　　　　　　　D．having frightened

解析：选C。frightened to death at the sight of the snake在句中作状语。

6．The man entered the room and looked everywhere________in search of something.

A．so that　 　　　　　　　　　　B．even if

C．as if　 　　　　　　　　　　　D．in case

解析：选C。句意：那个男的进了房间，四处张望，好像(as if)在寻找什么东西。as if in search of something是as if he was in search of something的省略形式。

5．What the doctor warned us is that the________sleep may cause anger，poor memory and poor concentration.

A．want in　 　　　　　　　　　　B．plenty of

C．lack in　 　　　　　　　　　　D．lack of

解析：选D。根据后面的“cause anger，poor memory and poor concentration”可知应是缺乏睡眠，故排除B项。want表示“缺乏”时，应和of搭配；lack作名词时不能和in搭配。