13. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the _____ of maturity.

　 A. fulfillment　　　 B. achievement　　 C. establishment　　 D. accomplishment

　B. achievement

achievement (=something successfully finished or gained especially through skill and hard work) 取得, 达到, 成就。例如：achievement age智力成熟年龄。fulfillment (=the act of fulfilling or condition of being fulfilled) 履行, 实行。如：He was willing to face any hardship in fulfillment of his duties. (他愿意迎向困难去履行他得职责。) establishment 建立,建设。Accomplishment (顺利) 完成：It was a great accomplishment to finish the house cleaning in two days. (两天内打扫完这栋屋子是件很了不起的事。)

12. My camera can be _____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

　 A. treated　　 B. adopted　　 C. adjusted　　 D. reminded

　C. adjusted.

　 adjust (=arrange, put in order or agreement; make suitable or convenient for use) 强调, 调节, 使适应; The body adjusts itself to change of temperature. (身体能自行调节以适应温度的变化。) My eyes have not been adjusted to dark yet. (我的眼睛还没有适应黑暗。) 本句中adjust是不及物动词。I must adjust my watch. It's slow. (我必须调一下我的表。它走得慢了。)

11. Mr. Smith gradually _____ a knowledge of the subject.

　 A. attained　　 B. achieved　　 C. required　　 D. acquired

　 D. acquired.

　 acquired (=gain for oneself by skill or ability, by one's own efforts or behavior) (由技术、能力、努力或行为) 获得; 得到：He has acquired a good command of English language. (他已精通英语。) achieve, vt. 取得 (胜利、成功等) , 实现 (目标、目的等) 。 attain, vt. 达到 (目的等) , 取得 (成就等) ：1) I hope you will attain your object. (我希望你会达到你的目的。) 2) He attained success through hard work.

10. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and _____ him of speeding.

　 A. charged　　 B. accused　　 C. blamed　　 D. deprived

　B. accused.

accuse sb. of... 控告某人犯有......, warn sb. of警告、告戒某人有......deprive sb. of sth.剥夺某人某事。charge sb. with murder (指控某人犯有杀人罪) 。

9. His new appointment takes _____ from the beginning of next month.

A. place　　 B. effect　 C. post　　 D. office

　B. effect.　 take effect 生效。

8. It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.

A. attempt　　 B. trouble　 C. power　　 D. effort

　D. effort.

　effort (作可数名词用) (=vigorous attempt) 努力的尝试：Does it require a great effort of will to give up smoking? (戒烟需要坚强的毅力吗？)

7. He has impressed his employers considerably and _____ he is soon to be promoted.

A. eventually　　 B. yet　　 C. finally　　 D. accordingly

　 D. accordingly.

accordingly (=for that reason, therefore) 因此, 所以。

6. The managing director took the _____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

A. guilt　　 B. charge　　 C. blame　 D. account

　 C. blame.

　take the blame for 对......承担责任。Take charge of 负责管理 (照顾) 。[注意]charge 前无冠词the.

5. No one has _____ been able to trace the author of the poem.

A. still　 B. yet　 C. already　 D. just

　B. yet

4. Henry's news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.

A. understanding　　　　 B. comprehensible　 C. comprehensive　　　 D. understandable

　C. comprehensive.

　comprehensive 完全的无所不包的; comprehensible 能懂的, 可以理解的; understandable 可以理解的, 主要用来指人的行为。understanding 用来指人时, 表示"善于理解别人或别人问题的 (人) 。"注意下面的搭配：a comprehensive map (街区详图) ; a comprehensible remark (听得懂的话) ,an understandable mistake (可以理解的错误) ; an understanding friend (一位能理解人的朋友) 。