19. On this happy occasion, I'd like to say that we are _____ much obliged to you for your kind cooperation.

A. even so　 B. ever so　 C. as yet　 D. so far

[答案] B. ever so.

[注释]ever so (=very) 非常; It's ever so cold.与名词搭配时则用ever such, 如：She's ever such a nice girl. (她是一位非常好的姑娘。) even so (=although that is true, nevertheless; still) 即使如此：The fire was out, but even so, the smell of smoke was strong. (=The fire was out, but the smell was still there.)

18. The car was completely _____ and the driver seriously injured.

A. broken off B. taken off C. written off D. picked up

[答案] C. written off.[注释] write off报废, 参看III, 200.注释; break off参看III.13.注释; take off参看III.170.注释; pick up参看III.130,129.注释。

17. What is most obvious in this book are all those details of daily living which make Mrs. Richard _____ common.

A. nothing butB. anything butC. above all D.rather than

[答案] B. anything but.

[注释] anything but (=far from being) 根本不; The boys knew they bad broken the rules, and they were anything but happy when they were called to the office. (=They were unhappy and afraid.) nothing but 只不过; Don't have him for a friend; he's nothing but a criminal. (不要把他当朋友, 他只不过是个罪犯。) I have nothing but two dollars. (我只有2美元。) above all最重要的。rather than 而不是

16. The firemen managed to _____ the fire in time.

A. extinguish　　 B. prevent　　 C. suppress　　 D. ruin

[答案] A. extinguish.

[注释] extinguish (=put out) vt. 扑灭 (火焰等) 。Stop the fire虽然也可以搭配, 但按本句题意用extinguish为最佳。

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

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

[答案] D. effort.

[注释] 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？)

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

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

[答案] D. accordingly.

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

13. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn't _____ what color it was.

A. look out　 B. make out　 C. get across　 D. take after

[答案] B. make out　　　 [注释] 详见III,123注释。

12. The worker agreed to _____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demands.

A. call for　　 B. call forth　　 C. call off　　 D. call up

　[答案] C. call off　　　 [注释] 详见III,25,26注释。

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

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

[答案] C. blame.

[注释]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.

10. The new secretary has written a remarkably _____ report only in a few pages but with all the details.

A. concise　 B. clear　 C. precise　 D. elaborate

[答案] A. concise.

[注释] concise (=brief; giving much information in few words) 简明扼要的：He gave a concise report of the meeting. (他对会议作了简明扼要的报道。) clear 清楚的。precise (=exact; correctly stated; free form error) 精确的, 明白无误的; Please tell me the precise measurements. (请告诉我精确的尺寸。) elaborate (=worked out with much care; carefully prepared) 精心制作的, 丰盛的：Peter worked out an elaborate scheme for raising the money. (彼得制定了一项详尽得计划来筹集着笔款项。) 孤立地看, 似乎4个形容词均能修饰report, 但从句子的逻辑关系看, 后半句中有only in a few pages but with all the details, 故concise 是最贴切的选择了。