75. He is a very honest official and never _____ any gifts from the people who sought his help.

　 A. accepted　　 B. received　　 C. carried　　 D. excepted

　A. accepted

　receive 收到, 接到, 指“收, 接”这一动作; 而accept 是经过考虑“接受”下来, 表示当事人的态度, 如：I received the present, but I did not accept it. (我收到了这件礼物, 但我没有接受。)

74. The number of tickets _____ will be determined by the size of the stadium.

　 A. adaptable　　 B. acceptable　　 C. advisable　　 D. available

　D. available.

　　 available. (=capable of being used; that may be obtained) 可用的, 有效的, 可得到的。例如：1) There are no doctors available in the remote areas. (在边远地区没有大夫。) 2) There tickets are available for on month. (这些票有效期一个月。)

acceptable 可以接受的：None of the suggestions was acceptable. advisable 明智的, 可取的, 适当的：I think it advisable that he be assigned to the job. (我认为指派他干这项工作是可取的。) adaptable 能适应的：He is an adaptable man and will soon learn the new work.

73. 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。)

72. 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。)

70. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.

　 A. popular　　 B. well-known　　 C. favorable　　 D. preferable

　A. popular.

　 popular 此处意为“ (=liked and admired) 受爱戴的, 有名声或声望的”。71. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise,______ our minds developed by learning.

A. probably　　　　　　　　　 B. likely　　　　　　　　　　　 C. similarly　　　　　 　　　 D. generally

C．similarly。

similarly“相似地，同样地”；probably“可能地”；likely“很可能地”；generally“一般地”。

69．The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.

　 A. close　　 B. short　　 C. narrow　　 D. fine

　C. narrow.

have a narrow escape 幸免遇难。

68．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.

67. 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) 。

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

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

答案是B. effect.　 take effect 生效。

65. 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？)