15．Working in a team, we have to ________ how each individual member works best.

　　　 A. take into account　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. account for

C. make up for　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make out

A．take　into　account　把…考虑进去。 account for“解释,说明”；make up for“弥补”；make out“开列；书写；辩认出　”。根据句意“在一个团队工作，我们必须把怎样使大家更好的发挥作用考虑进去”，可看出应选A。　

14. The newcomer was so ____ at the news that she didn’t know what to do. 　

A. admired 　　　　　　　　　 B. amazed　　　　　　　　　 C. amused 　　　　　　　　　 D. curious　

B。　词义辨析。

[详细解析]考查学生对几个形容词近义词的辨认。admired 敬慕的,amused 被逗乐的，curious好奇的，be amazed at 对……很震惊。句意为“听到消息，这位新手震惊得不知所措。”　

13. The open university was started in order to help those who _____ having a university education when they were young.

　 A. stopped　　 B. failed　　 C. missed　　 D. ceased

C. missed.

miss doing sth.没有做某事：I missed seeing the film when it was shown at school.(学校放映那部电影时，我没有能去看。)

12. He has left his book here on _____, so that you can read it.

　 A. purpose　　 B. intention　　 C. aim　　 D. meaning

A. purpose.

on purpose是介词习语，意为“故意地”。如用intention,则应说by intention故意地。

11. I remember her face but I cannot _____ where I met her.

　 A. recall　　 B. remind　　 C. remember　　 D. remark

A. recall.

recall(=bring back to the mind)想起，回忆起：But I really can't recall your name at his moment.

remind sb. of ...使......想起：1)The photo reminds me of my late father.(这张照片使我想起已故的父亲。) 2)The sight of the clock reminded me that I was late.

remind sb. to sth.提醒......做......；Please remind me to write the letter.

10. He wonders if it is the same to apply for a part-time job online as a full-time one.

　　　 A. appeal to　　　　　 B. intend to　　　　　　　　　 C. lead to　　　　　　　 D. apply for

D。apply for“申请”.

appeal to“吸引某人，使某人感兴趣”；intend to do sth.“打算做某事”；lead to“导致，通向”，根据句意“他想知道在线申请兼职工作是否和(申请)全职工作一样。”可知答案选D。

9. The most important _____ of his speech was that we should all work whole-heartedly for the people.

　 A. element　　 　　　　　　　 B. spot　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. sense　　 　　　　 D. point

D. point.

point(=chief idea of sth. said, done, or planned)要点；论点，主旨：I don't see your point.(我不明白你的意思。)He said nothing to the point.(他说的不切题。)

8. They can’t get enough money to support their families here. ________, they work elsewhere to earn more.

　　 A. Realistically　　　　　　　 B. Traditionally　　　 　　　 C. Perfectly　　　　　　　　　 D. Consequently　　

D. 考查副词的用法。从词义上加以辨析，注意要从语境入手，准确表达其含义。　　

[详细解析] “在此处挣不到足够的钱养家”，与“他们到其他地方挣更多”有着因果关系。　Consequently意为“结果；因此”是as a result或therefore更为正式的说法，多用于评注性状语或连接性状语。

7. These plastic flowers look so _____ that many people think they are real.

A. beautiful　　 B. natural　　 C. artificial　　 D. similar

B. natural.

6. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _____.

　 A. average　　 B. ordinary　　 C. regular　　 D. normal

D. normal

normal正常的；ordinary普通的；average平均的；regular有规律的，定期的。