1.the father ____ with his son to be less trouble to his mother.
a. pleaded b. pledged
c. petitioned d. prayed
2.the examination ____ me completely and i couldn’t answer it.
a. augmented b. baffled
c. assimilated d. banned
3.the stream was ____ after the heavy rain.
a. flushing b. blushing c. foaming d. gasping
4.few teams can ____ such a good record in european football.
a. flatter b. boast c. brood d. buffer
5.the advertising campaign is intended to ____ sales.
a. boom b. brace c. bunch d. boost
6.with her management skills and his marketing expertise, they make a ____ combination.
a. bleak b. formidable
c. brutal d. finite
7.our household ____ is 800 yuan a month and we always try not to go beyond it.
a. resource b. budget
c. assessment d. asset
8.although the two players are ____ in the tennis court, they are really good friends.
a. partners b. companions
c. enemies d. rivals
9.the ____ wind in this area is from the southwest.
a. controlling b. prevailing
c. persisting d. reigning
10.the climbers ____ their greatest ambition by reaching the summit of the mountain.
a. realized b. retained c. obtained d. maintained
答案与解析：
1.a。父亲恳求儿子少给他妈妈添麻烦。
此题为形近词辨析题，且为近义词辨析题。plead with sb. to do sth.恳求某人干某事。b. pledge to do sth.(通常在正式的场合)发誓干…：pledge to correct the mistake发誓要改正错误。c. petition…to do…请愿；恳求(政府或某机构干……)： they petitioned the ruling party to reduce taxes.他们向执政党要求 减税。d. pray sb. to do sth.祈求某人干……；pray to do sth.祈求做……：i pray you to bear with my faults.我祈求你容忍我的过错。
2.b。考试把我难住了，我不能回答这些问题。此题为动词辨析题，根据句意来判断。
baffle使困惑，难住(难以理解或解释清楚)：if something baffles someone, they cannot understand or explain it at all.本句中的“i couldn’t answer it”暗示了b为正确答案。a. augment扩大；增加(某事的价值，数量，效果等)：augment government income增加政府收入。c. assimilate吸收，消化；同化(指吸收新的思想、信息等以便能积极运用)：it takes time to assimilate all these facts.吸收这些事实需要时间。d. ban sth.取缔，查禁：ban an illegal organization取缔非法组织；ban sb. from doing sth.禁止某人干某事。
3.a。大雨过后，小溪水满奔涌。
此题为动词辨析题，a、b既是形近词又是为近义词。flush(水等)奔流；涌出：pull the chain, and the water flushes.拉一下链子，(马桶的)水就会涌出冲洗。flush常见的意思是使(脸等)发红：the setting sun flushed the western sky.夕阳映红了西边的天空。 b. blush脸红：blush at the thought of…一想到……就脸红。c. foam泡沫；起泡沫：foaming beer起泡沫的啤酒。d. gasp喘气；倒抽气：gasp for breath气喘吁吁；gasp at sth.因某事倒抽一口气;gasp at the sight那景象令人倒抽一口气。
4.b。很少有足球队能在欧洲足球赛上自夸有如此好的纪录。此题为词义辨析题，根据句意判断。boast自夸；以拥有…而自豪(此意的主语通常不用人而用集体名词)：our town boasts a fine gallery.我们镇上以拥有一座很好的美术馆而自豪。a. flatter向…献殷情；使满意。c. brood (on, over, about)沉思；思考(长时间思考令人担忧，心烦或生气的事)：brood over whether life is worth living. d. buffer缓冲；减轻(某事的不利影响)：buffer the effects of the financial crisis缓解金融危机的冲击。
5.d。这次广告活动目的在于提高销售量。 此题为形近词辨析题，根据句意来判断。
boost提高；使增长(生产，销售等，因为它们不是人们希望的那么高)：boost production by 17 per cent增产17%。a. boom激增；繁荣，迅速发展(一般用进行时态指营业、经济、贸易等特定领域迅猛发展)：the steel industry is booming; the booming township enterprises迅猛发展的乡镇企业。b. brace使防备；使受锻炼：brace one’s will锻炼意志。c. bunch集中；使成一束(把同一类东西绑成一束)：bunch the flowers up把花朵束成一把。
6.b。她的管理艺术加上他的销售技术，联合起来一定令人惊叹。此题为形容词辨析题，根据句意来判断。formidable令人惊叹的；令人钦佩的(强调某事由于强大，或给人深刻的印象而令人起敬)：formidable achievements令人惊叹的成绩。a. bleak没有希望的；凄凉的：a bleak future暗淡的前途；bleak years凄凉的岁月。c. brutal野兽般的；残忍的：a brutal and savage crime非常残酷和野蛮的罪行。d. finite有限的：earth’s resources are finite.
7.b。我们的家庭预算为每月800元，我们总是尽量不超过它。此题为名词辨析题，根据句意来判断。budget预算(某一段时间所能使用资金的计划)：the defence budget国防预算；a budget deficit预算赤字。a. resource资源；财力：the young couple pooled their resources and bought a house.这对年轻的夫妇凑了一笔钱买了一座房子。c. assessment评估；评价(对人或形势的估价)：the assessment of the situation in asia。 d. asset宝贵(或有益)的人(或物)；资产：a statement of assets and liabilities资产负债表。本题中的后半句：我们总是尽量地不超过它，暗示了是预算，而不是家庭收入。故b为正确答案。
8.d。尽管这两位选手在网球场上是对手，他们却是真正的好朋友。此题为名词辨析题，c、d在一定意义上为近义词。rival(在体育，商业等中)竞争敌手或对手：a rival in trade贸易上的竞争对手。a. partner搭挡；合伙人：a dancing partner舞伴。b. companion同伴，伴侣(尤指旅伴或朋友)；而partner强调合伙干某事。his dog became his closest companion during the last years of his life. c. enemy敌人(恨并且想伤害对方的人)。本句中：although暗示是对照，“但是他们是真正的好朋友”说明“尽管他们在网球场上是对手”。故答案是d。
9.b。这个地区盛行西南风。此题考固定搭配，题干中“wind”为关键词。prevailing wind大部分时间在某一地区刮的风，即盛行风。a. control控制。c. persist持续；存留：on the tops of very high mountains snow persists throughout the year.高山顶上，积雪终年不化。d. reign占主导地位；统治：silence reigned.寂静无声。本题属固定搭配，只能选b。
10.a。登山者爬上山顶，实现了他们最大的心愿。此题为词语辨析题，根据句意判断。realize实现：realize four modernizations实现四个现代化。b. retain clear memories of one’s youth.对年轻时的事仍记得很清楚。c. obtain a prize (an experience, knowledge)获得奖金(经验、知识)。d. maintain world peace(使…持续不变)维持世界和平。本题中：climbers登山者和by reaching the summit of the mountain到达山顶之间的含义，登山者的目的是登上山顶，如果登上了山顶他们的最大心愿也就实现了。故a为最佳选择。