1.this pair of boots cost much less than yours for i bought them when the department store made a ____ of the stored goods.
a. clearance b. reduction c. fortune d. deal
2.lacking ____ political goals, the two parties quarrelled away.
a. intricate b. coherent c. intrinsic d. distinct
3.i’m afraid that we might ____ some opposition to implement the daring plan.
a. come across b. come up against
c. come at d. come up with
4.a monument was built to ____ those who died in the civil war.
a. congratulate b. remind
c. commemorate d. memorize
5.working far away from his home, he had to ____ from oxford to london every day.
a. commute b. wander c. ramble d. motion
6.a train is not ____ to a plane for speed.
a. equivalent b. equal
c. comparable d. agreeable
7.the couple has divorced as they are not ____.
a. friendly b. sociable
c. easygoing d. compatible
8.growing too fast and lacking efficiency, our firm is no longer ____ in world market.
a. competitive b. qualified
c. complicated d. identical
9.the teacher ____ the book to his students for its wide coverage.
a. commended b. commented
c. promoted d. upheld
10.we have made a ____ to pay our bid on time.
a. commitment b. responsibility
c. commission d. commentary
答案与解析：
1.a。我的这双鞋子买得比你那双便宜，是因为我买时百货公司正降价销售存货。此题考固定搭配，即“make a…of”。 clearance减价出售(存货)：made a clearance of clothes out of season清仓处理过季衣服。b. reduction(数量，价格等的)减少，缩小：a reduction in price价格降低。此处make a clearance of为固定词组，又与stored联系紧密，故b不如a确切。c. make a fortune发财：he made his fortune by selling cars.他卖车发了财。句中买的东西比别人便宜故商店不可能靠降价商品发财。d. make a deal with sb.与某人做生意。
2.b。由于缺少一致的政治目标，这两个政党一直争吵不休。此题为形容词辨析题，根据题干中“quarrelled”来判断。coherent协调的，一致的：a coherent plan of action协调的行动计划。a. intricate错综复杂的；复杂精细的：an intricate plot错综的情节。c. intrinsic固有的；本质的；内在的：intrinsic factor/value内在因素/价值。d. distinct不同的：be distinct from sth.与某物不同；明显的，清楚的：a distinct improvement明显的提高。本句要点：两党争吵不休暗示了他们的目标不一致(lacking coherent goals)。
3.b。恐怕我们在执行这一大胆创新的计划时会遇到反对。此题考“come”短语辨析。
come up against遇到(困难，反对，不同意见等并力图克服)：come up against difficulties遇到困难。a. come across(偶然)遇到，发现：i came across a friend of mine at the bookstore.在书店我巧遇一位朋友。c. come at sth.发现，获知(事实，真相等)：come at the truth获知真相。d. come up with产生，提出：they came up with some good suggestions at the meeting.他们在会议上提出了一些好建议。本句要点：大胆创新的计划，不可避免地会遇到一些阻力或反对(come up against opposition)。
4.c。人们建起一座纪念碑以纪念在内战中牺牲的人。此题为形近词辨析题，又是近义词辨析题。commemorate纪念；庆祝：commemorate a hero/a holiday纪念英雄／庆祝节日。a. congratulate祝贺：congratulate you on your promotion祝贺你被提升。b. remind提醒(作某事)；使记起(某事)：remind me to take an umbrella提醒我带伞；the photo reminds me of my father.这相片使我想起父亲。d. memorize(用心)熟记，记住：memorize a word/a piece of definition记住一个单词／一条定义。本句要点：monument(纪念碑)暗示了建造的目的是纪念(commemorate)战争中死去的人。
5.a。由于工作地离家远，他只得每天来往于牛津与伦敦两地。此题为动词辨析题，根据句意来判断。commute乘(车、船等)上下班；往返于两地。b. wander闲荡，游荡：wander in the street在街上闲荡。c. ramble漫步；(喻)漫谈：the old lady began to ramble the days of her youth.老人开始漫谈她年轻时的日子。d. motion (to)向…打手势；示意：motion to sb. to take a seat示意某人就座。本题要点：离家很远的地方工作(working far away from home)暗示了不得不乘车上下班(commute)。
6.c。就速度而言，火车无法和飞机相提并论。此题考固定搭配辨析，即“be…to”结构辨析。comparable (to)比得上的：the achievements of an athlete and a writer are not comparable.运动员和作家的成就不能相提并论。a. equivalent(价值意义等)相等的；等值的：what is $5 equivalent to in french currency?五美元价值相当于法国的几法朗?b. equal(大小，数量，程度等)相等的；有能力应付或胜任：he was equal to the occasion.他能应付那场面。d. agreeable(欣然)同意；愿意的：be agreeable to do sth.乐于干某事。
7.d。这对夫妻离婚了，因为他们合不来。
此题为形容词辨析题，根据句意来判断。
compatible能相容的，能和睦相处的：cats and birds are seldom compatible.猫与鸟很少合得来的。a. friendly友好的。b. sociable爱交际的；随和的。c.easygoing逍遥自在的，随随便便的：an easygoing man is easy to be cheated.一个随意的人容易受骗。此处a、b、c似乎都说得通，但从他俩离异这一事实看，他们肯定是合不来。故d为最佳答案。
8.a。我们的公司因发展太快缺乏效率，在国际市场上已无竞争力。此题为形容词辨析题，根据题干中“lacking efficiency”来判断。competitive有竞争力的。b.qualified能干的，胜任的：a qualified engineer一位合格的工程师。c.complicated复杂的：complicated international situation复杂的国际形势。d. identical相等的，相同的：your pen is identical with mine.你的笔和我的一样。本句中a和b都讲得通，但市场讲究的是竞争，所以a比b好。
9.a。老师向学生推荐这本书，因为它取材广泛。此题为形近词辨析题，根据句意来判断。commend称赞；推荐：commend sb. for his spirit赞扬某人的精神；commend a book to the reader向读者推荐一本书。b. comment (on)评论，评价：comment on prices评论物价。c. promote提升，促进，发扬：promote peace/physical culture促进和平／增进体育运动。d. uphold支持，维护(权利，已作出的决定等)：uphold the death of sentence维持死刑原判。本句可供选择的有a. commend和c. promote, promote a product促销一种产品，一般通过降价或做广告的形式由厂家直接进行，而本句中是老师向学生推荐(commend)这本书是因为它取材广。故a为最佳选择。
10.a。我们承诺按时交纳投标金额。此题为形近词辨析题，根据句意来判断。commitment承诺，许诺，make/take/undertake a commitment作出承诺。b. responsibility责任，义务：take the responsibility of the accident承担事故责任。c. commission佣金；回扣；委托；授权：he was given commission to negotiate.他被授权去谈判。d. commentary注释，评注，评论：a commentary on dickens’ novels对狄更斯小说的评论。