22. Mr. Smith gradually _____ a knowledge of the subject.

　 A. attained　　 B. achieved　　 C. required　　 D. acquired

　[答案] D. acquired.

　[注释]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.

21. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and _____ him of speeding.

　 A. charged　　 B. accused　　 C. blamed　　 D. deprived

[答案] B. accused.

[注释]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) 。

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

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

　[答案] B. effect.　 [注释]take effect 生效。

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 but　 B. anything but　 C. 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。