23. 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”。

22. 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。

21. A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.

　 A. rewards　　 B. awards　　 C. grants　　 D. presents

　B. awards.

　 awards sb. sth. 授于某人某物。如：They awarded John the first prize. (他们授于约翰一等奖。)

对比：reward sb with sth. 以某物酬谢某人, 须加介词with; They rewarded the boy with $5 for bringing back the lost dog. (他们给这男孩5美元酬谢他把丢失的狗找回来。) grant (=consent to give or allow what is asked for) 同意 (给予) , 答应 (请求) ：The firm granted him a pension. (公司同意给予他退休金。) present sb. with sth. 赠送：Our class presented the school with a picture. (我们班给学校送了一幅画。) present 颁发, 呈递：1) The principal will present the diplomas. (校长将颁发文凭。) 2) We shall present a complete report to the Annual Conference. (我们将向年会递交一份全面的报告。)

本题句意是：大学是授予学位和进行研究的教育机构。可见, 本题应选award.

20. We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ------ what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.

　 A. benefits　　 B. guides　　 C. affects　　 D. effects

　C. affects.

　 affect (=have an influence or effect on) 影响：The climate affected his health. (气候影响[损害]了他的健康。)

[注意]affect vt. 影响。effect n. (=influent) 影响, 作用：Some films have a misleading effect on children. effect vt. (=bring about) 实行, 进行, 产生......后果:1) I will effect my purpose: no-one shall stop me! 2) We hope to effect an improvement. (我们希望能引起改进。)

注意两个常用的习语:1) to that effect 那个意思的 (话) ：She said she hated spinach, or words to that effect. (她说她不喜欢吃菠菜或那个意思的话。) 2) to the effect that... 意思时说, 表示下述意思：I said a few words the effect that all he had told us was already well known. (我说了几句话, 意思是说他告诉我们的一切都已众所周知。)

19. An early typewriter produced letters quickly and neatly; the typist, _____ couldn't see his work on his machine.

　 A. however　　 B. therefore　　 C. yet　　 D. although

　A. however.　

　　 however 然而。

本题译文：早期的打字机打起字来又快又整齐, 然而打字员不能看着机器键盘打字。

18. The reason why he adapted to the new situations quickly is that he has a _____ attitude.

　 A. changeable　　 B. alternate　　 C. movable　　 D. flexible

　D. flexible.

　　 flexible 灵活的, 可变通的; We need a foreign policy that is more flexible.

17. Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.

　 A. convicted　　 B. arrested　　 C. charged　　 D. judged

　A. convicted.

be convicted to 被判有...... (罪) ：He was convicted of murder. (他被法院判有谋杀罪。)

16. He was not _____ to the club because he wasn't a member.

　 A. allowed　　 B. admitted　　 C. permitted　　 D. approved

　B. admitted.

　admit sb. to (=allow sb. or sth. to enter; let in) 允许某人某物进入; 让......进入：1) Children are not admitted. (儿童免进。) Only one hundred boys are admitted to the school the school every year. (这所学校每年只收100名男生。) admit (=acknowledge; confess) 承认, 供认：1) We have to admit that he is a highly competent man. (我们不得不承认他是一位能力很强的人。) 2) The thief admitted his crime. 3) She admitted having read the letter, 4) I admit breaking the window. 注意admit后可接动名词的一般式或完成式。5) We must admit the task to be difficult。注意admit也可以接复合结构。allow和permit后均可接sb. to do sth., 故不合本题题意。approve sth. 批准; approve of doing sth. (=think well of) 赞成, 赞许：1) I am afraid they won't approve of your going there. (恐怕他们不会赞成你去那里的。) 2) I don't approve of your way of looking at things. (我不赞同你看待事情的方法。)

15. 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。)

14. 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.