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.)

 [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。

18. The car was completely _____ and the driver seriously injured.

A. broken off   B. taken off   C. written off   D. picked up

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。