117. Our attitude toward our teachers should be _____, but not slavish or superstitious.

   A. respectable    B. respected    C. respective    D. respectful

[答案]D. respectful.

[注释]respectable(=deserving respect)值得尊敬的,品行端正的。respectful(=showing respect to)有礼貌的，表示尊敬的。Respective各个的。respected尊敬的。Respecting prep.(=relating to; concerned with)关于，说到。

116. It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be.

   A. impression    B. comment    C. reaction    D. opinion

[答案]C. reaction.

[注释]reaction(to)对......的反应：Our reaction to a joke is to laugh.

115. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

   A. In spite of    B. But for    C. Because of    D. As for

[答案]B. But for

[注释]but for(=without, except for)若非，要不是：But for your help we could not have finished it in time.(要不是你的帮助，我们本来不会及时完工。)

114. Your help is _____ for the success of the project.

   A. indispensable    B. indicative

   C. inevitable       D. inherent

[答案]A. indispensable.

[注释]indispensable(to, for)不可缺少的，必需的。Indicative(of)指示的。Inevitable 不可避免的。Inherent固有的，内在的，天生的。

113. When she heard from the hospital that her father had died, she _____ into tears.

   A. burst    B. went    C. exploded    D. fell

[答案]A. burst

[注释]burst into tears放声大哭；又如：burst into thunderous cheers(发出雷呜般的欢呼)；burst into laughing(捧腹大笑)。

112. He _____ his engagement just before the wedding.

   A. broke out    B. broke away from

   C. broke off    D. broke up

[答案]C. broke off.

[注释]break off(=cease suddenly, discontinue)突然中断；break off one's engagement(解除婚约)。Break off(=interrupt) one's conversation(打断谈话)。Break out(=begin suddenly)爆发。Break away from摆脱，从......退出。

111. The reference she made to her friend, the poet, was interesting but too _____ for anyone to appreciate.

   A. drastic    B. dull    C. obscure   D. distinct

[答案]C. obscure.

[注释]obscure(=not clearly seen or understood)模糊难懂得。drastic激烈的，严厉的；dull单调的；distinct清楚的，明显的；截然不同的（from）。

本题译文：她提到她的朋友----诗人时所说的话是令人感兴趣，但没有说清楚，以致没有人为此感激。

110. We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son's illness had put him under great _____.

   A. emotion    B. excitement    C. crisis    D. stress

[答案]D. stress.   [注释]put sb. under(great) stress使某人处境（非常）紧张，使某人受（很大）压力。

109. Her display of bad temper completely _____ the party.

   A. harmed    B. damaged    C. spoilt    D. hurt

[答案]C. spoilt.

[注释]spoil指出意指"使...... 扫兴，搞糟"，如：Quarrelling spoilt the picnic.(争吵使这次野餐弄得很扫兴。)hurt伤害，damage 损坏，harm危害，均不合题意。

108. Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to _____ him in his work.

   A. hamper    B. support    C. assist    D. encourage

[答案]A. hamper.

[注释]hamper(=hinder, prevent free movement or activity)阻碍：Lack of equipment is hampering our work.

本题译文：他们两人都认为他不怎么样并极力阻碍他工作。

Think highly of... 对...评价很高，认为......很好。