231.The government has lost a great deal of_____because of the large increase in food pries.

　　A.strength B.support C.agreement D.vote

　　[答案]B.support.[注釋]lose support失去支持。vote作為“選票”解時，是可數(shù)名稱，所以不能與a great deal of搭配。

　　232.The branches could hardly_____the weight of the fruit.

　　A.retain B.maintain C.sustain D.remain

　　[答案]C.sustain.[注釋]sustain(=hold up the weight of)承住，支撐：An old wall cannot sustain a new building.

　　233.He thought this was the first pair of shoes that had fitted him_____.

　　A.perfectly B.justly C.fairly D.rightly

　　[答案]A.perfectly.

　　[注釋]perfectly(=quite well,completely)十分，完全地。

　　justly公正地，正當(dāng)?shù)�，�?yīng)得地;rightly正確地，恰當(dāng)?shù)�，正直�?fairly公正地，正當(dāng)?shù)?相當(dāng)，還算;清楚地。

　　234.I feel sure that_____qualification,ability and experience,you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind.

　　A.in case of B.in terms of

　　C.in the opinion of D.in the course of

　　[答案]B.in terms of.

　　[注釋]in terms of依據(jù)，按照。In case of萬一......;in the opinion of按照......的看法;in the course of在......的過程中，在......期間。以上4個習(xí)語均為大綱規(guī)定之列，考生應(yīng)熟記、活用。

　　Have...in mind心中想到。

　　本題譯文：我肯定，根據(jù)資格、能力和經(jīng)驗，你完全適合我們心中想到的工作。

　　235.So far as he could,John had always tried to_____the example he saw in Lincoln.

　　A.live up to B.set forth C.call for D.cut out

　　[答案]A.live up to.

　　[注釋]live up to不辜負(fù)，作到;參閱Ⅲ，102注釋,set forth闡明，提出，列舉;參閱Ⅲ，154注釋,cut out刪去;參閱Ⅲ，38注釋,call for需要，要求;參閱Ⅲ，26注釋。

　　本題譯文：只要約翰能夠，他總是努力做到他在林肯身上所看到的榜樣。