281.She once again went through her composition carefully to_____all spelling mistakes from it.

　　A.withdraw B.abandon C.diminish D.eliminate

　　[答案]D.eliminate.

　　[注釋]eliminate(=get rid of,do away with)消除，排除，淘汰：1)Can the government eliminate poverty?(政府能否消除貧困?)2)eliminate slang words form an essay(從文章中去掉俚語詞)。

　　282.When the little child caught sight of the young woman_____in white he started brawling immediately.

　　A.dressed B.wearing C.worn D.putting on

　　[答案]A.dressed.

　　[注釋]be dressed in穿這......衣服。Wear意為“穿著”是及物動詞，語法結(jié)構(gòu)上與本題不符。Put on穿上，強調(diào)的動作。

　　283.Some areas,_____their severe weather conditions,are hardly populated.

　　A.due to B.but for C.in spite of D.with relation to

　　[答案]A.due to.

　　[注釋]due to由于。有些語言專家認為due to引導(dǎo)的短語，在句中只能作表語，如：1)His absence was due to the storm.2)The delay was due to heavy traffic.3)This accident was due to his carelessness.但現(xiàn)代英語里due to引導(dǎo)的短語可以作狀語用，如：He failed due to carelessness.Due to heavy traffic,he was late for an hour or so.

　　284.Many university courses are not really_____to the needs of students or their future employers.

　　A.associated B.relative C.geared D.sufficient

　　[答案]C.geared.

　　[注釋]be geared to與......相連接的，與......搭配得上的。Be relative to與......有關(guān)的：This is not relative to the accident.(這和這次事故無關(guān)。)本題意指courses(課程)是否與needs(需要)掛得上鉤，而不是一般得有點關(guān)系，故應(yīng)選geared.

　　285.If we can_____our present difficulties,then everything should be all right.

　　A.get off B.come across C.come over D.get over

　　[答案]D.get over.

　　[注釋]get over(difficulties)克服(困難)。