1. That part of the town is completely _____ of interest for visitors. There is no scenery at all.

A. suspicious

B. demonstrative

C. void

D. irrespective

2. When she thought no one was looking she opened the cupboard and took a few sweets _____.

A. on the fly

B. in the issue

C. on the sly

D. in the right

3. Education is _____ for the development of a country.

A. indispensable

B. accountable

C. deliberate

D. deficient

4. I was moved and grandpa was equally _____. Rarely had I seen him so worked up.

A. infected

B. inflicted

C. affected

D. afflicted

5. He has never liked meat, and always had a _____ for vegetables and fruit.

A. admiration

B. preference

C. substitution

D. compensation

答案：

1. C 參考譯文：村子的那一片區域對參觀者根本沒有吸引力。因為那里根本沒有風景。

suspicious (～ of) 可疑的, 懷疑的

demonstrative 說明的

void 空的, 無人的, 空閑的, 無效的, 無用的, 沒有的

irrespective 不顧的, 不考慮的, 無關的

2. C 參考譯文：當她認為沒有人在看她的時候，她打開食柜偷偷地拿了些糖果。

on the fly 在飛行中, 不工作, 閑混

in the issue 結果

on the sly 秘密地;偷偷地

3. A 參考譯文：教育對發展中是必不可少的。

indispensable 不可缺少的, 絕對必要的

accountable 應負責的, 有責任的, 可解釋的

deliberate 深思熟慮的, 故意的

deficient 缺乏的, 不足的, 不完善的

4. C 參考譯文：我感動了，爺爺也相應地感動了。我很少見到爺爺這么興奮過。

infect 感染，傳染

inflict 造成

affected 影響, 感動

afflict 使痛苦, 折磨

5. B 參考譯文：他不喜歡吃肉，他偏愛吃蔬菜和水果。

admiration 欽佩, 贊美, 羨慕

preference 偏愛, 優先選擇

substitution 代替

compensation 補償, 賠償