1. His test results are not very _____. He does well one week and badly the next.
A. invariable B. consequent C. continuous D. consistent

[答案]D. consistent.

[注释]consistent
1)始终如一，前后一致：He is not consistent in his statements.(他的话并不前后一致。)
2)与.....一致：The story is not consistent with the facts. What you say is not consistent with what you do.

2. The new safety regulations were agreed on after _____ with the work-force.
A. conference B. participation
C. intervention D. consultation

[答案]D. consultation.

[注释]consultation商议：
hold a consultation with sb. about sth.（与某人商谈某事）。

conference讨论会；participation参加，参与；intervention干预，干涉。

3. The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart.
A. hitting B. beating C. tapping D. knocking

[答案]B. beating.

[注释]beating 此处是动名词，指“（心）跳”：Her heart was beating furiously.

4. During World War II Malta managed to _____ most of Italian and German bombers by throwing up an effective anti-aircraft screen.
A. put out B. shut out C. come across D. get across

[答案]B. shut out.

[注释]shut out(=prevent from coming in; block)排除，排斥：
They shut out our dust by having double windows.(他们用双层窗户防尘。)

put out扑灭；get across越过；使人了解；come across偶然遇到。
本题译文：第二次世界大战中，马耳他建立了有效的防空屏障以防止意大利和德国的轰炸机侵入。

5. I think we should let Maria go camping with her boyfriend. _____, she's a big girl now.
A. Above all B. After all C. First of all D. For all

[答案]B. After all.

[注释]after all毕竟。

“for all + 名词”意为“尽管”: For all his wealth, he was unhappy.(尽管他富有，但他并不幸福。)

6. Jim's close _____ to his brother made people mistake them for one another.
A. confusion B. similarity C. resemblanceD. imitation

[答案]C. resemblance.

[注释]resemblance n. 像（to）。 resemble(vt.)像；
She resembles her mother.(=She takes after her mother.)

imitation模仿；仿效；confusion混乱，混淆；similarity相似性。

7. It has been decided that this company has the _____ right to print Mr. Smith's novels.
al ile ive ive

[答案]D. exclusive.

[注释]exclusive(=reserved to the person(s) concerned)独有的；
This bathroom is for the president's exclusive use.

eventual最终的；versatile通用的，万用的；extensive广泛的。

8. He has recently _____ chess to provide himself with some relaxation.
A. taken on B. taken up C. held on D. held up

[答案]B. taken up.

[注释]take up开始从事

9. What a terrible experience! _____ , you are safe, that's the main thing.
A. Somehow B. Anyhow C. Somewhat D. Anywhere

[答案]B. Anyhow.

[注释]anyhow(at= any rate; in any case)无论如何，不管怎样。

10. John always tries to _____ people who are useful to him professionally.
A. develop B. provoke C. correspond D. cultivate

[答案]D. cultivate.

[注释]cultivate sb.结识（有地位的人），培养与.....的友谊：
He always tries to cultivate rich and famous people.(他总是极力结识有钱的知名人士。)
本题译文：约翰总是力图结识在职业方面对他有用的人。