71. This sort of rude behavior in public hardly ________ a person in your position.

A. becomes                                               B. fits

C. supports                                                D. improves

【解析】答案选A。become在此并不表示“成为”, 而是表示“与……相称、适宜或适于”。

72. I must leave now. _______, if you want that book I’ll bring it next time.

A. Accidentally                                           B. Incidentally

C. Eventually                                              D. Naturally

【解析】答案选B。incidentally意为“顺便说一句”，在口语中用于转换话题；accidentally的意思是“想不到地”。

73. After a long delay, she ________ replying to my e-mail.

A. got away with                                        B. got back at

C. got back                                                D. got round to

【解析】答案选D。get away with＝逃避责罚；get back at sb＝报复；get back＝（度失去后）恢复力量，东山再起；get round to doing sth＝（较重要之事处理完毕后）处理某事。

74. Personal computers are no longer something beyond the ordinary people; they are________ available these days.

A. promptly                                               B. instantly

C. readily                                                   D. quickly

【解析】答案选C。 promptly＝敏捷地，迅速地，立即地；instantly＝立即，马上；readily＝无困难地，容易地。

75. In my first year at the university I learnt the _______of journalism.

A. basics                                                   B. basic

C. elementary                                             D. elements

【解析】答案选D。四个选项中只有A、D两项为名词，才符合句意要求。根据句意，选D不选A。

76. According to the new tax law, any money earned over that level is taxed at the ________ of 59 percent.

A. ratio                                                      B. percentage

C. proportion                                              D. rate

【解析】答案选D。ratio常用作数学术语，多以具体数据体现两个关系平行的事物的数量之比，所涉及的两个比较项必须同时出现；rate：指意为比率或速率等，单指“……率”时应用…rate；percentage指部分在整体中所占的准确的百分率、百分比； proportion指两个关系平行的事物在大小、数量、程度等方面的比例、比率、比重等，也可指部分在整体中所占的比例，还常表示整体中各部分之间协调或和谐的关系，指匀称、平衡。

77. Thousands of ________ at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstanding performance.

A. audience                                                B. participants

C. spectators                                              D. observers

【解析】答案选C。spectator意为“观众”；audience指“听众”“观众”；句中的pay tribute to表示尊敬或赞美的行为、言辞或东西。

78. We stood still, gazing out over the limitless ________ of the dessert.

A. space                                                    B. expanse

C. stretch                                                   D. land

【解析】答案选B。根据句意可推知(from www.yywords.com)。

79. Doctors often ________ uneasiness in the people they deal with.

A. smell                                                     B. hear

C. sense                                                     D. touch

【解析】答案选C。sense在此表示“感知”“了解”。

80. Mary sat at the table, looked at the plate and ________ her lips.

A. smacked                                                B. opened

C. parted                                                    D. separated

【解析】答案选A。smack one’s lips为习语，意为“(馋得)舐嘴唇”“垂涎三尺”。

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