1.This is what you should bear in mind： Don’t ________ a salary increase before you actually get it.
A) hang on
B) draw on
C) wait on
D) count on

2.The ship’s generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated ________ instead of mechanically.
A) artificially
B) automatically
C) manually
D) synthetically

3.The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn’t ________ her grip on my arm.
A) loosen
B) remove
C) relieve
D) dismiss

4.He never arrives on time and my ________ is that he feels the meetings are useless.
A) preference
B) conference
C) inference
D) reference

5.Mrs. Smith was so ________ about everything that no servants could please her.
A) specific
B) special
C) precise
D) particular

6.Last night he saw two dark ________ enter the building, and then there was the explosion.
A) features
B) figures
C) sketches
D) images

7.It is obvious that this new rule is applicable to everyone without ________.
A) exception
B) exclusion
C) modification
D) substitution

8.His temper and personally show that he can become a soldier of the top ________.
A) circle
B) rank
C) category
D) grade

9.During the lecture, the speaker occasionally ________ his point by relating his own experiences.
A) illustrated
B) hinted
C) cited
D) displayed

10.Only those who can ________ to lose their money should make high-risk investments.
A) maintain
B) sustain
C) endure
D) afford

由于考试日益临近，从这期开始增加作业难度，大家要翻译一整句话。当你遇到不会翻译句子的时候，别忘了要仔细的研究一下正确答案，挑出自己认为比较有可能作为考点的地方，这样，咱们留作业的目的就达到了。建议大家把单选和翻译的答案分开发，这样可以准确记录时间。建议单选在4到5分钟完成，翻译在8到10分钟完成。

1. 他进步如此的快以至于通过了这次考试。
2. 我毫不费力地解决了这个问题。
3. 她以一种我们从未料到的方式讲话。
4. 杰克由于政治原因被迫离开了家乡。
5. 这些设想队你来说也许觉得奇怪。