61.it isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.
a. sure b. right c. exact d. certain
[答案] d. certain.
[注釋] i am sure that +從句。he is sure to come. = he is certain to come.但在it作形式主語, that引導主語從句時, 主句中表語只能用certain, 不能用sure.
62. many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
a. opportunities b.realities c.necessities d. probabilities
[答案] a. opportunities.
[注釋] opportunity常指“ (難得的應抓住的) 機會”, 既可作可數名詞, 也可以作不可數名詞用, 如：i had few opportunities of meeting interesting people there. they had not much opportunity for hearing good music in the remote area.
63. the members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting（委託） the organization to an unreliable person.
a. danger b. risk c. hazard d. chance
[答案] b. risk.
[注釋] run a risk (in) 冒險：you are running a big risk in trusting him.
本題譯文：俱樂部成員不願冒險把這個組織委託給一個不可靠的人管理。
64. the meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.
a.put down b.shut out c.cut short d.taken off
[答案] c. cut short.
[注釋] cut short (=interrupt) 打斷, 中斷：1) he made a suggestion, but i cut him short. (他提了個建議, 但我打斷了他。) 2) he cut short his tour and returned home. (他中斷旅行, 回家了。) shut off (=cut off, interrupt) 切斷, 中斷; 由指切斷供應等, 如：the water was shut off for several hours while the plumber repaired the pipes. shut out (=keep out; exclude; prevent form entering) 把......關在外面, 排除, 不讓入內：1) he shut the cat out. (他把貓關在外面。) 2) the law was designed to shut out immigrants. (這項法律旨在拒絕移民入竟。) 3) they shut out the dust by having double windows. (他們用雙層窗戶防塵。) 4) they begin to speak french, shutting out the boy from their conversation. (他們講起法語來, 使這個男孩無法參加他們的談話。)
65. john says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.
a. scope b. space c. capacity d. range
[答案] a. scope.
[注釋] 本題中scope (=opportunity; outlet) 施展機會, 發展餘地, 是不可數名詞, 如：give someone scope to show his ability. range意指“變動範圍; 視聽範圍; 理解範圍”, 如：the range of prices (價格變動範圍).
66. i just managed to _____ a quick breath before i was sucked under the water by the passing boat.