[答案] d. awake.
[注釋] awake adj.醒著的 (作表語) 。awake, awaken, wake, waken都可以作及物和不及物動詞用, 但是awake多用作不及物動詞, 其中wake最常用。
88. jim was so badly burnt that at first they began to _____ of his life.
a. despair b. designate c. disappoint d. despise
[答案] a. despair.
[注釋] despair of (=be in despair) 對.......失望：1) don't despair: things will get better soon. 2) he began to despair of success. 3) he despaired of being able to repair the tv set. (他對能否修好這台電視機表示失望。) designate指明, 指出, despise 輕視, 藐視。
89. the government's strong action demonstrated its _____ to crush the rebellion.
a. energy b. resistance c. courage d. determination
[答案] d. determination.
[注釋] determination意為“決心”, 後常接動詞不定式作定語。
90. new mineral resources may be discovered during the forthcoming antarctic _____.
a. excursion b. execution c. extraction d. expedition
[答案] d. expedition.
[注釋] expedition 遠征, 探險; excursion 短途旅行, 遊覽; execution 實施, 執行; extraction 提取。
91. probability is the mathematical study of the _____ of an event's occurrence.
a. desire b. likelihood c. result d. effect
[答案] b. likelihood
[注釋] 句意：機率是對事件發生的可能性的數學研究。
92. driving a car without insurance can have _____ consequences.
a. uncertain b. disastrous c. potential d. unworthy
[答案] b. disastrous.
[注釋] disastrous 災難性的。
93. the police refused to _____ the clues they were working on.
a. exhibit b. disclose c. expose d. discern
[答案] b. disclose.
[注釋] disclose (=uncover; allow to be seen; make known) 透露, 使顯露： 1) the lawyer disclosed the details of the case. 2) he disclosed that he had made arrangements to buy a new car. exhibit 展覽, 展出, 顯示, expose 暴露,discern 認出, 發現, 辨別,識別。
本題譯文：警方拒絕透露他們正在調查的線索。
94. what you have done is _____ the doctor's orders.
a. attached to b. resistant to