[答案] a. concise.
[注釋] concise (=brief; giving much information in few words) 簡明扼要的：he gave a concise report of the meeting. (他對會議作了簡明扼要的報導。) clear 清楚的。precise (=exact; correctly stated; free form error) 精確的, 明白無誤的; please tell me the precise measurements. (請告訴我精確的尺寸。) elaborate (=worked out with much care; carefully prepared) 精心製作的, 豐盛的：peter worked out an elaborate scheme for raising the money. (彼得制定了一項詳盡得計畫來籌集著筆款項。) 孤立地看, 似乎4個形容詞均能修飾report, 但從句子的邏輯關係看, 後半句中有only in a few pages but with all the details, 故concise 是最貼切的選擇了。
11. the managing director took the _____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.
a. guilt b. charge c. blame d. accusatio
[答案] c. blame.
[注釋]take the blame for 對......承擔責任。take charge of 負責管理 (照顧) 。[注意]charge 前無冠詞the.
12. the worker agreed to _____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demands.
a. call for b. call forth c. call off d. call up
[答案] c. call off [注釋] 詳見iii,25,26注釋。
13. i could just see a car in the distance, but i couldn't _____ what color it was.
a. look out b. make out c. get across d. take after
[答案] b. make out [注釋] 詳見iii,123注釋。
14. he has impressed his employers considerably and _____ he is soon to be promoted.
a. eventually b. yet c. finally d. accordingly
[答案] d. accordingly.
[注釋]accordingly (=for that reason, therefore) 因此, 所以。
15. it was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.
a. attempt b. trouble c. power d. effort
[答案] d. effort.
[注釋] effort (作可數名詞用) (=vigorous attempt) 努力的嘗試：does it require a great effort of will to give up smoking? (戒菸需要堅強的毅力嗎？)
16. the firemen managed to _____ the fire in time.
a. extinguish b. prevent c. suppress d. ruin