1. You should have put the milk into the icebox, I expect it__1__undrinkable.
A. became B. had become
C. has become D. becomes

2. It's no good__2__him. He is always indifferent towards others' matters.
A. to turn to B. turning to C. turn to D. turned to

3. Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure__3__.
A. than more on efficiency 
B. and more on efficiency 
C. and more efficiency 
D. than efficiency

4. She always put her medication on the top of the shelf lest the children__4__it by mistake.
A. took B. should take C. had taken D. would take

5.The earnings of women are well below that of men__5__educational differences that are diminishing between the two sexes.
A. although B. though C. despite of D. in spite of

6. Many automobile accidents were__6__careless driving.
A. attributed to B. resulted in 
C. contributed to D. raised from

7. The actress wanted a hat to__7__her dress.
A. go by B. go through C. go out D. go with

8.It takes a lot of__8__to put on a school play such as King Lear.
A. organization B. arrangement 
C. management D. preparation

9. The police carried out a(n) __9__search for the missing boy.
A. complete B. entire C. thorough D. whole
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10. The__10__crown jewels are kept in the Tower of London.
A. valued B. valueless C. invaluable D. usable
答案：

1. C) 【句意】 你本该把牛奶放到冰里。我想现在这牛奶不能喝了。
【难点】 从句意分析，牛奶已经变质，不能喝了，属过去发生的动作对现在造成影响，再加上by now是现在完成时的典型时间状语，故选C)

2. B) 【句意】 向他求助没用，他对别人的事总是漠不关心。
【难点】 It is no good doing sth是一个常见的句型，意为"做...没用"，no good后面应接动名词形式。

3. B) 【句意】 有些公司采用弹性工作时间制，更注重效率，而不是压力。
【难点】 pressure和efficiency处于并列的位置，所以正确答案是B)。and more on efficiency,即more(emphasis) on efficiency。
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4. B) 【句意】 她总是把自己的药放到搁架上以免孩子错拿。
【难点】 lest意为"以免"，后接虚拟语气should+动词原形。

5. D) 【句意】 尽管两性之间所受教育的差别正在缩小，妇女的收入仍大大低于男人的收入。
【难点】 四个选项中只有in spite of后可接名词，despite不能和of连用，although和though是连词，后接从句。

6. A) 【句意】 许多汽车交通事故都起因于莽撞驾车。
【难点】 attribute to意为"把...归因于；contribute to意为"有助于，促成";result in意为"导致，结果造成"；raise from不是固定搭配。
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7. D) 【句意】 那个女演员想要一个与她的连衣裙相配的帽子。
【难点】 go with意为"与...相配"；go by意为"根据...作出判断"；go through意为"通过；经历"；go out意为"过时"。

8. A) 【句意】 上演《李尔王》这样一部校园剧需要大量的组织工作。
【难点】 organization意为"组织(行为)"；arrangement意为"安排"；management意为"经营，管理"；preparation意为"准备(状态)；准备工作"。

9. C) 【句意】 警方为寻找失踪的男孩进行了一次彻底搜寻。
【难点】 thorough意为"彻底的"；complete意为"完全的，全部的"；entire意为"整个的，全部的"；whole意为"全体的，全部的"。

10. C) 【句意】 那些无价的皇冠珠宝保存在伦敦塔里。
【难点】 invaluable意为"非常宝贵的，无价的"；valued意为"受重视的；宝贵的"；valueless意为"没有价值的，毫无用处的"；usable意为"可用的，能用的"。
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