1.The new colleague__1__to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.

A. confesses B. declares C claims D. confirms

2.During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few__2__from the novel.

A. pieces B. essays C fragments D. extracts

3.During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a(n)__3__room in the hotels here.

A. empty B. vacant C.free D. deserted

4.The old couple will never__4__the loss of their son.

A. get over B. get away C get off D. get across

5. The __5__of AIDS has led to an expansion in research seeking a cure.

A. innovation B. selection C. proliferation D. conviction

答案：

1. 答案：C
【参考译文】那位新同事声称他在进入我们公司之前在好几家大公司工作过。
【试题分析】本题为动词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】confess意为"承认"；declare意为"宣布"；claim意为"宣称，声称"；confirm意为"确认，证实"。根据句意，选项C为正确答案。

2. 答案：D
【参考译文】在阅读课上，老师要求学生读小说的摘录。
【试题分析】本题为名词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】piece指"张，件"；essays指"论文"；fragments指"碎片，片断"； extracts指"摘录，选录"。根据句意，选项D为正确答案。

3. 答案：B
【参考译文】在暑假期间，旅馆里面是很难找到一间空房子的。
【试题分析】本题为形容词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】empty指"空的"，强调房间里无物体；vacant意为"空着的，无人住的"；free指"免费的；空闲的"；deserted指"荒废的，（因被弃）无人住的"。根据句意，选项B为正确答案。

4. 答案：A
【参考译文】这一对老夫妇永远不能从失去儿子的痛苦中恢复过来。
【试题分析】本题为动词短语词义辨析题。
【详细解答】get over意为"痊愈，恢复"，指恢复健康、快乐等；get away意为"逃走"，常与from连用；get off意为"(使)不受惩罚，开脱"，常与with连用；get across意为"使人了解，使人明白"。根据句意，选项A为正确答案。

5.答案： C
【句意】 爱滋病的扩散使得人们做更多的研究工作去寻找治疗的方法。
【难点】 proliferation意为"激增；扩散"；innovation意为"革新，创新"；selection意为"选择；选拔"；conviction意为"定罪，判罪"。

1． If your car__ any attention during the first 12 months, take it to an authorized dealer.

A shall need B should need C would need D will need

2. His strong sense of humor was__ make everyone in the room burst out laughing.

A so as to B such as to C so that D such thta

3. The discovery of new oil-fields in various parts of the country filled the government with __ hope.

A eternal B infinite C ceaseless D everlasting

4. It was as a physician that he represented himself, and__ he was warmly received.

A as such B such as C as that D so that

5. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid__.

A from being taken B being taken C beating D to be beaten

答案：

1-5 BBBAB

1. 选B. should 用在条件句中，可表虚拟语气，意为"万一"，强调该条件不大可能

2. 选B such as to 后跟不定式，引出结果状语，作"如此......以至......"The problem is such as to interest only a few people.

3. 选B。infinite无限的，无穷的，无际的，巨大的，无数的;反义词是finite .We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. ^6^振奋人心的一句话呢

4. 选A。 as such 象这样的人或物，作为这样的人或物，以......资格或身分 He considered this matter as unimportant and treated it as such.

5. 选B。avoid后必须跟动名词作宾语。 He is wearing dark glasses to avoid being recognized.