A) certainly
B) insignificantly
C) fundamentally
D) comparatively
2. In Britain people ______ four million tons of potatoes every year.
A) swallow
B) dispose
C) consume
D) exhaust
3. I’d ______ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community， and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A) take into account
B) account for
C) make up for
D) make out
4. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ______ enough to eat.
A) mild
B) slight
C) light
D) tender
5. We take our skin for granted until it is burned ______ repair.
A) beyond
B) for
C) without
D) under
参考答案及解析:
1. 选 C )。 [题意] 计算机革命完全可能像工业革命一样根本上改变社会。
A)certainly 的确, (口语)当然, 行
[范例] Victory certainly belongs to the people. 胜利一定属于人民。
B)insignificantly 无价值的，无足轻重的；
C)fundamentally 基础地, 根本地；
[范例] She is fundamentally unsuited to office work. 她根本不适合做办公室工作。
D)comparatively 比较地, 相当地 ；
[范例] Man is a comparatively new creature on the surface of the earth. 人类是地球上出现得比较晚的一种生物。
2. 选 C )。 [题意] 在英国人们每年吃掉400万吨马铃薯。
A)swallow vt.
吞下,咽下
[范例] He swallowed the pills with a cup of water.他用一杯水吞下了这些药丸。
淹没,吞没;吞并[(+up)]
[范例] The waves swallowed up the little boat.波浪吞没了小船。
耗尽,用尽[(+up)]
[范例] The increase in travel costs swallowed up our pay increase.旅行费用的增加超出了我们的工资增长。
【口】轻信;轻易接受
[范例] She is naive and would swallow anything you tell her.她很天真,你跟她讲什么她都相信。
忍受
[范例] He swallowed the insults and kept on working.他忍受侮辱继续努力。
He had to swallow the insult.他不得不忍受侮辱。
压制,抑制
[范例] She swallowed her displeasure and smiled.她抑制自己的不快,强颜欢笑。
取消(前言)
[范例] He had to swallow his words.他不得不取消
