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13. You look absurd in your wife’s hat!
(A) impossible (B) ridiculous (C) foolish (D) clear
14. The government takes effective action to ( ) the city.
(A) clean up (B) clear (C) clean (D) clear up
15. Is there any specific reason why you want me to wear my red socks to your party?
(A) critical (B) additional (C) extra (D) particular
16. What is the ( ) of arguing about it, because he will never change his mind.
(A) help (B) time (C) while (D) good
17. The room ( ) cool in summer and warm in winter.
(A) feels (B) is felt (C) finds (D) is found
18. He is busy writing. Don’t bother him.
(A) bore (B) absorb (C) trouble (D) attract
19. She happened to be with my wife when she had the fall.
(A) took place to (B) chanced to (C) came to (D) was made
20. John was never particular ( ) the food his wife served.
(A) to (B) of (C) about (D) for
21. On examination it turns out his arguments are groundless.
(A) come out (B) is produced (C) proves (D) points out

23. Tom, horrified at what he had done, could at first say nothing.
(A) surprised (B) hesitated (C) frightened (D) resented
24. The factory is now trying to ( ) a new model.
(A) predict (B) turn out (C) work out (D) imitate

Answer 1

1 选B 都有看起来荒谬可笑的意思，
2 选A clean up 打扫干净 ，clear up 是有天气放晴的意思，原意为：采取有效的措施让城市干净，一尘不染的意思
3选D specific 和particular 同义都有特殊、特定的意思。原意是有没有什么特殊的原因。。。
4 选A 跟他吵有什么用，因为他永远不会改变主意的 the help of
5 选A 这间屋子冬天感觉暖和夏天感觉凉快，用情态动词feel的第三人称单数
6 选B 他忙于写作，别打扰他，就是说他很专注的（absorbed）在做某事
7 选B happen to 与 chance to 都有偶然的意思。
8 选C particular about 是对什么什么挑剔的意思
9 选C turn out 有结果是，证明是的意思，proves 证明的意思，原意：考试时，证明了他的理论是没有根据的
10 选C horrified at what he had done 是惊恐害怕的意思
11 选C 原意想表达：这家工厂正在试图“建立出”一个新模型 work out