Question

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 1 to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 2. So both of them agreed not to 3 after choosing a 4 at every fork (岔路口).
A road sign at the first fork 5 one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the 6 after a 7 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They 8 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 9 what they could regret. But they had to make it10, for it brooked (容忍) no delay. If they hesitated they would miss 11. Only 12 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 13 possible regret.
Life is 14 like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 15 jobs, two fascinating wooers (追求者). To get one you 16 give up the other—you can get half of it. If you 17 weighing the pros and cons(权衡利弊) and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 18 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. 19 you have got half of the desirable things in life—something that is 20 to get.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      easy
   2. B.
      impossible
   3. C.
      eager
   4. D.
      possible
2. 2.
   1. A.
      limited
   2. B.
      enough
   3. C.
      tight
   4. D.
      plentiful
3. 3.
   1. A.
      go
   2. B.
      come
   3. C.
      return
   4. D.
      reach
4. 4.
   1. A.
      main road
   2. B.
      highway
   3. C.
      crossing
   4. D.
      branch
5. 5.
   1. A.
      had
   2. B.
      showed
   3. C.
      intended
   4. D.
      pointed
6. 6.
   1. A.
      last
   2. B.
      latter
   3. C.
      former
   4. D.
      the third
7. 7.
   1. A.
      long
   2. B.
      brief
   3. C.
      no
   4. D.
      heated
8. 8.
   1. A.
      hoped
   2. B.
      wanted
   3. C.
      got
   4. D.
      favored
9. 9.
   1. A.
      getting
   2. B.
      taking
   3. C.
      giving up
   4. D.
      grasping
10. 10.
    1. A.
       immediately
    2. B.
       slowly
    3. C.
       hardly
    4. D.
       easily
11. 11.
    1. A.
       less
    2. B.
       most
    3. C.
       more
    4. D.
       least
12. 12.
    1. A.
       rapid
    2. B.
       slow
    3. C.
       short
    4. D.
       high
13. 13.
    1. A.
       increase
    2. B.
       reduce
    3. C.
       cause
    4. D.
       raise
14. 14.
    1. A.
       absolutely
    2. B.
       hardly
    3. C.
       more or less
    4. D.
       most
15. 15.
    1. A.
       desirable
    2. B.
       rejected
    3. C.
       enjoyable
    4. D.
       unwanted
16. 16.
    1. A.
       wish
    2. B.
       have to
    3. C.
       must
    4. D.
       want
17. 17.
    1. A.
       kill time
    2. B.
       spend time
    3. C.
       have a hard time
    4. D.
       hope for
18. 18.
    1. A.
       start with
    2. B.
       get up
    3. C.
       end up in
    4. D.
       succeed in
19. 19.
    1. A.
       At least
    2. B.
       Not in the least
    3. C.
       At most
    4. D.
       By no means
20. 20.
    1. A.
       hard
    2. B.
       delighted
    3. C.
       stupid
    4. D.
       supported

Answer 1

BACDB CBDCA CABCA BBCAA
1.B。be impossible to不可能。两个朋友去动物园游玩,动物园非常大,不可能每个地方都玩到。
2.A。由于他们时间有限（limited）,他们不得不选择去观看哪些动物。
3.C。他们俩都同意如果选定了每个岔口（branch）中一个分支路口后就不再折回（return）。
4.D。branch分支，岔口。解析见上题。
5.B。第一个岔口的路标指示（show）一条路通向狮子营,另一条路通向老虎山。
6.C。former前者。讨论片刻（brief）后,他们决定去狮子营,因为狮子是森林之王。
7.B。brief简短的。解析见上题。
8.D。他们赞成（favored）去看熊猫,因为熊猫是国宝。
9.C。give up放弃。因此他们就这样一路作出决定。每一个决定都意味着放弃他们所可能后悔的。
10.A。他们不得不迅速（immediately）作出决定。
11.C。如果他们犹豫不决就只会失去更多（more）游玩的机会。
12.A。只有迅速（rapid）作出决定才能赢得更多的机会去观光和减少（reduce）可能的遗憾。。
13.B。解析见上题。
14.C。more or less或多或少。生活亦是如此。
15.A。desirable令人向往的。比如，在两个令人向往的工作。
16.B。have to 不得不。接受其中一个,你就得放弃另一个。
17.B。spend time花费时间。如果你花费时间权衡利弊。
18.C。end up in以……结束。你将可能最终两手空空。
19.A。At least至少。至少你在生命中已经拥有了其中的二分之一。
20.A。be hard to很难。很难得到的东西。