25. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.

　 A. outcome　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. outset　　 　　　　 C. income　　 　　　 D. output

　B. outset.

　　 outset 开端, 开始, from the very outset (从一开始) 。outbreak爆发, 发生。outcome结局. income 收入。output 产量。

24. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.

　 A. situation　　 　　　　　　 B. position　　 　　　　　　 C. employment　　 D. profession

B. position.

　 position 此句中指“地位” (不可数, 有时加不定冠词), 如：1) She was a woman of high position. 2) a high (low) position society.

23．The Olympic Committee has drawn up strict rules for the athlete to______.

A go on 　　　　　　　 B go with 　　　　　　　　　 C go without 　　　 D go by

D　 考查词义辨析。

A继续下去；B伴随；C没有……也行；D依照，遵循。句意为“奥委会制定了严格的规定要运动员遵守。根据句意，选D。

22. When　Mike　was　sixteen　he _______ going　around　with　a　strange　set of　people　and staying　out　very　late.　

A. took　to　　　　　　　　　　 B. took　up　　　　　　　　　　 C. took　for　　　　　　　　　 D. took　on　　

A．took　to　

　take　to　沉溺于； take　up　从事于；占据(一定的空间或时间)；take　for　把(某人)误认为(别人)；把...当作； take　on　承担；聘用。句意：迈克十六岁时就和一群陌生人混在一起，很晚不回家。根据句意以及这个词组的意思和用法，本题答案应为A。

21. A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.

　 A. rewards　　 　　　　　　　 B. awards　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. grants　　 　　　　 D. presents

B. 考查动词辨析。

　 awards sb. sth. 授于某人某物。如：They awarded John the first prize. (他们授于约翰一等奖。)

对比：reward sb with sth. 以某物酬谢某人, 须加介词with; They rewarded the boy with $5 for bringing back the lost dog. (他们给这男孩5美元酬谢他把丢失的狗找回来。) grant (=consent to give or allow what is asked for) 同意 (给予) , 答应 (请求) ：The firm granted him a pension. (公司同意给予他退休金。) present sb. with sth. 赠送：Our class presented the school with a picture. (我们班给学校送了一幅画。) present 颁发, 呈递：1) The principal will present the diplomas. (校长将颁发文凭。) 2) We shall present a complete report to the Annual Conference. (我们将向年会递交一份全面的报告。)本题句意是：大学是授予学位和进行研究的教育机构。可见, 本题应选award.

20．After passing several cars, Fred suddenly ______ too soon and nearly caused an accident.

　　　 A. cut down　　　　　　　　　 B. cut out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. cut up　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cut in

D 　考查利用所提供信息判断词义的能力。

cut down“减少,消减”；cut out“剪出”；cut up“切割”cut in(指车辆或司机)超车抢道。[教学启示]正确理解短语意思，根据所提供信息作出判断。

19．With the fresh water reducing, the United Nations is _______ to all the citizens to save water.

　　　 A. adapting　　　　　　　　　 B. attacking　　　　　　　　　 C. appealing　　　　　　　　 D. approaching

C　 考查近义动词意思掌握情况。

appeal to(常与to连用)吸引；引起兴趣；唤起；adapt与“to”连用，固定短语“适应”；attack指"攻击敌人"或"用言论攻击他人"；approach to 接近, 近似, 约等于; (做某事)的方法[途径]　。[教学启示]在平时教学中要注意近义词的区别。

18．Could you please ________ a really elegant solution to our problem if you don't like what I have to say?

　　　 A. put up with　　　　　　　　　　 B. come up with　　　　　　 C. added up with　　　　　 D. made up for

B　 考查动词短语的用法。

　(针对问题等)想出;提供，如：He came up with good ideas for the product promotion.他想出一个推广产品的好方法。put up with”忍受;容忍”。如：She could hardly put up with that fellow any longer.她再也不能忍受那家伙。make up for”补偿” 本题易误选A。[教学启示]牢记常用动词短语的意义和用法。

17．I think it a good chance that some foreigners will _____ some Chinese during the Beijing Olympics.

A. pick out　　　　　　　　　 B. pick up　　　　　　　　　　 C. give up　　　　　　 　　　 D. give out

B pick up

　pick up“获得，学会”；pick out“挑选”；give up“放弃”；give out“分发，用完”。

16．This country has a great area of oil, ________ two thirds of their export.　

A. making for　　　　 B. counting on　　 C. accounting for　 D. consisting in

C　 account for

　account for占, 解决，符合句意; make for有助于，倾向于, 导致；count on依靠, 指望；consist in存在于。这个国家有大量的石油，占出口的三分之二。