118. We could see that he was trying to _____ his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault.

A. run over　 B. smooth over　 C. pass off　 D. turn down

[答案]B. smooth over.

[注释]smooth over(=make smooth, put right, balliate)使平息，使恢复正常的，掩饰：1)I will try to smooth their quarrel over.(我将设法平息他们的争吵。) 2)Don't try to smooth over your fault.(不要设法掩饰你的过错。)

run over 详见Ⅲ.145,146.注释；pass off详见Ⅲ.126.注释；turn down详见Ⅲ.180,181.注释.

117. Our attitude toward our teachers should be _____, but not slavish or superstitious.

A. respectable B. respected C. respective D. respectful

[答案]D. respectful.

[注释]respectable(=deserving respect)值得尊敬的,品行端正的。respectful(=showing respect to)有礼貌的，表示尊敬的。Respective各个的。respected尊敬的。Respecting prep.(=relating to; concerned with)关于，说到。

116. It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be.

A. impression B. comment　 C. reaction　 D. opinion

[答案]C. reaction.

[注释]reaction(to)对......的反应：Our reaction to a joke is to laugh.

115. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

A. In spite of　 B. But for　 C. Because of　 D. As for

[答案]B. But for

[注释]but for(=without, except for)若非，要不是：But for your help we could not have finished it in time.(要不是你的帮助，我们本来不会及时完工。)

114. Your help is _____ for the success of the project.

　 A. indispensable　　 B. indicative

　 C. inevitable 　　　D. inherent

[答案]A. indispensable.

[注释]indispensable(to, for)不可缺少的，必需的。Indicative(of)指示的。Inevitable 不可避免的。Inherent固有的，内在的，天生的。

113. When she heard from the hospital that her father had died, she _____ into tears.

　 A. burst　　 B. went　　 C. exploded　　 D. fell

[答案]A. burst

[注释]burst into tears放声大哭；又如：burst into thunderous cheers(发出雷呜般的欢呼)；burst into laughing(捧腹大笑)。

112. He _____ his engagement just before the wedding.

　 A. broke out　　 B. broke away from

　 C. broke off　　 D. broke up

[答案]C. broke off.

[注释]break off(=cease suddenly, discontinue)突然中断；break off one's engagement(解除婚约)。Break off(=interrupt) one's conversation(打断谈话)。Break out(=begin suddenly)爆发。Break away from摆脱，从......退出。

111. The reference she made to her friend, the poet, was interesting but too _____ for anyone to appreciate.

　 A. drastic　　 B. dull　　 C. obscure　 D. distinct

[答案]C. obscure.

[注释]obscure(=not clearly seen or understood)模糊难懂得。drastic激烈的，严厉的；dull单调的；distinct清楚的，明显的；截然不同的(from)。

本题译文：她提到她的朋友----诗人时所说的话是令人感兴趣，但没有说清楚，以致没有人为此感激。

110. We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son's illness had put him under great _____.

　 A. emotion　　 B. excitement　　 C. crisis　　 D. stress

[答案]D. stress.　 [注释]put sb. under(great) stress使某人处境(非常)紧张，使某人受(很大)压力。

109. Her display of bad temper completely _____ the party.

　 A. harmed　　 B. damaged　　 C. spoilt　　 D. hurt

[答案]C. spoilt.

[注释]spoil指出意指“使...... 扫兴，搞糟”，如：Quarrelling spoilt the picnic.(争吵使这次野餐弄得很扫兴。)hurt伤害，damage 损坏，harm危害，均不合题意。