1、One _____ needed when making a cake is flour, another is sugar.
A. container B. ingredient C. content D. equivalent
2、They have been waiting for many hours to see the singer, but the airplane must have been _____.
A. behind the times B. behind schedule C. ahead of time D. in no time
3、Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to _____ him in his work.
A. hamper B. support C. assist D. encourage
4、Her display of bad temper completely _____ the party.
A. harmed B. damaged C. spoilt D. hurt
5、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
参考答案&解析:
1、B.ingredient.
[注释]ingredient(混合物的)成分。container容器,含量;内容(复数)。equivalent:相等物。
2、B. behind schedule.
[注释]behind schedule(=late, behind time)晚点:The train is running behind schedule today.(=The train is not on time today.)behind the times(=using things not in style; still following old ways; old fashioned)过时,跟不上时代,落后:
1)The store is behind the times.(=The store is old-fashioned; it looks as stores looked 40 years ago.)
2) Mary thinks her parents are behind the times because they still do the fox-trot and don't know any new dances.(=Mary's parents are old-fashioned in their dancings .) ahead of time提前: They have fulfilled their production plans ahead of time, in no time(=soon, quickly)立即,马上:I'll be back in no time to see you home.
3、A. hamper.
[注释]hamper(=hinder, prevent free movement or activity)阻碍:Lack of equipment is hampering our work.
本题译文:他们两人都认为他不怎么样并极力阻碍他工作。
Think highly of... 对...评价很高,认为......很好。
4、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。
5、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。
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