[P6-53]
　　Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _______.
　　A) scarcity
　　B) shortage
　　C) minimum
　　D) minority
　　注：1. minority 少数，少数民族
　　2. scarcity 物质方面的缺乏
　　3. shortage 短缺
　　4. minimum 最小的，的
　　minimize 将……降到最小
　　miniature 缩微模型
　　minister 大臣
　　administer 管理
　　maximum 的，的，最多的
　　[P6-54]
　　David likes country life and has decided to _______ farming.
　　A) go back on
　　B) go in for
　　C) go through with
　　D) go along with
　　注：1. go in for 从事，追求，参加，赞成
　　2. go back on 违背，背弃
　　3. go through with 经历了困难而完成……
　　4. go along with 陪伴
　　[P6-55]
　　Jack was about to announce our plan but I _______ .
　　A) cut him short
　　B) turned him out
　　C) gave him up
　　D) put him through
　　注：1. cut him short 打断讲话
　　 cut my hair short 剪断头发
　　 cut my hair 剃光头
　　 2. turn him out 驱逐出去
　　 3. give him up 放弃，甩掉，断绝关系
　　 4. put him through 让某人经历考验
　　[P6-56]
　　I am sure I can _______ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.
　　A) speak
　　B) talk
　　C) say
　　D) tell
　　注：talk sb. into doing sth. 劝说某人做某事
　　[P7-64]
　　The joys of travel, having long _______ the disabled, are opening up to virtually
　　anyone who has the means.
　　A) omitted
　　B) neglected
　　C) missed
　　D) discarded
　　注：1. neglect 忽视
　　 elect 选举
　　 negative 否定的
　　 relieve 缓解
　　 2. omit 省略；删除
　　 emit 放射
　　 submit 提交
　　 3. miss 错过；省略 miss out
　　 4. discard 扔，抛
　　 revenue 收入，税收
　　 avenue 林荫路
　　[P7-65]
　　Fewer and fewer of today’s workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, _______ the same company.
　　A) all else
　　B) much worse
　　C) let alone
　　D) less likely
　　注：1. let alone 更不要说
　　2. all else 其他一切
　　3. much worse 更糟糕的是
　　4. less likely 最不可能的是
　　[P7-66]
　　When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was _______ pale.
　　A) startlingly
　　B) enormously
　　C) uniquely
　　D) dramatically
　　注：1. startlingly 惊人地
　　2. enormously （具体形态）巨大地；（变化）巨大地
　　3. uniquely 独特地，地
　　[P7-67]
　　Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on _______ for two months.
　　A) pile
　　B) segment
　　C) file
　　D) sequence
　　注：1. application package 申请包裹
　　2. pile 堆
　　3. segment 部分；切片；章节
　　4. sequence 次序，顺序
　　[P7-68]
　　It will be safer to walk the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial _______ will be conducted by computer.
　　A) transmissions
　　B) transitions
　　C) transactions
　　D) transformations
　　注：三剑客词汇
　　 1. transaction 交易
　　 2. transmission （广播电视节目的）传送；（疾病的）传播；（文化的）传递
　　 ease 轻松
　　 disease 疾病
　　 lease 租金
　　 release 释放
　　 please 高兴，满意
　　 crease 褶皱
　　 3. transition （季节的）过渡；（社会制度的）转型
　　 4. transformation 改变
　　[P7-69]
　　The ______ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.
　　A) implementation
　　B) expedition
　　C) demonstration
　　D) manifestation
　　注：1. manifestation 用现象来说明问题，表明问题
　　2. implementation 履行诺言，完成任务
　　3. expedition 探险，远足
　　4. demonstration 演示，证明
　　[P8-70]
　　The new technological revolution in American newspapers has brought increased _______, a wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs.
　　A) circulation
　　B) reproduction
　　C) manipulation
　　D) penetration
　　注：1. circulation 循环；发行量
　　2. reproduction 复制；生殖
　　3. manipulation 操纵，控制（永陪词汇）
　　4. penetration 渗透，弥漫
　　permeate 渗透，弥漫
　　permanent 永恒的，的
　　potential 潜力
　　[P8-41]
　　His career was not noticeably ______by the fact that he had never been to college.
　　A) prevented