121. "Who is responsible for sending out misinformation?"

"Most of the fault lies _____ the administration."

　 A. in　　 B. to　　 C. on　　 D. with

[答案]D. with.

[注釋]lie with應(yīng)由.......(承擔(dān)責(zé)任)；(作出決定等)得靠...... 1)The responsibility lies with the driver.(責(zé)任應(yīng)由這個司機(jī)承擔(dān)。) 2)It lies with you to accept or reject he the proposal.(接受還是拒絕這項建議由你決定。)

lie in在于： 1)The difficulty lies in their great poverty.(困難在于他們非常貧困。) 2)the solution lies in social and political reform.(解決方法在于社會政治改革。)

120. He's _____ drink and never does a stroke of work.

　A. gone to　　 B. taken to　　 C. taken up　　 D. gone for

[答案]B. taken to.

[注釋]take to養(yǎng)成(某種習(xí)慣)。A stroke of一件。本題譯文：他以成了酒徒，從來沒有干過一件工作。

119. Glemp's heroic flight into space entitled him _____ a place in history.

　 A. for　　 B. with　　 C. to　　 D. of

[答案]C. to.

[注釋]entitle sb. to sth.(=give a right to)給予權(quán)利： 1)He is entitled to special treatment because of his rank(由于他的級別他有權(quán)享受特殊待遇。) 2) Officers are entitled to travel first class.(軍官們有權(quán)乘頭等車旅行。)

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.

[注釋]smooth over(=make smooth, put right, balliate)使平息，使恢復(fù)正常的，掩飾：1)I will try to smooth their quarrel over.(我將設(shè)法平息他們的爭吵。) 2)Don't try to smooth over your fault.(不要設(shè)法掩飾你的過錯。)

run over 詳見Ⅲ.145,146.注釋；pass off詳見Ⅲ.126.注釋；turn down詳見Ⅲ.180,181.注釋.

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.

[注釋]respectable(=deserving respect)值得尊敬的,品行端正的。respectful(=showing respect to)有禮貌的，表示尊敬的。Respective各個的。respected尊敬的。Respecting prep.(=relating to; concerned with)關(guān)于，說到。

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.

[注釋]reaction(to)對......的反應(yīng)：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

[注釋]but for(=without, except for)若非，要不是：But for your help we could not have finished it in time.(要不是你的幫助，我們本來不會及時完工。)

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

　 A. indispensable　　 B. indicative

　 C. inevitable　　　 D. inherent

[答案]A. indispensable.

[注釋]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，內(nèi)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

[注釋]burst into tears放聲大哭；又如：burst into thunderous cheers(發(fā)出雷嗚般的歡呼)；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.

[注釋]break off(=cease suddenly, discontinue)突然中斷；break off one's engagement(解除婚約)。Break off(=interrupt) one's conversation(打斷談話)。Break out(=begin suddenly)爆發(fā)。Break away from擺脫，從......退出。