1. “I’m not meddling” Mary said mildly(B). “I’m just curious”.

　　A. gently  B. shyly  C. weakly  D. sweetly

    答案： A.

    分析：mildly – gently 温和地

　　shyly adv. 怕羞地, 胆小地

　　weakly adv. 软弱地；虚弱地

　　sweetly 甜(蜜)地，芬芳地, 亲切地

　　curious adj. 好奇心旺盛的 

　　be curious about (sth.) 对(某事物)感到好奇

    2. I can no longer tolerate (B)his actions. 行为

　　A. put up with  B. accept

　　C. take    D. suffer from

    答案： A.

    分析：tolerate – put up with – bear - stand忍受；容忍

　　accept v. 接受(礼物等), 承担(职位等)(assume – accept – take – take on), 承认(accept - consider)

　　accept...(as) true 认为…是真实的

　　no longer adv. 不再..

　　e.g. He no longer lives here. 

　　take v.(用手)拿，取，抓, 握, (从某处)得到, 带走, 接受(礼物等), 听从(忠告)(take – follow)；担负(责任, 职位) (assume – accept - take)

　　suffer from v. 遭受到, 患病

    3. Techniques to harness (A)the energy of the sun are being developed.

　　A. convert   B. store

　　C. utilize(A)  D. receive 

    答案： C.

    分析：harness(利用(能量, 瀑布、风等)) – utilize – use – employ

　　e.g. harness a waterfall 利用瀑布作动力

　　convert v. 变换，转换, 兑换，更换 (convert – change – alter变换)

　　e.g. convert notes into gold 把纸币兑换为黄金。

　　store v. 积蓄，储备, n. 储备, 店铺，商店

　　receive v.收到(信、命令、请帖等)；接受(欢迎，招待，请愿，建议，惩罚等), 招待，款待

　　e.g. receive letters [orders] from sb. 接到某人的信[命令等]。
 

    4. The steadily (B)rising cost of labor on the waterfront （沿河两岸地区）has greatly increased the cost of shipping by water.

　　A. continuously  B. quickly

　　C. excessively  D. exceptionally

    答案： A.

    分析：steadily - continuously不断地

　　quickly adv. 快速地

　　excessively adv. 过多地, 过度地

　　exceptionally adv. 例外地，特别地, 格外地，异常地

　　by: 坐，乘；以

　　by bus [train] 乘公共汽车[火车]

　　by ship 乘船

    5. When she was invited to the party, she readily (B)accepted.

  
　　A. willingly  B. suddenly

　　C. firmly   D. quickly

    答案：A.

    分析：readily– willingly  欣然地

　　suddenly: 突然地

　　firmly: 断然地，坚定地

　　quickly: 迅速地(quickly – rapidly)