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86. I used to be able to play well but I'm _____ now.
A. out of date B. out of touch
C. out of practice D. out of place
[答案] C. out of practice.
[注释] out of practice荒废, 久不练习; out of date 过时, 老式; out of touch失去联系; out of place详见 III, 70注释。
87. As soon as the children were _____, their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.
A. woke B. waken C. wake D. awake
[答案] D. awake.
[注释]awake adj.醒着的 (作表语) 。Awake, awaken, wake, waken都可以作及物和不及物动词用, 但是awake多用作不及物动词, 其中wake最常用。
88. Jim was so badly burnt that at first they began to _____ of his life.
A. despair B. designate C. disappoint D. despise
[答案] A. despair.
[注释] despair of (=be in despair) 对.......失望：1) Don't despair: things will get better soon. 2) He began to despair of success. 3) He despaired of being able to repair the TV set. (他对能否修好这台电视机表示失望。) designate指明, 指出, despise 轻视, 藐视。
89. The government's strong action demonstrated its _____ to crush the rebellion.
A. energy B. resistance C. courage D. determination
[答案] D. determination.
[注释] determination意为“决心”, 后常接动词不定式作定语。
90. New mineral resources may be discovered during the forthcoming Antarctic _____.
A. excursion B. execution C. extraction D. expedition
[答案] D. expedition.
[注释]expedition 远征, 探险; excursion 短途旅行, 游览; execution 实施, 执行; extraction 提取。
91. Probability is the mathematical study of the _____ of an event's occurrence.
A. desire B. likelihood C. result D. effect
[答案] B. likelihood
[注释] 句意：概率是对事件发生的可能性的数学研究。
92. Driving a car without insurance can have _____ consequences.
A. uncertain B. disastrous C. potential D. unworthy
[答案] B. disastrous.
[注释] disastrous 灾难性的。
93. The police refused to _____ the clues they were working on.
A. exhibit B. disclose C. expose D. discern
[答案] B. disclose.
[注释]disclose (=uncover; allow to be seen; make known) 透露, 使显露： 1) The lawyer disclosed the details of the case. 2) He disclosed that he had made arrangements to buy a new car. exhibit 展览, 展出, 显示, expose 暴露,discern 认出, 发现, 辨别,识别。
本题译文：警方拒绝透露他们正在调查的线索。
94. What you have done is _____ the doctor's orders.
A. attached to B. resistant to
C. responsible to D. contrary to
[答案] D. contrary to.
[注释] (be) contrary to与.......相反, 违反 (作表语) :What you wish to do is contrary to the regulations. contrary to也可以作状语：a. If you act contrary to the doctor's advice, you won't get well again. b. Contrary to what I thought, he has proved to be successful. 2) 作定语：The boy was swimming in a direction contrary to the current. (这男孩朝着逆流方向游去。)
