2.The Car Club couldn’t ___ to meet the demands of all its members. (CET--4,2001,6)
3.He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ___ us that he would try as hard as possible. (CET--4,2003.6)
4.The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural ___. (CET--4,2002.1)
5.At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country but halfway in her speech, she suddenly ___ to another subject. (CET--4,1996.1)
[A] ignorance [B] transformation [C] guarantee [D] assume
[E] omit [F] assured [G] insure [H] switched
参考答案及详解:
1. 选[E]. [题意]我希望在在打这封信的时候你能更仔细一点,不要遗漏任何东西。
omit vt.遗漏,疏忽;省略,删节
[搭配] omit to do/doing something 忘记做某事
[范例] You can omit the sugar if you do not want the dish to be too sweet.如果你不想让菜太甜,可以不加糖。
ignorance n.无知,愚昧
[范例] We are in complete ignorance of his plans.我们对他的计划一无所知。
2. 选[C]. [题意]这个汽车俱乐部不能保证满足所有会员的要求。
g uarantee vt.保证,担保 n.保证,保证书
[用法] 后接不定式或名词宾语结构或that从句,如The Chinese Constitution guarantees that the people have certain right. 中国宪法确保人民拥有某些权力。
Guarantee to meet the demands 保证满足需求
[范例] Is everyone entitled to his opinion? Of cource, this is not only permitted, but guaranteed. 人人都有发表意见的权利吗?当然,这不仅是获得允许的,而且是应该有保障的。[03.9 阅读]
insure vt.保证,担保,确保;给......保险
[搭配] insure sb. against/from danger 保护某人免受危险;insure her a good night’s sleep 保证她能睡一夜好觉;insure against fire/death 火险/寿险
[范例] “It is clear there is a long way to go in insuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy," said Consumers International director. 消费者国际主任说道:“很明显,要确保消费者对所购买产品的环境影响有足够认识,还有很长的路要走。”[05.6 阅读]
3. 选[F]. [题意]他为被选中参加比赛而感到骄傲,并向我们保证他会竭尽