1. Barbara ________ in doing it again though she had failed more than a dozen times.
      A. resisted                               B. insisted
      C. persisted                              D. assisted

2. Be here on Friday __________ the latest.
      A. at                                 B. by
      C. for                                D. in

3. Be sure to get a __________ electrician for the job.
      A. keen                               B. capable
      C. able                               D. competent

4. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he ________ his opinion.
      A. struck at                              B. stuck to
      C. strove for                             D. stood for

5. Because he was_________of the new limit, he was stopped and warned for speeding.
     A. ignorant                               B. accustomed
     C. reluctant                              D. pathetic

6. Because his health is getting worse, he has to _________himself from drinking to excess.
     A. restrict                               B. confirm
     C. restrain                               D. confine

7. Because I don't take any sugar in my tea, I ____________ to forget to offer it to other people.
     A. get                                   B. like
     C. tend                                  D. used

8. Because I was ________ in the conflict I was a welcome visitor.
      A．partial                                B. uninterested
      C. neutral                                D. indifferent

9. Because of bad weather the plane was ________ for half an hoar.
      A. delayed                              B. postponed
      C. drawn out                            D. put off

10. Before moving to another city, Mr. Smith_________ of the house and the furniture.
      A. discarded                          B. dismissed
      C. discharged                         D. disposed

1. [答案] C
[翻译] Barbara虽然失败许多次，但她仍坚持再做一次。
[分析] resist 的意思是“抵抗”；assist的意思“协助，帮助”。A和D都不符合题意。Insist和persist都可以做“坚持”解，但在用法以上有差异。Insist多用于意见、主张，它的后面要接介词on或upon，也可以接一个that从句，从句的谓语动词要用虚拟语气。例如：He insisted on this point.他支持这一点。He insisted on my going with him. (=He insisted that I should go with him) 他坚持要我陪他一起去。Persist一般用于行动，（偶也可用于意见），表示不顾困难阻碍，也可表示玩固，不听开导或劝告。后面应该接介词in。例如：He persisted in carrying on his work in spite of great fatigue。他虽然疲倦极了，可是仍坚持工作。He persisted in his opinion。他固执己见。      

2. [答案] A
[翻译] 最迟周五到这里。
[分析] at the latest 是固定搭配，意思是“最晚，最迟”。

3. [答案] D
[翻译] 一定要找一位通用一任这件工人的电气工程师。
[分析] competent的意思是“有能力的，胜任的”；keen的意思是“热心的，渴望的，敏捷的”；capable的意思是“有能力的，有才华的”，经常用在be able to sth. 结构当中。

4. [答案] B
[翻译] 因为Edgar确信事实的准确性，所以他坚持自己的观点。
[分析] stick to 的意思是“坚持，忠于”；strike at 的意思是“打击”；strive for 的意思是“为……奋斗”；stand for 的意思是“代表，遵守诺言”。

5. [答案] A
[翻译] 他不知道对时速有了新的限定，所以警察拦住他并警告他超速。
[分析] be ignorant of 的意思是“不知道”；be accustomed to的意思是“习惯于”，to在这里是一个介词；be reluctant to do的意思是“不情愿地做，勉强地做”；pathetic的意思是“令人怜悯的，难过的”。 

6. [答案] C
[翻译] 因为他的健康日益恶化，所以他不得不限制酒量。
[分析] restrain from是固定搭配，意思是“限制，不做”；restrict是及物动词，意思是“限制，约束”；confirm是及物动词，意思是“证实，确定”；confine to的意思是“限制（在一个范围内）”。    

7. [答案] C
[翻译] 因为我不爱在茶里放糖，所以我往往就给其他人放糖。
[分析] tend to的意思是“往往”，它后面跟踪的是不定式；get to do sth.的意思是“变得”； like to do sth.表示“喜欢做”；used to do sth.表示“（过去）常常”。

8. [答案] C
[翻译] 因为我在这场冲突中保持中立，所以我是一个受欢迎的客人。
[分析] neutral的意思是“中立的”；partial的意思是“偏心的，偏向一方的”；uninterested的意思是“毫无兴趣的”；indifferent的意思是“冷漠的，漠不关心的”。

9. [答案] A
[翻译] 由于天气不好，飞机耽搁了半个小时。
[分析] delay的意思是“耽搁，延误”，常指（车、船、飞机 （责任编辑：城市网）