choice n. 供选择的东西
常用搭配:make a choice 做出选择
典型例题1:
We’ve missed the last bus. I’m afraid we have no _____ but to take a taxi.(我们错过了最后一趟公交车,恐怕除了坐出租别无选择了。)
A.way B. choice C. possibility D. selection
解析:答案B。choice意为“供选择的东西”,这里表示可供选择的交通方式。way意为“方法,方式”;possibility“可能性”;selection“挑选” 指“从…中选”。
fare n.(车、船、飞机等)费;票价
典型例题2:
What is the train ___ to London? (去伦敦的火车票价是多少?)
A.fee B. tip C. fare D. cost
解析:答案C。fee指会费、学费等,酬金;tip指小费;fare指(车、船、飞机等)费及票价;cost指费用,成本。这里问的是火车票价,故选C。
change n. 变化,改变
常用搭配:make a change做出改变
典型例题3:
If she wants to keep slim, she must make a ____ in her diet.(如果她想保持苗条,必须在饮食上做出改变。)
A.change B. turn C. run C. go
解析:答案A。make a change表示“做出改变”;turn作名词表示“转动,转弯”;run意为“跑步”;go作名词与make搭配构成make a go of,表示做某事成功。
sight n. 视力;眼界;情景
常用搭配:at the sight of 一看见;out of sight看不见
典型例题4:
She walked slowly away, and he waited until she was out of ___ before going back into the house.(她慢慢走开了,他一直等她消失在视野中才回屋。)
A.reach B. sight C. touch D. mind
解析:答案B。out of reach意为“手不能及”;out of touch意为“无联系”;熟语“Out of sight, out of mind.”意为“眼不见,心不烦。”out of mind指“心里不想”。所以out of sight合适。