9. From the time of the Greeks to the Great War, medicine's job was simple: to struggle with ______ diseases and gross disabilities, to ensure live births, and to manage pain.
13. To many people, a husband and wife alone do not seem a proper family—they need children to enrich the circle, to ______ family character and to gather the redemptive influence of offspring.
14. The 1982 oil and Gas Act gives power to permit the disposal of assets held by the Corporation, and ______ the Corporation's statutory monopoly in the supply of gas for fuel purposes so as to permit private companies to compete in this supply.
21. Nowadays, our government advocates credit to whatever we do or whoever we contact with. Once you ______ your words, you will lose your social status and personal reputation.
A.keep up with
B.give away from
C.go back on
D.lose sight of
A B C D
C
[解析] go back on one's word食言，违背诺言。如今，我们的政府提倡信赖我们所做的事和我们接触的人。一旦食言，就会失去个人身份和社会名誉。所以，本题选C。
22. ______ this coming Thursday, it will be too late to enroll for the course.
A.As of
B.As for
C.As to
D.As on
A B C D
A
[解析] As of在……时，到……时为止，从……时起。As for至于，就……方面说来。As to谈到，关于，根据。句意为：到即将到来的这个星期四，就太晚而不能进行课程登记了。所以，本题选A。
23. An intelligent TV viewer may occasionally become enraged by the argumentation in ______ commercials.
24. How can personal income tax be levied to ______ as many as possible while at the same time ensuring state finances do not suffer too much?
A.interest
B.benefit
C.profit
D.concern
A B C D
B
[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是：interest使感兴趣；benefit使受益；profit获利；concern影响，涉及。句意是，征收个人所得税，怎样能够在惠及更多人的同时，还能保证国家的财政不受太大的影响呢?所以正确答案是B选项，如The plants benefited from the rain.(植物得益于这场雨)。
25. To fund the ______ event and also promote the marketing value of the National Games, the organizing committee set up the Marketing Development Department (MDD).
26. Japanese workers still put in an impressive 42 hours each week but they are ______ by the South Koreans and Singaporeans who spend an average 46 hours at the grindstone.
30. The company, EDS, is smart enough to ______ 90,000-person workforce into independent microteams that work directly with individual clients on creative business solutions.
32. What we call nature is, ______, the sum of the changes made by all the various creatures and natural forces in their intricate actions and influences upon each other and upon their places.
A.in common sense
B.from a sense
C.by the sense
D.in a sense
A B C D
D
[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是：in common sense根据常识；from a sense和by the sense没有词组意义；in a sense在某种意义上。句意是，在某种意义上，各种生物和自然力量的纷繁复杂的活动，它们之间的相互影响，以及他们对环境的影响所产生的变化的总和，我们称之为“自然”。所以正确答案是D选项。
33. Although the "on line" life style has dominated the majority of city youth, most people in the remote countryside still think Internet or something is ______ to their life.
34. ______ near-perfect English language skills, the students were keen to explore every aspect of Australian culture, from Aussie eating customs to family and student life, popular culture, the natural landscape and the ever-popular Australian native animals.
35. Telephones save the feet and endless amounts of time. This is due partly to the fact that the telephone service is superb here, ______ the postal service is less efficient.
36. The board of directors have already discussed the subject ______ in the previous meetings and they will handle it in all its aspects.
A.in place
B.at length
C.on end
D.off and on
A B C D
B
[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是：in place准备妥当；at length详细地；on end连续地，不断地；off and on时断时续地。句意是，在前几次会议上，董事会已经详细地讨论了这个话题，并将全方位地进行处理。所以正确答案是B选项。
37. Reflecting on our exploration, we also discovered that people will exploit the newness, vagueness, and breadth of the information marketplace to support their wishes and predilections, ______ they may be.
39. Total investments for this year reached $56 million, and to put this into ______ investments this year will double those made in 1997.
A.sight
B.vision
C.perspective
D.horizon
A B C D
C
[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是：sight视力，视觉，见，瞥见，视域，眼界；vision视觉，先见之明，眼力，想象力；perspective透视画法，透视图，远景，前途，观点，看法，观点，观察，put... into perspective是固定用法；horizon地平(线)，(知识，思想等的)范围，视野。句意是，今年的全部投资已经达到5千6百万美元，客观上来说，今年的投资将比1997年翻一番。所以正确答案是C选项。
40. The year of 776 B.C. is considered to be the founding date of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece. The Games lasted more than 11 centuries ______ they were banned in 393 A.D.
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