46. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.

　　A. popular

　　B. well-known

　　C. favorable

　　D. preferable

　　[答案] A. popular.

　　[注釋]popular 此處意為" (=liked and admired) 受愛戴的, 有名聲或聲望的"。

　　47. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public. A. situation

　　B. position

　　C. employment

　　D. profession

　　[答案] B. position.

　　[注釋]position 此句中指"地位" (不可數(shù), 有時加不定冠詞), 如：1) She was a woman of high position. 2) a high (low) position society.

　　48. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.

　　A. outcome

　　B. outset

　　C. income

　　D. output

　　[答案] B. outset.

　　[注釋] outset 開端, 開始, from the very outset (從一開始) 。outbreak爆發(fā), 發(fā)生。outcome結(jié)局. income 收入。output 產(chǎn)量。

　　49. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.

　　A. loosing

　　B. losing

　　C. off

　　D. missing

　　[答案] D. missing.

　　[注釋]missing 缺少的; a book with some missing pages. (缺頁書) 。

　　50. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.

　　A. bills

　　B. charges

　　C. prices

　　D. costs

　　[答案] B. charges.

　　[注釋]make charges for對......收 (費(fèi)) ; 索 (價) 。charge也可以用作動詞, 表示"收費(fèi), 索價", 如：1) We don't charge anything for that. (對此我們不收費(fèi)。) 2) How much do you charge for a haircut? (理個發(fā)要收多少錢?)