21.Their ___ grew longer as the afternoon went on.
A) shadows B) shades C) shapes D) shallows

22.Before he left for his vacation he went to the bank to ___ some money.
A) pull B) pick C) gain D) draw

23.He ___ his childhood memories for the material of most of his stories.
A) turns on B) works on C) draws on D) tries on

24.He saw the plane crash into the sea when its engines ___.
A) failed B) faded C) fainted D) fired

25.It is hot in the day-time but the temperature ___ sharply at night.
A) decreases B) drops C) descends D) reduces

26.Young as he was, he was in ___ of a large number of men.
A) management B) leadership C) charge D) direction

27.They ___ on us as they were passing through town.
A) dropped off B) dropped by C) dropped down D) dropped in

28.Give me his ___ words.
A) precise B) correct C) exact D) accurate

29.Let’s ___ some of these old newspaper. It takes too much room here.
A) dispose B) dismiss C) discharge D) discard

30.I don’t like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you could ___ me a favour.
A) make B) do C) find D) get

答案解析：21.答案：A
譯文：隨著下午一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)過(guò)去，影子會(huì)變長(zhǎng)。
解析：A) shadow n./vt./vi./adj. 陰影，影子，變暗，幻影，暗示
eg. The willow’s ～ falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。
in the ～ of a tree 在樹(shù)蔭下 a ～ over one’s happiness給幸福蒙上陰影
B) shade n./vt. 陰涼處，陰暗，細(xì)微差別，微量，愁容
eg. There is not enough light and ～ in this picture. 這幅畫(huà)的明暗色調(diào)不夠明顯。
under the ～ of a tree 在樹(shù)蔭下
C) shape n./vt./vi. 形狀，樣子，幻象
eg. A vague ～ appeared through the mist. 霧中出現(xiàn)一個(gè)模糊的形象。
rocks of various ～s 各種形態(tài)的巖石 in good financial ～ 經(jīng)濟(jì)情況好
D) shallow adj./n./vt./vi. 淺的，薄的，膚淺的
eg. a ～ dish 淺底盤(pán) a ～ man 淺薄的人 ～ talk 膚淺的談話

22.答案：D
譯文：他度假之前去銀行取了些錢(qián)。
解析：A) pull vt./vi./n. 拖，拉，牽
eg. Pull the door open. Don’t push it. 把門(mén)拉開(kāi)，不要推。
B) pick vt./vi./n. 撿起，挑選
eg. Pick what suits you. 適合你的就拿吧。
C) gain vt./vi./n. 獲得，贏得，增加
eg. ～ still greater successes 獲得更大的成功 ～ a battle 打勝仗
D) draw vt./vi./n. 拉，拖，取款，引起
eg. ～ one’s salary 領(lǐng)取工資 ～ sb.’s attention 吸引某人注意

23.答案：C
譯文：他利用他兒時(shí)的記憶作為他大部分故事的素材。
解析：A) turn on 開(kāi)，把……對(duì)準(zhǔn)，依靠，取決于，使產(chǎn)生興趣
eg. The trip turns on whether it will be fine tomorrow. 這次旅行取決于明天是否天晴。
～ on the radio 開(kāi)收音機(jī) ～ charm 一下子顯露魅力
B) work on 繼續(xù)工作，不斷工作，做（某人）工作，設(shè)法說(shuō)服，影響
C) draw on 吸收，利用，向……支取，引誘，鼓勵(lì)
eg. ～ one’s knowledge of the law 利用自己的法律知識(shí)
～ sb. at 30 days’ sight 見(jiàn)票30天后向某人支取
D) try on 試穿，耍弄，玩弄（花招等）
eg. It is no use trying such tricks on with us. 對(duì)我們耍這種花招是沒(méi)有用的。
～ a coat 試穿一件上衣

24.答案：A
譯文：他看到發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)失靈了的飛機(jī)墜落到大海里。
解析：A) fail vi./vt./n. 失敗，不及格，中斷，衰弱，失靈
eg. ～ in an examination 考試不及格
～ in health 健康狀況下降
I ～ed in persuading him. 我沒(méi)能說(shuō)服他。
One of the plane’s engines ～ed. 飛機(jī)的一個(gè)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)失靈了。
The patient’s heart ～ed. 病人的心臟停止了跳動(dòng)。
B) fade vi./vt./n. 凋謝，退色，變暗，逐漸消失
eg. ～ away 消失，；離去
The sound of the motorboat faded away in the distance. 汽船的聲音在遠(yuǎn)處逐漸消失。
C) faint adj./n./vi. 虛弱的，怯懦的，眩暈的，壓抑的
eg. a ～ glow 微弱的亮光 a ～ hope 一線希望 fall into a dead ～ 昏倒
～ at the sight of blood 見(jiàn)到血暈了過(guò)去
D) fire n./vt./vi. 著火，發(fā)光，點(diǎn)燃
eg. ～ a house 放火燒屋 ～ dry leaves 點(diǎn)燃干樹(shù)葉

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