1、His debts had to be _____________ after he committed suicide with his rifle.

　　A laid off　　B written off　　C turned off　　D put off

　　2、The gentleman ____________ a cherub with his letter.

　　A combined　　B included　　C kept　　D enclosed

　　3、At the meeting both sides exchanged their views on a wide ____________ of topics they were interested in.

　　A extent　　B number　　C collection　　D range

　　4、His ____________ has changed but he has kept the fine qualities of a scientific researcher.

　　A state　　B status　　C station　　D statue

　　5、The new cut in interest rate ____ promote domestic investment.

　　A. means to　　B. directs toward　　C. is meant to　　D. leads to

　參考答案及解析：

　　1、B　write off 注銷, 勾銷, 取消;lay off解雇, 停止工作, 休息, 劃出;turn off 關掉, 避開, 使轉(zhuǎn)變方向, 生產(chǎn), 制造, 用車床加工出, 使厭煩, 變成;put off 推遲, 拖延, 搪塞, 使分心, 使厭惡, 扔掉, 脫掉, 勸阻.

　　2、D　enclose指郵寄信件時附上其它東西。

　　3、D　選項中只有range能被wide修飾。

　　4、B　status指身份, 地位, 情形, 狀況;sate指狀態(tài);statue則是雕象。

　　5、C　句意:利率再次下調(diào)旨在促進國內(nèi)投資。 be meant to do 意為“旨在做”;mean to do 意為“打算做，企圖做”;lead to 意為“導致”，后接名詞。