1、We can't _____ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.

　　A. hope　　B. wait　　C. expect　　D. imagine

　　2、It was necessary to _____ the factory building as the company was doing more and more business.

　　A. extend　　B. increase　　C. lengthen　　D. magnify

　　3、I asked the tailor to make a small _____ to my trousers because they were too long.

　　A. change　　B. variation　　C. revision　　D. alteration

　　4、Jack is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. _____, I can't speak too highly of him.

　　A. As a result　　B. By the way　　C. On the whole　　D. In a word

　　參考答案&解析：

　　1、C. expect.

　　[注釋]expect期望，盼望，表示認(rèn)為有很大的客觀可能性，例如：I expert the work to be finished by Friday.(我期望這項工作能在星期五前做完。)wait for ... to do sth.等待、等待......做......，強(qiáng)調(diào)“等”這一動詞的本身，如：The audience are waiting eagerly for the performance to begin.(觀眾正等著演出開始。)本題如改為這樣：I waited for him to arrive in time for dinner, but he didn't come.(我等他來趕上晚餐，但他沒有來。)則句子使是對的。由此可見，expect是表示“期待”，而wait for 是表示“等待”，詞義完全不同。

　　注意hope后不能接sb. to do sth.。imagine being on the moon. 3)I'm sorry, but I can't imagine anyone doing research like that.(很遺憾，我不能想象人家那樣做實驗。)

　　本題譯文：我們不能期望一個人在這樣短的時間內(nèi)改變一輩子養(yǎng)成的習(xí)慣。

　　2、A. extend.

　　[注釋]本題中extend意為“擴(kuò)大”。lengthen拉長,延長。magnify放大。 Spread vi. 傳播;vt.展開;He spread butter on the toast.(他在烤面包上涂上奶油。)

　　3、D alteration.

　　[注釋]alteration 修正，更改，尤指部分的改變。Change改變，變化，可指表面的、本質(zhì)的、內(nèi)在的變化。Revision修訂、修正，常指文章、詞典、劇本等的修改、訂正。Variation(形式、位置、條件的)變化、改變、變動：We need some variation in our daily routine.(我們的例行公事需要作些變動。)

　　4、D. In a word.

　　[注釋]in a word(=in short)總之，簡言之。

　　本題是測試“過度詞”，考生務(wù)必根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系來選擇適當(dāng)?shù)倪^渡詞，使句子的意思前后連貫。

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