1、Evidence obtained from observation and experiment is often used to _____ a scientific theory.

　　A. confirm　　B. confine　　C. conform　　D. conceive

　　2、Political parties often differ in their views on various _____ concerning their own countries.

　　A. ways　　B. measures　　C. issues　　D. patterns

　　3、_____ his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.

　　A. In spite of　　B. On account of

　　C. Regardless of　　D. Instead of

　　4、The lawyer was expected to _____ some proposals after reading all those documents.

　　A. come up with　　B. put up with

　　C. look up to　　D. keep up with

　　5、While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping _____ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.

　　A. occasionally　　B. simultaneously

　　C. eventually　　D. directly

　　參考答案&解析：

　　1、A. confirm.

　　[注釋] confirm(=support; make certain; give proof of)證實，確實：1)Please confirm your telephone message in writing.(請把你電話中所說的話再用文字復(fù)述一篇。) 2)The king confirmed that the election would be on June 20th.(國王確認(rèn)，這次選擇將于六月二十日舉行。)

　　confine...to把......限制于：Please confine your remarks to the subject we are talking about.(請把你的話限止于我們正在談?wù)摰念}目。)conform (to)使一致，符合，遵守。Conceive 1)想到，想出：He very quickly conceived a new plan.[注意]conceive of想象:They could not conceive of the possibility of failure.(他們不能想象失敗的可能。)

　　2、issue此處意為“重大問題”。measure措施，雖然填入本題也說得過去，但不夠貼切。pattern模式，圖案，圖樣。與題意不符，不能入選。way 方法，方式。

　　3、B. On account of

　　[注釋]on account of(=because of)由于，因為。regardless of(=without worrying about)不顧;Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.

　　4、A. come up with.

　　[注釋]come up with提出。注釋。Put up with忍受;keep up with跟上，與......保持一致;look up to尊敬。

　　5、A. occasionally.

　　[注釋]occasionally 偶爾。Simultaniously同時地; directly直接

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