1、The rapidly growing birth rate brings about a lot of environment problems, which the government is supposed to take _____.

　　A. significantly　　B. severely　　C. earnestly　　D. seriously

　　2、Carl wanted to play a joke on Bob but gave himself _____ by laughing.

　　A. away　　B. in　　C. out　　D. up

　　3、The government is _____ and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability.

　　A. on the alert　　B. out of control　　C. on guard　　D. in vain

　　4、Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.

　　A. rate　　B. pace　　C. speed　　D. growth

　　5、She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of $150 in it.

　　A. extraordinary　　B. important　　C. considerable　　D. valuable

　　6、Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle (壓垮) the Chinese people; _____ it stirred up their enthusiasm for greater exertions.

　　A. on the other hand　　　B. on the contrary

　　C. to the contrary　　　D. in consequence

　　7、As he had no friends and relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a _____ somewhere.

　　A. log　　B. lodge　　C. landing　　D. lodging

　　參考答案&解析：

　　1、D. seriously.　　take...seriously 是習慣搭配，意為“重視，認真對待”

　　2、A. away.　　give away 暴露，泄露。

　　3、A. on the alert.　　on the alert (=alert; watchful; careful) 警惕，小心：Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals. (=Drivers must be especially careful to see signals when driving a car.) (司機必須密切注視交通信號。)out of control 失去控制;on guard站崗;in vain 徒勞，無效。

　　4、pace 走或跑的速度;發(fā)展或進步速度。

　　5、C.considerable.　　considerable 相當可觀的。[注意]considerate考慮周到的，體諒的，體貼的：1)She is considerate to others. (她能體諒別人。)2)That was very considerate of you.(你真體諒別人。)

　　6、B. on the contrary.　　on the contrary相反地：--Have you nearly done?--On the contrary, I have only just begun. Monday unless you write me to the contrary. (我星期一將來，除非你寫信告訴我有相反地情況。)

　　7、D. lodging.　　log 圓木,lodge 門房，傳達室,lodging 住所,landing 登陸;降落。