6. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.

　　A. snatch      B. scratch     C. scrape     D. scan

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　　[答案] A. snatch.

　　[注释] snatch的原义是“攫取; 抓住; 夺得”。本题中snatch意指“匆忙间设法得到”, 如：

　　1)He snatched an hour of sleep. (他匆匆睡了一小时觉。)

　　2)snatch a quick breath (匆忙猛吸了一口气)。

　　7. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.

　　A. special     B. peculiar     C. particular     D. unusual

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　　[答案] C. particular.

　　[注释]be particular about对......讲究, 挑剔;

　　1)She is very particular about what she wears. (她对她得穿着很讲究。)

　　2)Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work. (史密斯先生对工作十分挑剔。)

　　8. I don't think the charge for overhauling （大修）the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size.

　　A.correspondence         B.equation        C.proportion        D. dimension

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　　[答案] C. proportion.

　　[注释]in proportion to是固定搭配, 意为“与......成比例, 与.......相称”。反义语：out of proportion不成比例,不相称。本题称。

　　本题译文：我认为该设备的大修费并不过分, 是与它的大小相称的。

　　9. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.

　　A. swollen           B. raised        C. developed          D. increased

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　　[答案] B. raised.

　　[注释]raise (=lift up) one's voice提高嗓门, 高声叫喊。

　　Raise one's voice against sth. 意为“为抗议某事而大声疾呼”, 如：

　　As no one raised his voice against the plan, it was agreed on. (因为没有人发表反对意见, 该计划就一致通过了。)

　　voice的常用习语有：

　　the public voice (舆论) ,

　　under one's voice (小声地) ,

　　with one voice (异口同声地,一致地)

　　lose one's voice (嗓子哑了, 说不出话来) ,

　　have no voice with (对某事无发言权)。

　　10. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer felt _____ among the local people.

　　A. out of order            B. out of place

　　C. out of control          D. out of the question

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　　[答案] B. out of place.

　　[注释]out of place (=in the wrong place or at the wrong time; not suitable; improper) (作表语用) 不适宜, 不得体：

　　1) Joan was the only girl who wore a formal at the party, and she felt out of place. (=She felt embarrassed because her dress was not suitable for the party.)

　　2) It was out of place for Russell to laugh at the old lady. (=It was not proper; she should not have done it.)

　　此外,out of place (=not in the right usual place or position) (作状语用) 不在原来通常的地方：

　　Helen fell and knocked one of her teeth out of place. Out of order 发生故障; 失调。

　　Out of control 失去控制

　　Out of the question 不可能的。