a. snatch                    b. scratch                    c. scrape            d. scan
[答案] a. snatch.
[注釋] snatch的原義是“攫取; 抓住; 奪得”。本題中snatch意指“匆忙間設(shè)法得到”, 如：he snatched an hour of sleep. (他匆匆睡了一小時覺。) snatch a quick breath (匆忙猛吸了一口氣)。
67. my brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.
a. special                 b. peculiar                  c. particular                  d. unusual
[答案] c. particular.
[注釋] be particular about對......講究, 挑剔; she is very particular about what she wears. (她對她得穿著很講究。) mr. smith was quite particular about my work. (史密斯先生對工作十分挑剔。)
68. 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
[答案] c. proportion.
[注釋] in proportion to是固定搭配, 意為“與......成比例, 與.......相稱”。反義語：out of proportion不成比例,不相稱。本題稱。
本題譯文：我認(rèn)為該設(shè)備的大修費并不過分, 是與它的大小相稱的。
69. voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.
        a. swollen                  b. raised                  c. developed                  d. increased
[答案] b. raised.
[注釋] raise (=lift up) one's voice提高嗓門, 高聲叫喊。raise one's voice against sth. 意為“為抗議某事而大聲疾呼”, 如：as no one raised his voice against the plan, it was agreed on. (因為沒有人發(fā)表反對意見, 該計劃就一致通過了。) voice的常用習(xí)語有：the public voice (輿論) , under one's voice (小聲地) , with one voice (異口同聲地,一致地) ,lose one's voice (嗓子啞了, 說不出話來) , have no voice with (對某事無發(fā)言權(quán))。
70. 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
[答案] b. out of place.
[注釋] out of place (=in the wrong place or at the wrong time; not suitable; improper) (作表語用) 不適宜, 不得體：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) (作狀語用) 不在原來通常的地方：helen fell and knocked one of her teeth out of place. out of order 發(fā)生故障; 失調(diào)。out of control 失去控制。out of the question 不可能的。