1. 【真题】I can ______ some noise while I‘m studying, but I can’t stand loud noises.(1989.1)
A. come up with
B. catch up with
C. put up with
D. keep up with
2. 【模拟】I have to _____ first the rest of the work before I go back home to watch TV.
A. clear up
B. clear off
C. clear out
D. clear away
3. 【真题】One day I ____ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.(1998.1)
A. came across
B. came about
C. came after
D. came at
4. 【真题】When the whole area was ____ by the food , the government sent food there by helicopter.(1989.1)
A. cut away
B. cut down
C. cut up
D. cut off
5.【模拟】These gossip will soon ____.
A. die down
B. die out
C. die off
D. die hard
答案：C C D A B
1. 【模拟】A friendship may be _____,casual, situational or deep and lasting.
A. identical B. original C. superficial D. critical
【解析】答案为C identical完全相同的；original独创的；superficial肤浅的；critical批评性的，决定性的。
【译文】友谊或是肤浅的，随意的或是深厚的，持久的。 superficial a.表面的；肤浅的，浅薄的
【联想】shallow a.浅的；浅薄的；surface n.表面；外表 v.浮出水面；浮现，显露。
2.【模拟】One of his _____ is to become the President of the Motor General .
A. achievements B. ideas C. ambitions D. careers
【解析】答案为C achievement 成就，功绩；idea想法，念头；ambition抱负；career事业。
【译文】他的抱负之一是当通用汽车公司的总裁。 ambition n.抱负，雄心，野心；渴望得到的东西
【联想】ambitious a.有抱负的，雄心勃勃的；有野心的【搭配】achieve one‘s ambition实现抱负
3.【模拟】The republication of the poet‘s most recent works will certainly _____ his national reputation .
A. boom B. strengthen C. enlarge D. enhance
【解析】答案为D boom繁荣；strengthen巩固；enlarge扩大，主要指在规模上；enhance提高。
【译文】这位诗人的新作再版无疑会提高他在国内的知名度。 enhance vt. 提高（质量，价格，吸引力等），增加，加强
【联想】enforce vt.实施，生效；执行；强迫，迫使
4.【模拟】If you ____ in taking this attitude ,we will have to ask you to leave .
A. persist B. insist C. resist D. pursue
【解析】答案为A persist in doing 坚持做某事；insist on doing坚持做；resist from doing抵制不做 某事；pursue继续，从事
【译文】如果你坚持这种态度，我们只要要求你离开。 persist vi.坚持不懈，执意；持续，继续存在
【联想】persistence n.坚忍不拔，固执，坚持
5.【模拟】 Employers expect their employees to be _____ for work.
A. timely B. punctual C. prompt D. urgent
【解析】答案为B timely及时的，准时地；punctual准时的，严守时刻的；prompt迅速的，敏捷的；urgent急迫的，紧要的。
【译文】雇主都希望他们的雇员准时上班。 punctual a.严格守时的，准时的，正点的
【联想】punctuality n.严守时刻，规规矩矩；punctuation n.标点
，攻克大学英语四级词汇:短语