21. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and _____ him of speeding.  A. charged    B. accused    C. blamed    D. deprived  [答案] B. accused.  [ ...

  20. His new appointment takes _____ from the beginning of next month.  A. place    B. effect   C. post    D. office、  [答案] B. effect.  [注释]take effect 生效。 ...

  19. On this happy occasion, I'd like to say that we are _____ much obliged to you for your kind cooperation.  A. even so B. ever so C. as yet D. so far  [答案] B. ever so.   ...

  18. The car was completely _____ and the driver seriously injured.  A. broken off B. taken off C. written off D. picked up  [答案] C. written off.[注释] write off报废; break off：停止; 断交 break into 非法闯入，强行进入...break off 中断，突然停止...break o ...

  17. What is most obvious in this book are all those details of daily living which make Mrs. Richard _____ common.  A. nothing butB. anything butC. above all D.rather than  [答案] B. anything but.  [注释] a ...

  16. The firemen managed to _____ the fire in time.  A. extinguish    B. prevent    C. suppress    D. ruin  [答案] A. extinguish.  [注释] extinguish (=put out) vt. 扑灭 (火焰等) 。Stop the fire虽然也可以搭配, 但按本句题意用extinguish为最佳。 ...