A.fix up安排，修补 B.take up从事 C.pack up 打包，整理 D.make up 编造

　　答案：D

　　讲解：fabricate vt.

　　制作, 构成, 捏造, 伪造, 虚构

　　to invent a story, piece of information etc in order to deceive someone

　　The police were accused of fabricating evidence .

　　14.So instead we spent the whole afternoon hanging around in the gorgeous autumn sun.

　　A.golden B.beautiful C.warm D.shining

　　答案：B (the whole afternoon)

　　讲解：gorgeous

　　good weather beautiful/gorgeous/glorious

　　1 extremely beautiful or attractive

　　'What do you think of my new flatmate?' 'He's absolutely gorgeous !'

　　You look gorgeous, Maria.

　　see usage note beautiful

　　2 extremely pleasant or enjoyable

　　ￚsynonym lovelya gorgeous cakeThe hotel room had a gorgeous view.

　　15.I couldn’t work out why anyone would invent something so boring.

　　A.draw up B.bring about C.put forward D.figure out

　　答案：D

　　讲解：

　　work something ↔ out

　　▶UNDERSTAND◀ to think about something and manage to understand it

　　The plot is very complicated - it'll take you a while to work it out.

　　Figure out: to understand why someone behaves in the way they do

　　Women. I just can't figure them out.

　　16.You can easily find out the benefits of flexible working for both you and your employer.

　　A.loose 松的 B.effective 有效的 C.elastic 弹性的 D.resourceful 资源丰富，足智多谋

　　答案：C

　　讲解：

　　flexible

　　a person, plan etc that is flexible can change or be changed easily to suit any new situation

　　ￚopposite inflexible

　　We can be flexible about your starting date.

　　The government needs a more flexible approach to education.

　　elastic

　　a system or plan that is elastic can change or be changed easily

　　Demand for this type of holiday will probably be fairly elastic.

　　17.The State Department has issued a regulation abolishing the special privileges for government officials.

　　A.grants B.rights C.advantages D.interests

　　答案：B

　　讲解：

　　Privilege

　　[countable] a special advantage that is given only to one person or group of people

　　He had no special privileges and was treated just like every other prisoner.

　　privilege of

　　the privilege of a good education

　　right

　　something that you are morally, legally, or officially allowed to do or have

　　basic/equal/human/civil rights

　　18.Will Americans go for AT&T’s plan of pushing the wireless services in the U.S.?

　　A.support B.adopt 采取，选择 C.hinder 阻碍 D.attack 攻击，批评attacked the idea

　　答案：D (push)

　　讲解：

　　Go for

　　to attack or criticize someone

　　The dog suddenly went for me.