7. They have been waiting for many hours to see the singer, but the airplane must have been _____.
　　A. behind the times
　　B. behind schedule
　　C. ahead of time
　　D. in no time

[答案]    B. behind schedule.

[注释]behind schedule(=late, behind time)晚点：The train is running behind schedule today.(=The train is not on time today.)behind the times(=using things not in style; still following old ways; old fashioned)过时，跟不上时代，落后：1)The store is behind the times.(=The store is old-fashioned; it looks as stores looked 40 years ago.) 2) Mary thinks her parents are behind the times because they still do the fox-trot and don´t know any new dances.(=Mary´s parents are old-fashioned in their dancings .) ahead of time提前： They have fulfilled their production plans ahead of time, in no time(=soon, quickly)立即，马上：I´ll be back in no time to see you home.

8. Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to _____ him in his work.
　　A. hamper
　　B. support
　　C. assist
　　D. encourage

[答案]    A. hamper.

[注释]hamper(=hinder, prevent free movement or activity)阻碍：Lack of equipment is hampering our work.
　　本题译文：他们两人都认为他不怎么样并极力阻碍他工作。

Think highly of... 对...评价很高，认为......很好。
　　9. Her display of bad temper completely _____ the party.
　　A. harmed
　　B. damaged
　　C. spoilt
　　D. hurt

[答案]    C. spoilt.

[注释]spoil指出意指“使...... 扫兴，搞糟”，如：Quarrelling spoilt the picni
　　C. (争吵使这次野餐弄得很扫兴。)hurt伤害，damage 损坏，harm危害，均不合题意。

10. We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son´s illness had put him under great _____.
　　A. emotion
　　B. excitement
　　C. crisis
　　D. stress

[答案]    D. stress.

B. under(great) stress使某人处境（非常）紧张，使某人受（很大）压力。

11. The reference she made to her friend, the poet, was interesting but too _____ for anyone to appreciate.
　　A. drastic
　　B. dull
　　C. obscure
　　D. distinct

[答案]C. obscure.

[注释]obscure(=not clearly seen or understood)模糊难懂得。drastic激烈的，严厉的；dull单调的；distinct清楚的，明显的；截然不同的（from）。

本题译文：她提到她的朋友----诗人时所说的话是令人感兴趣，但没有说清楚，以致没有人为此感激。

12. He _____ his engagement just before the wedding.
　　A. broke out
　　B. broke away from
　　C. broke off
　　D. broke up

[答案]C. broke off.

[注释]break off(=cease suddenly, discontinue)突然中断；break off one´s engagement(解除婚约)。Break off(=interrupt) one´s conversation(打断谈话)。Break out(=begin suddenly)爆发。Break away from摆脱，从......退出。