1. _________, the more severe the winters are.
A. The more north you go
B. The farther you go the north
C. The more you go north
D. The farther north you go
2. Vicky has been sad recently, for her plan to go to college _________ at the last moment.
A. fell out
B. fell behind
C. fell through
D. fell off
3. You had better _________ teasing these newcomers, for that will hurt their feeling.
A. leave out
B. leave for
C. leave off
D. leave behind
4. Don't lose heart! You should __________ your courage and overcome the difficulty.
A. hold up
B. set up
C. pull up
D. pluck up
5. He _________ a sum of money every month to help the two orphans.
A. sets aside
B. sets up
C. sets along
D. sets in
6. His debts had to be __________ after he committed suicide with his rifle.
A. laid off
B. written off
C. turned off
D. put off
7. The gentleman _________ a cherub with his letter.
A. combined
B. included
C. kept
D. enclosed
8. At the meeting both sides exchanged their views on a wide _________ of topics they were interested in.
A. extent
B. number
C. collection
D. range
9. His _________ has changed but he has kept the fine qualities of a scientific researcher.
A. state
B. status
C. station
D. statue
10. She can speak French and German, to _________ nothing of English.
A. say
B. speak
C. talk
D. tell
11. If you play with electricity, you may get an electric _________.
A. strike
B. beat
C. shock
D. knock
12. It was a wonderful play with a _________ of over fifty actors and actresses.
A. list
B. group
C. bunch
D. herd
13. A _________change in policy is needed if relations are ever to improve.
A. strict
B. wide
C. ever
D. radical
14. Please give my best _________ to your family.
A. notice
B. attention
C. regards
D. cares
15. They bought the land with a _________ to build a new office block.
A. purpose
B. view
C. goal
D. reason
答案及解析：
1. D the more … the more 句型。在这个句型中，the more不是死的，只是表示一个比较级。
2. C fall through的意思是“失败、破产”。fall out争吵, 吵架, 闹翻, 结果是, 离队；fall off 下降, 跌落, 减少, 衰退, 离开；落在...的后面, 拖欠。
3. C leave off相当于stop。leave out省去, 遗漏, 不考虑；leave for动身去某地；leave behind将……落下
4. D pluck up振作, 拔起。hold up举起, 支撑, 继续下去, 阻挡, 拦截；set up 设立, 竖立, 架起, 升起, 装配, 创(纪录), 提出, 开业；hold up举起, 支撑, 继续下去, 阻挡, 拦截
5. A set aside .留出, 不顾, 取消, 驳回；set up 设立, 竖立, 架起, 升起, 装配, 创(纪录), 提出, 开业；set along 无此短语； set in开始, 到来, 上涨, 插入, 嵌入。
6. B write off 注销, 勾销, 取消；lay off解雇, 停止工作, 休息, 划出；turn off 关掉, 避开, 使转变方向, 生产, 制造, 用车床加工出, 使厌烦, 变成；put off 推迟, 拖延, 搪塞, 使分心, 使厌恶, 扔掉, 脱掉, 劝阻。
7. D enclose指邮寄信件时附上其它东西。
8. D 选项中只有range能被wide修饰。
9. B status指身份, 地位, 情形, 状况；sate指状态；statue则是雕象。
10. A to say nothing of 是一个固定短语，意思是“更不用说……了”。本题不要做成词义辨析题。
11. C 本题同样没有必要辨析四个选项的意思，只要知道“电击”是electric shock就够了。
12. B 表示人的量词用group。
13. D 常用radical修饰change，表示根本的的变化。
14. C 表示向某人致意用regard。
15. A 此处应选“目的”一词。C 表示具体的目标。 (环球网校独家资料,如需转载请注明出处)