(一)
1.(2015·江苏卷)—Go and say sorry to your Mom，Dave.
—I'd like to，but I'm afraid she won't be happy with my________(apologize).
解析：句意：——戴夫，去向你妈妈道歉。——我想去，但是我怕她对我的道歉并不会感到满意。设空处前为形容词性物主代词，故设空处应为名词形式。
答案：apology/apologies
2.(2015·浙江卷)One of the most effective ways to reduce________(stressful) is to talk about feelings with someone you trust.
解析：句意：减轻压力最有效的方法之一就是与你信任的人谈谈感受。设空处作动词reduce的宾语，故用名词形式。reduce stress减压。
答案：stress
3.(2015·安徽卷)There is no need to tell me your answer now.Give it some________(think) and then let me know.
解析：句意：现在没有必要告诉我你的答案，认真考虑一下然后再让我知道。some后需用名词形式，而thought作“考虑，思索”讲时为不可数名词，故答案为thought。give sth.thought认真考虑某事。
答案：thought
4.(2015·湖北卷)When he was running after his brother，the boy lost his________and had a bad fall.
解析：句意：这个男孩在追他哥哥的时候失去了平衡，重重地跌了一跤。根据题干中的had a bad fall可推知设空处应为balance。lose one's balance失去平衡。
答案：balance
5.(2014·江苏卷)She was put under house arrest two years ago but remained a powerful ________ (代表，象征) in last year's election.
解析：句意：虽然两年前就已遭软禁，但她在去年的选举中仍然是有影响力的代表人物。symbol“代表，代表性的人(物)”合句意。
答案：symbol
6.(2014·天津卷)Wind is now the world's fastest growing ________ (来源，根源) of power.
解析：句意：风是当今世界发展最快速的能源。source，符合句意。
答案：source
7.(2014·福建卷)—Could you tell me the ________(秘诀，技巧) of making such tasty cakes?
—Well，I just follow the directions in the cookbook.
解析：句意：——你能告诉我制作如此美味的蛋糕的技巧吗?——哦，我只是按照食谱的说明。trick“技巧，诀窍，窍门”，符合语境。
答案：trick
(二)
1.We'll look into the matter as soon as possible.Just have a little________(patient).
解析：句意：我们会尽快调查此事。请耐心一些。空前有a little，可知该空填名词。故填patience。
答案：patience
2.Barbara is in her late forties and has a________(tend) to complain about what she doesn't feel content with.
解析：句意：Barbara快五十了，一直抱怨她不满意的东西。空前有冠词a，可知此空填名词，tendency。
答案：tendency
3.Compared to the older generation，young migrant workers have less________(affect) for the countryside and farmlands.
解析：与老一代人相比，年青的打工者对乡村和农田有更低的影响。分析结构可知，此处应使用名词，填affection。
答案：affection
4.The doctor told Mary that too much________(expose) to the sun is bad for the skin.
解析：医生告诉玛丽长时间待在阳光下对皮肤不好。too much后面接名词，故填exposure。
答案：exposure
5.—It's really a surprise that the manager should have no idea about the plan.
—Of course he doesn't，for the plan was made in his________(absent).
解析：句意：——真奇怪，经理竟然不知道这个计划。
——当然他不知道，因为制订计划时，他不在。
空前有物主代词his，所以使用名词absence。
答案：absence
6.We all felt a sense of________(relieve) when we saw so many overseas Chinese coming back safe and sound from Libya.
解析：句意：当看到如此多的海外华人安全从利比亚返回，我们感到轻松了很多。分析结构可知此处填名词，relief。
答案：relief
7.The expert did encourage the________(introduce) of new medical treatments into his own country.
解析：专家鼓励向自己的国家引进新的医学治疗方法。根据句意可知填名词，故填introduction。
答案：introduction
8.A person of great________(determine) can usually achieve his goal.
解析：句意：一个有坚定意志的人通常会实现他的目标。分析结构可知，填名词，故填determination。
答案：determination
