16. I'm trying to break the ________ of getting up too late.
A. tradition B. convenience
C. habit D. leisure
[解析]句意：我正努力改掉晚起的习惯。tradition 风俗信仰的传承;传统;convenience 方便，便利;habit 习惯;leisure 休闲。break the habit of“改掉……的习惯”，为固定搭配，故C项正确。
[答案]C
17.—He says that my new car is a ________ of money.
—Don't you think those words are just sour grapes?
A. lack B. load
C. question D. waste
[解析]句意：—他说我新买的小汽车是浪费钱。—难道你不认为那是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸吗? lack 缺乏;load 负荷;question 问题;waste 浪费。a waste of“浪费”，是固定搭配，故D项正确。
[答案]D
18.From their ________ on the top of the TV Tower, visitors can have a better view of the city.
A. stage B. position
C. condition D. situation
[解析]句意：从他们在电视塔顶的位置，游客们可以更好地看到这个城市。stage 阶段;舞台;position 位置;地位;姿势;condition 条件，环境，情形;situation 形势，环境。根据句意B项正确。
[答案]B
19. The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any ________ when the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April, 2009.
A. delay B. effort
C. schedule D. consideration
[解析]句意：2009年4月当H1N1病毒在墨西哥爆发时，世界卫生组织立即向公众发出了警告。without delay(=immediately) 立即，毫不延迟地，符合句意。effort 努力;schedule 时间表，计划(表);consideration 考虑。
[答案]A
20.Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health. It may also be good for ________ building.
A. respect B. friendship
C. reputation D. character
[解析]句意：独自徒步旅行会很有趣并且有益于健康，或许对性格的培养也有好处。respect 尊重，爱戴;friendship 友谊;reputation 名誉，荣誉，声望;character 性格，品格，品质;特点，特性。character building“性格培养”，故D项正确。
[答案]D
21. China has got a good ________ for fighting against the flu with its careful and smooth organization.
A. reputation B. influence
C. impression D. knowledge
[解析]句意：在抗击流感方面，中国以认真和畅通的组织工作而获得良好的声誉。reputation 声誉;influence 影响;impression 印象;knowledge 知识。根据句意，A项正确。
[答案]A
22.In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a ________ for everyone to stand up.
A. signal B. chance
C. mark D. measure
[解析]句意：在我们的课堂上，铃声响起，老师合上书就是我们要起立的信号。signal 信号;导火线，符合句意。chance 机会，运气;mark 分数;标志;measure 措施，办法;尺寸。
[答案]A
23. The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ________ to the digital resources of the library.
A. access B. passage
C. way D. approach
[解析]句意：设计这个系统的目的是让学生迅速、方便地使用图书馆的数字资源。access to 是固定短语，意为“有权使用;有机会接近”。passage 通道，通路，与 through 连用;way 表示去某地的路;approach 通道，办法，途径，与 to 连用。
[答案]A
24.Dogs have a very good ________ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.
A. sense B. view
C. means D. idea
[解析]句意：狗有很好的嗅觉，常常用于搜寻地震中的幸存者。sense“感官，感觉”，如：a sense of smell/hearing/taste/touch“嗅/听/味/触觉”。view 观点，看法;means，方法;idea 主意，想法。
[答案]A
25.What's the ________ of having a public open space where you can't eat, drink or even simply hang out for a while?
A. sense B. matter
C. case D. opinion
[解析]句意：拥有这样一个公共场所，你不可以吃喝，甚至不可以走动，有什么意义呢? sense 意义;matter 问题;case 情况，状况;opinion 观点。根据句意选A项。
[答案]A
26. I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale; it was a real ________.
A. exchange B. bargain
C. trade D. business
[解析]句意：我只花了10美元就买了一条裙子，真划算。exchange 互换;bargain 便宜货，廉价货;trade 贸易;business 生意。根据题意可知B项正确。
[答案]B
27.The young man made a ________ to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation.
A. prediction B. promise
C. plan D. contribution
[解析]句意：这个年轻人向他的父母作出承诺毕业后将会自谋生计。prediction 预测;promise 承诺;plan 计划;contribution 贡献，四个选项都可以与 make 搭配，make a promise“许愿，承诺”，根据句意可知B项正确。
[答案]B
28. The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly ________.
A. atmosphere B. state
C. situation D. phenomenon
[解析]句意：两个国家的高层领导人在友好的气氛中举行了会谈。atmosphere 氛围;state 状态;situation 情形;phenomenon 现象。
[答案]A
29.The ________ shoes were covered with mud, so I asked them to take them off before they got into______ car.
A. girl's; Tom's B. girl's; Toms'
C. girls'; Tom's D. girls'; Toms'
[解析]句意：那些女孩的鞋子沾满了泥巴，因此在上汤姆的车之前我让她们把鞋子脱掉。由后文的 them 可知，此处的 girl 应为复数形式，因此其所有格形式应该是 girls'，而名词 Tom 的所有格是直接在其后加's即可。
[答案]C
30.—Can you shoot that bird at the top of the tree?
—No, it's out of ________.
A. distance B. range
C. control D. reach
[解析]本题考查名词的固定搭配。out of range 在射程外;out of control 失去控制;out of reach 够不着;distance 不与 out of 搭配。由语境可知，此处表示“鸟在射程之外”，故B项正确。
[答案]B
