11. He stopped his ears with his hands to _____ the terrible noise.

A. show off B. cut out

C. keep from D. shut out

[答案] D. shut out.

[注释]shut out排除。

show off炫耀; cut out删掉; keep from; 1) 隐瞒; She kept the truth from me.   (她向我隐瞒真相。) 2) 不沾, 避开; He keeps from alcohol. (他滴酒不沾。) 3) 使不做某事：She kept herself   from laughing. (她没有笑出来。)

12. My house is the only brick one on the street. It _____ and you can't miss   it.

A. stands up B. looks out

C. sticks out D. wipes out

[答案] C. stick out.

13. After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater.

A. poured B. melted

C. drew D. dismissed

[答案] A. poured.

[注释]pour 此处意为：涌出, 涌来, 如：People poured out to the rally. (人们踊跃参加群众大会。)

14. Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we   should consider the matter more closely.

A. state B. intention

C. occasion D. practice

[答案] D. practice.

[注释]practice (=way of doing sth. That is common or habitual; sth. done   regularly) 做法, 惯例 ：It is my practice always to rise early. To give credit 让赊欠：No   credit is given at this shop. (这家商店概不赊欠。)

15. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _____.

A. news B. print

C. publication D. press

[答案] B. print.

[注释]in print是习语, 意指“印出来, 发表出来”, 如：She finally saw her novel in print.   (她终于看到他的小说出版了。) in print 的另一个意思是“在印行, 还在发行”, 如：This book is still in print.   (这本书还在发行, 可以买到) 反义词是out of print , 意指“不在印行, 买不到了。”如：The book you speak of is out   of print. (你说到的那本书已不在发行了。)