6. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water   by the passing boat.

A. snatch B. scratch

C. scrape D. scan

[答案] A. snatch.

[注释] snatch的原义是“攫取; 抓住; 夺得”。本题中snatch意指“匆忙间设法得到”, 如：He snatched an hour of   sleep. (他匆匆睡了一小时觉。) snatch a quick breath (匆忙猛吸了一口气)。

7. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food   he eats.

A. special B. peculiar

C. particular D. unusual

[答案] C. particular.

[注释]be particular about对......讲究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she   wears. (她对她得穿着很讲究。) Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work.   (史密斯先生对工作十分挑剔。)

8. I don't think the charge for overhauling (大修)the equipment is excessive in   _____ to its size.

A. correspondence

B. equation

C. proportion

D. dimension

[答案] C. proportion.

[注释]in proportion to是固定搭配, 意为“与......成比例, 与.......相称”。反义语：out of   proportion不成比例,不相称。本题称。

本题译文：我认为该设备的大修费并不过分, 是与它的大小相称的。

9. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more   bad-tempered.

A. swollen B. raised

C. developed D. increased

[答案] B. raised.

10. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer   felt _____ among the local people.

A. out of order B. out of place

C. out of control D. out of the question

[答案] B. out of place.