汇：六级四十天突破—讲义与笔记（2）

摸底：Unit 8（二）
54. The elderly Russians find it hard to live on their state ______.
A) pensions
B) earnings
C) salaries
D) donations
注：pensions 养老金

55. There is supposed to be a safety ______ which makes it impossible for trains to collide.
A) appliance
B) accessory
C) machine
D) mechanism

56. After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally ______.
A) deteriorated
B) dispersed
C) dissipated
D) drained
注：1. drain （强调结果）耗尽
2. disperse （强调过程）
3. dissipate （强调过程）

57. No one can function properly if they are _______ of adequate sleep.
A) deprived
B) ripped
C) stripped
D) contrived
注：deprive of 剥夺（六级最爱）

58. For years now, the people of that faraway country have been cruelly ______ by a dictator.
A) depressed
B) immersed
C) oppressed
D) cursed
注：1. oppress 压制 2. curse 诅咒

59. Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been ______ towards producing workers.
A) harnessed
B) hatched
C) motivated
D) geared
注：gear 调整以适应

60. The prospect of increased prices has already ______ worries.

A) provoked
B) irritated
C) inspired
D) hoisted
注：provoke 引起，引发

61. The suspect ______ that he had not been in the neighbourhood at the time of the crime.
A) advocated
B) alleged
C) addressed
D) announced

62. Although the colonists ______ to some extent with the native Americans , the Indians’ influence on American culture and language was not extensive.
A) migrated
B) matched
C) mingled
D) melted
注：mingle 混合（六级最爱）