1. The floor requires washing.

   A)calls for             B) calls on

   C)calls off             D)calls up

2. His tales of adventure capture the imagination.

   A)captain          B) catch

   C)cancel            D)carry

3. At last they ceased working for lack of capital.

   A)stored            B) released

   C)stopped          D)left

4. They certainly are hard workers.

   A) happily              B) hardly

   C) securely          D)surely

5. He took charge of our department.

   A) controlled          B) chatted

   C) chose          D)cheated

6. The unexpected rainstorm caused the collapse of the roof.

   A) breakdown          B) breakout

   C) breakaway          D)break-in

7. He made a comment about the bad road.

   A) account          B) remark

   C) report          D)statement

8. They decided to split the difference with each other.

   A) complete         B) separate

   C) compromise          D)comprise

9. It's a tragedy that one lacks confidence in himself.

   A) faith            B) confusion

   C) hope             D)religion

10． There is a considerable distance between my home and school.

   A) great            B) important

   C) significant          D)powerful

11. His job consists of helping old people who live alone.

   A) makes up             B) includes

   C) makes out          D)composes

12. She decided to attend the beauty contest.

   A) content         B) game

   C) competition          D)sport

13. He had a long telephone conversation with his mother last night.

   A) convention         B) control

   C) convenient       D)chat

14．Two reporters covered the news story.

   A) contained         B) reported

   C) concealed          D)involved

15. It is the crucial point in the campaign.

   A) critical             B) probable

   C) possible          D)cruel

参考答案：

1.  A. call for v.要求, 提倡

2.  B. capture/catch: 引起（注意）

3.  C. cease: 停止

4.  D. certainly: 肯定地

5.  A. take charge of: 负责，掌管

6.  A. collapse: 倒塌，崩溃

7.  B. comment/remark: n.注释, 评论, 意见

8.  C. split the difference: v.妥协, 折中

9.  A. confidence是“信心”

10. A. 根据搭配“很大的距离”是答案。另外，considerable也有“重要的”含义。

11. B. consist of = be made up of/be composed of（由。。组成，包括）

12. C. contest 是“竞争，比赛”。

13. D. conversation 是“谈话，聊天”。

14. B. cover是词类跨度较大的词，在复习中要注意这类词。这类词词义的确定要通过搭配结构的含义或句意。（cover: n.盖子, 封面vt.覆盖, 保护, 掩护, 包括）

15. A. crucial 是“关键性的”。