62. What is most obvious in this book are all those details of daily living which make Mrs. Richard _____ common.

A. nothing but B. anything but C. above all D. rather than

63. The car was completely _____ and the driver seriously injured.

A. broken off B. taken off C. written off D. picked up

64. On this happy occasion, I'd like to say that we are _____ much obliged to you for your kind cooperation.

A. even so B. ever so C. as yet D. so far

65. His new appointment takes _____ from the beginning of next month.

A. place B. effect C. post D. office

62. [ 答案 ] B. anything but.

[ 注釋 ] anything but (=far from being) 根本不 ; The boys knew they bad broken the rules, and they were anything but happy when they were called to the office. (=They were unhappy and afraid.) nothing but 只不過 ; Don't have him for a friend; he's nothing but a criminal. ( 不要把他當朋友 , 他只不過是個罪犯。 ) I have nothing but two dollars. ( 我只有 2 美元。 ) above all 最重要的。 rather than 而不是 .

63. [ 答案 ] C. written off.

[ 注釋 ] write off 報廢 break off 中斷 take off 取消

pick up 撿起，獲得

64 [ 答案 ] B. ever so.

[ 注釋 ]ever so (=very) 非常 ; It's ever so cold. 與名詞搭配時則用 ever such, 如： She's ever such a nice girl. ( 她是一位非常好的姑娘。 ) even so (=although that is true, nevertheless; still) 即使如此： The fire was out, but even so, the smell of smoke was strong. (=The fire was out, but the smell was still there.) .

65. [ 答案 ] B. effect.

[ 注釋 ]take effect 生效。