1 He is renowned for his skill.　

A remembered   B recommended　　C praised   D well-known

2 You have to be patient if you want to sustain your position　
　
A maintain B establish　　C acquire   D support

3 She stood there, trembling with fear,　　

A jumping B crying　　C swaying D shaking

4 Medical facilities are being upgraded.　　

A renewed B repaired　　C improved D increased

5 Mary looked pale and weary.　　

A gloomy B ugly　　C silly D exhausted

1. D　　renowned: 有名的;有聲譽的。well-known：出名的,眾所周知的。Remembered：被記住的。Recommended：被推薦的。Praised：被贊揚的。

2. A　　sustain: 支撐，維持。 Maintain：維持;保持;使繼續。又如：Ann and Mary maintained their friendship for the next thirty years. 安妮和瑪麗在此后的三十年中一直保持著她們之間的友誼。Establish：建立;設立;創辦。Our hospital was established in 1950. 我們的醫院建于1950年。Acquire：取得,獲得。Gradually we acquired experience in how to do the work. 我們逐步獲得了做這工作的經驗。Support：支持,擁護,贊成;資助。They supported the Democratic Party. 他們支持民主黨。

3. D　　tremble: 顫抖，發抖，打顫。Shake: 震動，顫抖，發抖。又如：He was shaking with anger. 他氣得渾身發抖。Jump: 跳;跳躍。The horse jumped over the ditch. 馬跳過了那條溝。Cry：哭。He cried over his wife’s death. 他為妻子的去世而哭泣。Sway：搖動,搖擺。The branches are swaying gently in the wind. 樹枝在風中輕輕搖曳。

4. C　　upgrade: 使升級;提高;提升。Improve: 改進,改善;增進。又如：He put forward a plan for improving the rate of production. 他提出了一個提高生產率的計劃。Renew: 使更新;使復原;使恢復。I came back from my holiday with renewed strength. 我度假回來,體力得到恢復。Increase: 增大;增加;增強。Travel increases one’s knowledge of the world. 旅游增進人對世界的了解。

5. D　　weary: 疲倦的,疲勞的。Exhausted: 精疲力竭的。All three men were hot, dirty, and exhausted. 三個人都是又熱、又臟且精疲力竭。Gloomy: 陰暗的;陰沉的。He came to see me in a gloomy winter day. 他在一個陰沉的冬日來看我。Ugly: 丑的,難看的。What an ugly building! 多么難看的建筑物! Silly: 愚蠢的;糊涂的。It was silly of me to say such a thing. 我說這話真傻。