1. I can meet you at eight o’clock; _____ you can call for me.

    A. incidentally B. actually C. alternatively D. accordingly

    [答案] C. alternatively

    alternatively作為一個替代辦法：If however is used, but is not needed; or alternatively omit however. (如果使用however,就不需要but;或者作為一個替代辦法省去however。) 注意alternately 和 alternatively的區別:alternately (交替地) ：At a Chinese dinner, the guests and the hosts sit alternately at a round table.

    2. He has the _____ of an athlete: he really goes all out to win.

    A. instants B. instances C. instincts D. intelligences
　　
     [答案] C. instincts.

     instinct 天生的本領。instant n. 瞬間, 時刻; adj. 立即的, 直接的。如：instant coffee 速溶咖啡; instant food (s) 方便食品。例如：Spaceships are stocked with a variety of instant foods. (宇宙飛船上備有各種個樣的方便食品。)

    3. A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.
　　
     A. rewards B. awards C. grants D. presents
　　
    [答案] B. awards.

     awards sb. sth. 授于某人某物。如：They awarded John the first prize. (他們授于約翰一等獎。) 對比：reward sb. with sth. 以某物酬謝某人, 須加介詞with; They rewarded the boy with $5 for bringing back the lost dog. (他們給這男孩5美元酬謝他把丟失的狗找回來。) “grant “ 同意 (給予) , 答應 (請求) ：The firm granted him a pension. (公司同意給予他退休金。) “present sb. with sth.” 贈送：Our class presented the school with a picture. (我們班給學校送了一幅畫。) present 頒發, 呈遞：1) The principal will present the diplomas. (校長將頒發文憑。) 2) We shall present a complete report to the Annual Conference. (我們將向年會遞交一份全面的報告。)

    本題句意是：大學是授予學位和進行研究的教育機構。可見, 本題應選award.

    4. The old lady can’t hope to _____ her cold in a few days.
　　
     A. get over B. get off C. hold back D. hold up
　　
    [答案] A. get over 從（疾病，失望，震驚等中）恢復過來，克服，題目的意思為“這位老婦人得了感冒，很長時間都不好轉。” get off 動身，脫身；hold  back，抑制，阻礙，退縮，隱瞞；hold up 阻礙，攔截，推舉。所以選A。

    5. Jim’s plans to go to college _____ at the last moment.
　　
     A. fell out B. gave away C. gave off D. fell through
　　
    [答案] D. fell through，未能實現，題目意為“吉姆上大學的計劃最終未能實現”。“give away”贈送，分發，泄露； “give off”(氣味等)發散；因此應該選擇D。