6. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.

　　A. popular      B. well-known     C. favorable      D. preferable

　　[答案] A. popular.

　　[注释]popular 此处意为“ (=liked and admired) 受爱戴的, 有名声或声望的”。

　　7. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.

　　A. situation      B. position      C. employment       D. profession

　　[答案] B. position.

　　[注释]position 此句中指“地位” (不可数, 有时加不定冠词), 如：

　　1) She was a woman of high position.

　　2) a high (low) position society.

　　8. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.

　　A. outcome      B. outset     C. income     D. output

　　[答案] B. outset.

　　[注释] outset 开端, 开始, from the very outset (从一开始) 。outbreak爆发, 发生。outcome结局. income 收入。output 产量。

　　9. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.

　　A. loosing      B. losing      C. off       D. missing

　　[答案] D. missing.

　　[注释]missing 缺少的; a book with some missing pages. (缺页书) 。

　　10. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.

　　A. bills      B. charges      C. prices     D. costs

　　[答案] B. charges.

　　[注释]make charges for对......收 (费) ; 索 (价) 。charge也可以用作动词, 表示“收费, 索价”, 如：

　　1) We don’t charge anything for that. (对此我们不收费。)

　　2) How much do you charge for a haircut? (理个发要收多少钱？)