1.As he watched the TV drama, he suddenly _________ that he'd seen it before.
A. recognized B. realized
C. responded D. resisted
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他观看这部电视剧时，他突然意识到他以前看过。A. recognized 认出，识别；B. realized意识到；C. responded回应；D. resisted抵制。表示“意识到”，故选B。
2.At the end of the meeting, it was announced that an agreement _________.
A. has been reached B. had been reached
C. has reached D. had reached
【答案】B
【解析】
过去完成时表示一个动作或状态在过去某一时间或动作之前已经完成或结束,即“过去的过去”。这是一个复合句宾语从句,主句的谓语动词用了一般过去时,所以从句中的谓语动词要用表示过去的某种时态。该句中要用过去完成时。agreement作reach的逻辑宾语,所以要用被动语态。
3.I think it's very unkind of you to _________ stories about him.
A. put on B. dress up
C. make up D. turn off
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我认为你编造有关他的故事是很不友善的。A. put on穿上；B. dress up盛装打扮；C. make up编造，虚构；D. turn off关掉。根据unkind提示，是对他不好，故选C。
4.The performance was so good that the applause didn't _________ until there was an encore(返场).
A. die out B. die down
C. die of D. die off
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：这场表演如此好以致于掌声直到返场表演才停止。A. die out灭绝；B. die down减弱，平息；C. die of死于；D. die off相继死去。表示“掌声逐渐减弱以致平息”，故选B。
