单选题 Questions 147-149 refer to the following letter. Dear Mr. Dunnaway,
A good number of your employees (147) me to write to you on behalf of them.
They have something to say regarding your decision to make the factory off limits to smokers. According to that decision, all employees who wish to smoke must go outside from now on.
Many of your employees who smoke consider this a very (148) decision.
They understand that nonsmokers do not wish to be exposed to cigarette smoke, but what makes them angry is that they feel they are being treated as criminals or germ carriers. Also they believe it is not efficient for their works to go outdoors just in order to smoke.
Your employees who smoke would like to have a meeting with you. They would like to offer suggestions that would be acceptable to both sides. For (149) , separating employee lounges for smokers and non-smokers may be a way satisfying each side.
I hope you will consider this request and agree to meet with those employees.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
Sincerely yours,
James Louis Lander, Counselor

单选题 A. has asked
B. have asked
C. asking
D. have been asked
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】中级问题 空格内应填入谓语动词。主语是employees,谓语动词应为复数,答案应在B选项和D选项之中选择。后面有me做宾语,所以应选择主动语态。
单选题 A. inconsiderate
B. swift
C. benevolent
D. informed
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】高级问题 本题考查形容词的用法,因此要考虑它和后面名词的关系。这里出现的所有选项,从某种程度上来说全都可以用,此时就必须通过对句子整体脉络的理解来解题。句意是,很多吸烟者 对这条决定很反感,所以应选择负面含义的词语。在这里只有A选项符合条件,意为“不顾别人的,未慎重考虑的”。
单选题 A. restrictions
B. reimbursement
C. instance
D. premium
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】中级问题 考查词汇的题目有时也能倚靠对固定搭配的掌握来解题,尤其是要求填入介词的时候。for instance与for example类似,表示“举例来说”。
[高频词语] authorize you to do 批准你做某事 be subject to+名词 根据…… retain 保持 modify 修改 provision 条款;预备 expressly 明显地