单选题
Mr. Mohammed AI-Rashid 45 Jake's Court Croydon, Surrey United Kingdom CR9 9EL March 9 Dear Mr. AI-Rashid, In order to show our (150) for your long association with the Club, we'd like to offer you a membership enhancement to Star Level for only an additional £ 3,000 per year. Access to the library, lounge and evening rooms on the third floor are what set Star Level (151) from other memberships. Please respond by March 30 as to whether this interests you. If it does, you will (152) later through changes in your current membership. Sincerely, Esther Holloway, Manager Crowder Country Club
单选题
A. announcement B. appreciation C. advantage D. assistance
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】这是一道考查词汇的题目。文章的体裁是“书信”,但是从文中出现金额这一点可以得知,这是“书信形式的广告”。这篇文章的开头出现了“In order to show our appreciation…,we'dlike to offer…(为了表示感谢,我们想为您提供……)”这种固定用法,这是需要我们掌握的。此外,即便根据与“show”的搭配来判断,也可以得出(B)最合适。实际上,我们更应该掌握这种根据词组搭配来作答的方法。
【答案解析】这道题考查的是动词。选项里列出的都是“bill(给~开账单)”的变形,要求考生选出恰当的形式。一般遇到考查动词的题目,我们要注意看主语。这里的主语是“you”,如果是“you will bill~”,“bill”的后面应该有宾语,而且意思就成了“你将向~开账单”,比较怪异。从文章的整体意思来看,应该是“我们将会给您寄去账单”,所以(D)“you will be billed”才是。看来,“征服了被动语态,也就征服了TOEIC考试”这话还真没错。