答案　B　[A项意思是"账单，钞票"；B项意思是"费用，开支"；C项意思是"价格，价钱"；D项意思是"索价，要价"。句意：每个月一千美元不是什么财富，但是足够支付我的生活费用。]

7．In our childhood，we were often ________by Grandma to pay attention to our table

manners.

A．demanded B．reminded

C．allowed D．hoped

答案　B　[A项意思是"命令"；B项意思是"提醒"；C项意思是"允许"；D项意思是"希望"。根据题意选B，句意：在我们小时候，奶奶经常提醒我们注意餐桌礼仪。]

8．Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a ________of

exercise.

A．limit B．lack C．need D．demand

答案　B　[A项意思是"限制"；B项意思是"缺少，缺乏"；C项意思是"需要"；D项意思是"要求"。根据题意可知选B。句意：健康问题与不良饮食习惯和缺少锻炼息息相关。]

9．The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without

________his notes.

A．bringing up B．referring to

C．looking for D．trying on

答案　B　[bring up抚养，培养；refer to参考；look for寻找；try on试穿。根据题意选B，句意：在商务会议上，首长讲话将近一小时没有参考他的演讲稿。]

10. Shall we________our discussion and have some tea?

　　A. break off B. break down

　　C. break into D. break out

答案　A　[break off在此表示"停下"。break down分解，抛锚；break into突然闯入，突然开始；break out爆发。]

11．The explorer got a disease in blood for ________of fresh vegetables and fruit.

A．sake B．lack C．ignorance D．knock

答案　B　[for the sake of为了......的缘故；for lack of由于缺少；ignorance无知；knock敲打，敲击。根据句意应选B。]

12．Gandi insisted on winning independence by peaceful struggles，not by ___.

A．power B．strength C．energy D．force

答案　D　[根据题干中的"not by"可知，空缺处应为peaceful struggles的反义词，故应选择D项，force为"武力"之意。]

13．Although the wind has ________，the rain remains steady，so you still need a

raincoat.