【考题7】Some confusion has —— about who can join the association.

　　A)retained B)lifted C)raised D)arisen

　　(1992.1/43)

　　【考题8】There were some —— flowers on the table.

　　A)artificial B)unnatural C)false D)unreal

　　(1991.6/44)

　　【考题9】He was —— of having asked such a silly question.

　　A)sorry B)guilty C)ashamed D)miserable

　　(1991.6/65)

　　【考题10】A healthy life is frequently thought to be —— with the open countryside and homegrown food.

　　A)tied B)bound C)involved D)associated

　　(1996.6/23)

　　【考题11】Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are—— in grocery stores.

　　A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available

　　(1997.1/43)

　　【考题12】The shy girl felt —— and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions.

　　A)amazed B)awkward C)curious D)amused

　　(1998.6/42)

　　【考题7】arise vi.出现;由……引起【译文】关于谁加入协会意见不一。D

　　【考题8】artificial a.人工的;矫揉造作的【译文】桌子上有一些假花。A

　　【考题9】ashamed a.惭愧(的);羞耻(的) C

　　【搭配】be ashamed of 以为……是耻辱

　　be ashamed to do sth.以干……为耻

　　【译文】他对自己问了这样一个愚蠢的问题感到很不好意思

　　【考题10】associate vi.交往n.伙伴，同事 D

　　【搭配】associate oneself with 加入

　　associate sth.with 把(某事物与其他事物)联系在一起

　　associate with 和……来往

　　【译文】人们总是把健康的生活与开阔的乡村和自家种的食物联系在一起。

　　【考题11】available a.可利用的;通用的【译文】经过加工随时可供烹调的方便食品在食杂店可以买到。D

　　【考题12】awkward a.笨拙的;尴尬的【译文】当这个害羞的女孩回答不上来老师的提问时，她感到很窘迫和难受B