大学英语四级考试词汇活学活用(四)

　　1.Although they lost their jobs, savings and unemployment benefits allow the couple to ________ their comfortable home.

　　A) come in for

　　B) catch up with

　　C) look forward to

　　D) hold on to

　　2.Although many experts agree that more children are overweight, there is debate over the best ways to ________ the problem.

　　A) relate

　　B) tackle

　　C) file

　　D) attach

　　3.An important factor in determining how well you perform in an examination is the ________ of your mind.

　　A) state

　　B) case

　　C) situation

　　D) circumstance

　　4.Research shows that there is no ________ relationship between how much a person earns and whether he feels good about life.

　　A) successive

　　B) subsequent

　　C) significant

　　D) sincere

　　5.Sadly, as spending on private gardens has ________, spending on public parks has generally declined.

　　A) heightened

　　B) lifted

　　C) flown

　　D) soared

　　第一题：

　　benefit:n. 利益;v. 获益

　　comfortable:a. 舒服的，舒适的

　　come in for 接受, 受到, 继承

　　catch up with 赶上

　　look forward to 盼望

　　hold on to 坚持

　　第二题：

　　expert:n. 专家,行家;a. 老练的,内行的,专门的

　　relate:v. 讲,叙述,有关系

　　tackle:vt. 对付，处理;n. 用具，器具，滑车

　　file:n. 档案,公文箱,锉刀;v. 列队行进,归档

　　attach: v. 附上,使依恋,爱慕