111. The reference she made to her friend, the poet, was interesting but too _____ for anyone to appreciate.
   A. drastic    B. dull    C. obscure   D. distinct
[答案] C. obscure.
[注释] obscure(=not clearly seen or understood)模糊难懂得。drastic激烈的，严厉的；dull单调的；distinct清楚的，明显的；截然不同的（from）。
本题译文：她提到她的朋友----诗人时所说的话是令人感兴趣，但没有说清楚，以致没有人为此感激。
112. He _____ his engagement just before the wedding.
   A. broke out    B. broke away from
   C. broke off    D. broke up
[答案] C. broke off.
[注释] break off(=cease suddenly, discontinue)突然中断；break off one's engagement(解除婚约)。Break off(=interrupt) one's conversation(打断谈话)。Break out(=begin suddenly)爆发。Break away from摆脱，从......退出。
113. When she heard from the hospital that her father had died, she _____ into tears.
   A. burst    B. went    C. exploded    D. fell
[答案] A. burst
[注释] burst into tears放声大哭；又如：burst into thunderous cheers(发出雷呜般的欢呼)；burst into laughing(捧腹大笑)。
114. Your help is _____ for the success of the project.
   A. indispensable    B. indicative
   C. inevitable       D. inherent
[答案] A. indispensable.
[注释] indispensable(to, for)不可缺少的，必需的。Indicative(of)指示的。Inevitable 不可避免的。Inherent固有的，内在的，天生的。
115. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.
        A. In spite of          B. But for          C. Because of          D. As for
[答案] B. But for
[注释] but for(=without, except for)若非，要不是：But for your help we could not have finished it in time.(要不是你的帮助，我们本来不会及时完工。)
116. It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be.
        A. impression         B. comment          C. reaction          D. opinion
[答案] C. reaction.
[注释] reaction(to)对......的反应：Our reaction to a joke is to laugh.
117. Our attitude toward our teachers should be _____, but not slavish or superstitious.
        A. respectable          &nb

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