1.There is a growing（不斷增加的) gap（n 缺口、裂口、距離、分歧) between the rich（代表一類人，富人們) and the poor（窮人們) （answer： C)
A. conflict：n 沖突、爭執(zhí)、（意見的)分歧、v沖突、抵觸
a conflict of interests利害沖突；
B. tension： n 緊張，同義詞：nervousness
C. gulf： n 海灣、溝壑、分歧，常見搭配：gulf between A and B in sth
There is a gulf between the husband and the wife in education（教育) of their child.
D. confrontation： n 對抗、動詞：confront.
一般用于： confront sb with sth讓某人面對（不快的或令人頭疼的事情)
有關(guān)gap，還有一個常見的表達(dá)：generation gap代溝
2.I am very grateful（感激的) to you for your assistance（幫助) （answer： D)
A. helpful：有幫助的，反義詞：helpless， 詞組：be helpful to sb
He is always helpful to his mother.
B. hopeful：有希望的，反義詞：hopeless， 常見搭配：be hopeful of/about對……抱有希望，如：I am hopeful of passing the exam.
C. pitiful： pity+ful 令人憐憫的、可憐的，反義詞：pitiless： 無憐憫心的、殘酷的
D .thankful：感激的、感謝的，反義詞：thankless： 不感謝的、忘恩的，常見搭配：
be thankful to sb for sth = be grateful to sb for sth
得出結(jié)論：同義詞的常見搭配也一樣，后綴-ful（充滿的)和-less（少的、幾乎沒有的)互為反義詞。（重要詞根！)
3.You will be meeting her presently（不久、立刻) （answer： A)
A. shortly：adv馬上、立刻 I‘ll be coming back shortly.
B. currently： adv時下、當(dāng)前，同義詞組：at present = now
She is currently in Beijing.
C. lately（***) adv 最近，同義詞：recently
How have been lately？近來可好？
D. probably： 可能地，反義詞：improbably， 同義詞：possibly.
presently = shortly = soon
4.Attitudes to（對……的態(tài)度) mental（精神的) illness（疾病) have shifted（改變) in recent years（在近幾年=lately) （answer： C)
A. displayed： 展示、陳列某物，顯示、顯露 display sth to sb
B. shown：原形show， 顯示、展示，此時和display屬近義詞。
C. changed（***)高頻核心詞，含義豐富，改變、更換、交換、換乘、換衣服\兌換貨幣，等等。
change one‘s idea/attitude改變主意/態(tài)度；change one’s job換工作； change gear換擋； change sides改變立場； change train換乘火車；change dollars into RMB把美圓兌換成人民幣。
D. demonstrated：v 證明、論證、表明、示威游行
5.I have been trying to（盡力) quit（停止) smoking. （answer： A)
A. give up：停止、放棄，give up sth/doing sth， 如：
My husband gave up（= quit = stop = abandon) smoking last year.
B. pick up（***)撿起來、情況好轉(zhuǎn)、通過實(shí)踐學(xué)會（外語、技術(shù))收取某物、接人、偶然結(jié)識某人等。
C. build up逐漸發(fā)展、增強(qiáng)
D. take up：占據(jù)（時間或空間)從事某事
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