1. _____ their youth and upspringing, they were not upset by the accident.

A. Respecting

B. Thanks to

C. With respect to

D. As regards

2. At first my friend refused to fall in with scheme we had suggested, but eventually I managed to _____.

A. play him around

B. show him around

C. come him around

D. talk him around

3. As the tide _____ from the shore, we were able to look for shells.

A. preceded

B. proceeded

C. acceded

D. receded

4. _____ to the mountain towns is often difficult because of bad roads.

A. Aversion

B. Adherence

C. Incentive

D. Access

5. Even 20 years later, he still _____ the memory of his happy and care-free childhood spent in that small wooden house of his grand parents.

A. reminded

B. cherished

C. memorized

D. fancied

答案：

1. B 參考譯文：由于他們年輕正在成長中，事故沒有使他們感到不適。

respecting 關(guān)系, 說到

thanks to 由于

with respect to 關(guān)于, 至于

as regards 關(guān)于, 至于

2. D 參考譯文：最初我的朋友拒絕我們所提出的安排，但是最后我還是說服他接受了。

play around 玩耍

come around 恢復(fù)知覺,回來

talk sb. around 說服

3. D 參考譯文：潮退了，我們能夠?qū)ふ邑悮ち恕?/p>

precede 領(lǐng)先(于), 在...之前, 先于

proceed 進(jìn)行, 繼續(xù)下去, 發(fā)生

accede 同意, 加入, 同意

recede 后退

4. D 參考譯文：因為路很難走，進(jìn)這個山村總是比較困難。

aversion 厭惡, 討厭的事和人

adherence 粘著, 忠誠, 堅持

incentive 動機(jī)

access 通路, 訪問, 入門

5. B 參考譯文：就算20年過去了，他仍然會珍藏著那段和祖父母在小木屋里愉快和無憂無慮生活的兒時記憶。

remind 提醒, 使想起

cherish 珍愛, 懷抱(希望等)

memorize 記住, 記憶

fancy 想象, 設(shè)想, 認(rèn)為, 愛好, 自負(fù)