1. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level. （重庆MBA）
A. popular     
B. well-known     
C. favorable     
D. preferable 
答案] A. popular. 
[注释]popular 此处意为“ (=liked and admired) 受爱戴的, 有名声或声望的”。 

2. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public. 
A. situation     
B. position     
C. employment     
D. profession 
[答案] B. position. 
[注释]position 此句中指“地位” (不可数, 有时加不定冠词), 如：1) She was a woman of high position. 2) a high (low) position society. 

3. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail. 
A. outcome     
B. outset    
C. income     
D. output 
[答案] B. outset. （重庆MBA）
[注释] outset 开端, 开始, from the very outset (从一开始) 。outbreak爆发, 发生。outcome结局. income 收入。output 产量。 

4. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat. 
A. loosing     
B. losing     
C. off     
D. missing 
[答案] D. missing. 
[注释]missing 缺少的; a book with some missing pages. (缺页书) 。 

5. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should. 
A. bills     
B. charges     
C. prices     
D. costs 
[答案] B. charges. 
[注释]make charges for对......收 (费) ; 索 (价) 。charge也可以用作动词, 表示“收费, 索价”, 如：1) We don’t charge anything for that. (对此我们不收费。) 2) How much do you charge for a haircut? (理个发要收多少钱？)（重庆MBA）