1.Some groups still have difficulties ________ access ________ social services.
A. gain; in B. gaining; to C. to gain; to D. gaining; of
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词和介词。句意：一些群体仍然难以获得社会服务。第一空根据短语have difficulties (in) doing sth.，表示“做某事有困难”；第二空根据短语access to表示“有权使用”。综上，故选B。
2.I hope I will not be called on in class as I'm not yet________prepared.
A. readily B. actively C. adequately D. attentively
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：我希望我在课堂上不会被点名，因为我还没有做好充分的准备。A. readily容易地；B. actively积极地；C. adequately充分地；D. attentively注意地。根据上文I hope I will not be called on in class可知作者还没做好充分的准备，不希望被点名。故选C。
3. Experiments of this kind ___in both the U．S and Europe well before the Second World War．
A. had conducted B. have conducted
C. have been conducted D. had been conducted
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态语态的用法。句意：在二次世界大战之前这种实验在欧洲和美国进行得很好。the Second World War发生在过去，又因为before在…….之前，所以表示的是过去的过去，Experiments of this kind与conduct是被动关系，故用被动语态。故选D。
4.The Smiths bought a new car, which was the________of their neighbours.
A. envy B. admire C. respect D. proud
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：史密斯夫妇买了一辆新车，这使他们的邻居羡慕不已。A. envy嫉妒，羡慕；B. admire钦佩；C. respect尊重；D. proud自豪。envy指希望自己拥有别的某人的东西或品质，admire指怀有敬意，赞许或惊喜打量观望自己或大家都希望得到的某种东西，此处应用envy。故选A。
5. In order to increase their vote, they _________ another candidate a traitor to the country.
A. announced B. declared C. thought D. conquered
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词辨析. 句意：为了增加他们的投票，他们宣称另外一个候选人是这个国家的叛徒。
announce宣布，陈述； declare宣布，宣称，声明 （正式的，官方的）； think 思考； conquer 征服。declare 宣称、声明、发表宣言。一般用于官方的或者很正式的场合，像宣战、宣布会议开始等，还有法律方面的宣布。announce“公布”，不如declare正式，指将事情公布于众，如消息或新闻等。主要指宣布大家期待的或与大家有关的事情。本题是正式宣称用declare，故选B。
