D．turned down

　　答案　B　[turn out to be意思是“结果(证明)是……”。]

　　9．The use of water is becoming tense in North China and the government ________ that we should save water in our daily life.

　　A．advocates

　　B．distributes

　　C．obtains

　　D．declines

　　答案　A　[句意：政府提倡我们在日常生活中节约用水。advocate提倡；distribute分发；obtain取得，获得；decline拒绝。]

　　10．A great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the ________ of becoming white collar workers.

　　A．privilege

　　B．advantage

　　C．profit

　　D．preference

　　答案　A　[考查名词的区别。句意：许多人经常愿意牺牲高收入来换取获得白领工作的特权。privilege“特权，恩典”；advantage优点，优势；profit利润，收益；preference偏爱，优待，优先考虑。]

　　11．In the early 1920s，thousands of people went to Australia to ________ their fortune.

　　A．seek

　　B．take

　　C．develop

　　D．undertake

　　答案　A　[seek one's fortune意为“寻求财富，发财”。]

　　12．The government are making their efforts to find a right place on which to build a monument ________ the people who laid down their lives in defense of the people's safety and property.

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