Test ThirtyNine
近义词辨析
flaw, defect, fault, mistake, error
这组词都表示“错误，缺陷”。
flaw
原意为“裂缝，裂隙”，引申为“缺点，漏洞，瑕疵”，表示存在的或出现的某种破坏了完好统一体的因素，强调对完美性或有效性的损害。
defect
意思是“欠缺，不足”，指缺乏达到完善或发挥效用所需要的东西，也常指一般的缺陷。
fault
意思是“缺点，毛病；错误，过错，责任”，一般指性格上的弱点或行为上的过失及责任。
mistake
指由于认识上的缺点而无心犯下的错误。
error
常指违反一定标准而犯的错误。mistake和error虽然常常通用，但在习惯搭配中不能互换。
如：
I can’t detect any flaw in his ingenious theory.在他的精妙理论中我找不到任何漏洞。
No one is without defects.人无完人。
She always finds fault with me.她总挑我的毛病。
I took her gloves by mistake.我错拿了她的手套。
Every man is liable to err.人人都难免犯错误。
freedom, liberty
这组词均含有“自由”的意思。
freedom
强调不受外界任何限制和约束，或者可以完全按照自己的意愿行事。
liberty
侧重于从所受的压制或压迫下解放出来。
如：
In some countries, there is no freedom of the press.在一些国家里没有新闻自由。
All the prisoners in the concentration camp wanted their liberty.集中营里所有囚犯都想得到自由。作者: 幽幽草 时间: 2007-9-3 17:19 标题: 专业四级：词汇、语法详细解答40套(39)b
全真模拟试题
1. John said that he didn’t quite ____and asked me to repeatwhat I had said.
A.snatch upB.summon upC.catch onD.watch out
2. On weekend my grandma usually ____ a glass of wine.
A.subscribesB.engagesC.hangsD.indulgesin
3. At the party we found that shy girl ____her mother all the time.
A.depending onB.coinciding on
C.adheringtoD.clinging to
4. The schoolmaster ____ the girl’s bravery inhis opening speech.
A.applaudedB.enhancedC.elevatedD.clapped
5. The Space Age ____in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.
A.initiatedB.originatedC.embarkedD.commenced
6. As you have seen, the value of a nation’s currencyis a____of its economy.
A.responseB.revelationC.reactionD.reflection
7. If the world is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nationsto limit local ____.
A.collisionsB.combatsC.contradictionsD.conflicts
8. Some studies confirmed that this kind of eye disease was ____in tropical countries.
A.perpetualB.prospectiveC.prevalentD.provocative
9. David likes country life and has decided to ____farming.
A.go in forB.go back on
C.go through with D.go along with.
10. I am afraid that you have to alter your ____ views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.
