141.All foreign visitors are requested to_____with the regulations in this area.

　　A.agree B.comply C.consent D.conform

　　[答案]B.comply.

　　[注釋]comply with(=act in accordance with a demand,order,rule,etc.)遵守：People who refuse to comply with the law will be punished.(拒絕遵守法律者將受到懲罰。)conform(to)使一致，符合;conform to rules符合規(guī)則;conform to the customs of society(遵從社會(huì)習(xí)俗);consent to同意，贊同;consent to a plan(贊同計(jì)劃)。

　　142.Thomas Edison considered genius to be_____one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

　　A.composed of B.constituted in

　　C.consisted of D.comprised in

　　[答案]A.composed of.

　　[注釋]be composed of由......組成。Consist of由......組成，是不及物動(dòng)詞，不能用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，故不合題意。

　　143.Although Lucy was slimming,she found cream cakes quite_____.

　　A.irregular B.inevitable

　　C.incredible D.irresistible

　　[答案]D.irresistible

　　[注釋]irresistible不可抵抗的，誘人的，1)I had a irresistible desire to run away,2)I can't refuse this offer;it is irresistible.

　　Irregular不規(guī)律的,不合規(guī)則的：1)the trains from here are irregular.(這里發(fā)的火車(chē)是不規(guī)律的。)2)These procedures are highly irregular.(這些程序是非常不合規(guī)矩的。)

　　incredible不可避免的，不可信的：1)Old superstitions are incredible to educated people.(舊的迷信對(duì)受過(guò)教育的人來(lái)說(shuō)是不可信的。)2)His story of rescuing six drowning men is incredible.(他說(shuō)他救了6個(gè)溺水者，這是難以置信的。)

　　inevitable不可避免的：1)Traffic delays are inevitable at a holiday weekend.(假日周末交通耽擱是難免的。)2)Pain is Inevitable when one breaks a bone.(骨折是疼痛是難避免的。)

　　本題譯文：雖然露西正在減輕體重，但她覺(jué)得奶油蛋糕是誘人的。

　　144.In order to_____the rising production costs,the subscription rates have been increased.

　　A.add up to B.look up to C.cut short D.keep up with

　　[答案]D.keep up with.

　　[注釋]keep up with跟上。參閱。88注釋。Add up to參閱.2注釋;cut short詳見(jiàn).38;look up to(=admire,respect)贊美，尊敬：We look up to the old workers as our teacher.(我們把這位老工人尊為我們的老師。)本題中rates意為“價(jià)格，費(fèi)用”。

　　本題譯文：為了跟上生產(chǎn)成本的上升，預(yù)定費(fèi)已提高。

　　145.Your essay is quite good:just_____it_____with a few illustrations and quotations.

　　A.put..up B.touch..up

　　C.cut..out D.write..off

　　[答案]B.touch up.

　　[注釋]touch up(=improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations)潤(rùn)色，修飾：1)The last part of the article needs to be touched up.(這篇文章的最后一部分需要潤(rùn)色。)2)He touched up the picture by strengthening and shadows.(他把畫(huà)修飾了一下，使光明部分和陰暗部分的對(duì)比度更鮮明。)

　　put up留宿;cut out刪掉;write off報(bào)銷(xiāo)，勾消。

　　本題譯文：你的文章很好;只要用些例證和引語(yǔ)修飾一下。