1．The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and __ him of speed.

A charged B accused C blamed D warned

2． The public opinion was that the time was not__ for the election of such a radical candidate as Mr. Jones.

A reasonable B ripe C ready D practical

3. The managing director took the __ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

A guilt B blame C charge D accusation

4. Barry had an advantage over his mother__ he could speak French.

A since that B in that C at that D so that

5. Very few scientists__ completely new answers to the world’s problems.

A come up with B come out C come round D come up to

答案:

1-5 BBBBA

1选B accuse of 指控某人犯……罪 He was accused of corruption.
charge with指控某人犯……罪 He was charged with negligence of duty.
blame sb for 因……埋怨，责怪 Movies have been blamed for the crime wave.
warn sb of 警告，告戒某人 He was warned of the danger.

2.选B ripe引申为“时机成熟的，准备好的”I won’t tell her the news until the time is ripe for it.
ready for做好准备的 Are you ready for the journey?

3选B take the blame for sth对某事负责，内疚 We are ready to take the blame for that.

4选B in that 由于，因为Human beings are superior to animals in that they can use language as a tool to communicate.

5选A come up with提出，提供 He claimed to have been the first to come up with that idea.
come out 出现，显露，出版，发表 When will his new book come out?
come round/ around 顺便来访，改变主意 He will never come round to our way of thinking.
come up to达到，符合Only in this way will you come up to the Party’s expectations.