1. A week after her hu**and died, Mary broke ________ completely and had to go into hospital.
A. up B. in
C. down D. oat
2. A wooden bridge is not strong enough to _________a railway train.
A. retain B. support
C. maintain D. obtain
3. A year ago the firm had a _________ loss of 4.3 million dollars or 20 cents a share after all necessary deduction.
A. total B. gross
C. net D. clear
4. Able placed too much _________ on sports mad not enough on his studies.
A. importance B. emphasis
C. interest D. worth
5. According to Nobel’s famous will, the interest on his fund will be _________ to five people who have made great contributions to mankind daring the previous year.
A. contributed B. devoted
C. distributed D. allocated
1.[答案]C
[翻译]她的父亲死后一个星期，Mary彻底崩溃了，不得不被送往医院。
[分析]break down的意思是“（由于过于劳累或焦虑，体力、精神）衰退，支持不住”；bread up的意思是“打碎，中断”；bread in的意思是“闯入”；bread out的意思是“爆发，突然发生。”。
2.[答案]B
[翻译]木桥之力不足以支撑一列火车。
[分析]support的意思是“支持，支撑”；retain的意思是“保持，保留”；maintain的意思是“维持，维修，主张”；obtain的意思是“获得”。
3.[答案]C
[翻译]一年前该公司的净亏捐损为430万美元或者说在做出必要的扣除之后，一股净亏20美分。
[分析]net的意思是“纯的，净的”；total的意思是“全部的”；gross的意思是“总的”；clear的意思是“以清偿债务的”。
4.[答案]B
[翻译]Able放在体育运动上精力过多，而放在学习上的时间不够。
[分析]place emphasis on表示“强调……”或“重视……”；importance的意思是“重要性”；interest的意思是“兴趣”；worth的意思是“价值”；importance，interest和worth都不能和place…on搭配。
5. [答案]C
[翻译]根据诺贝尔的著名遗愿，他的基金的利息将分发给上一年为人类做出重大贡献的五个人。
[分析]distribute的意思是“将分发，分配，分送”；contribute to的意思是“捐献，贡献”；devote to的意思是“将……奉献给”；allocate的意思是“分配，分派”。distribute和allocate都表示把一定数量的钱或东西在一些成员中进行分配。但在实际运用中，有一定的区别。distribute常指就整体开定量分若干份在各处分发，或将物品等发给某群体分散在各处的员。一般经济上的生产与分配中的分配都用这个词。例如：The teacher distributed the examination papers to the class.教师分发试卷给全班学生。The products should be distributed in accordance with the principle “To each according to his work”应该依照按劳分配的原则来分配产品。allocate是指某执政机构为某政府计划拨出专款。例如：Half of medical supplies have already been allocated funds for the new school.一半药品已分配给震区的受害者。The town allocated funds for the new school.这个城镇拨专款给这所新建学校。