1. We have taken all the _____ we can against the painting being stolen.
A. precautions B. admissions C. concessions D. transactions
2. Lying here in the sun is a very pleasant way to _____ the afternoon.
A. give away B. pass away C. while away D. fade away
3. Nothing would _____ Elizabeth to give up the cause of education.
A. induce B. deduce C. reduce D. seduce
4. He was usually very kind so that his sudden _____ greatly surprised us.
A. heartiness B. unhappiness C. harshness D. uprightness
5. Robert did not hear the bell because he was completely _____ in his reading.
A. received B. suspended C. confirmed D. Absorbed
答案：
1. A 参考译文：为了防范那幅画被偷，我们采取了一切措施。
precaution 预防, 警惕, 防范
admission 允许进入, 承认某事之陈述, 供认
concession 让步
transaction 办理, 处理, 会报, 学报, 交易, 事务, 处理事务
2. C 参考译文：躺在这里晒太阳是一种令人愉快的消磨下午时间的方式。
give away 送掉, 分发, 放弃, 泄露, 出卖, 让步, 陷下
pass away 去世
while away 消磨
fade away 逐渐凋谢, 慢慢减弱
3. A 参考译文：没有什么能让Elizabeth放弃教育事业。
induce 劝诱, 促使, 导致, 引起, 感应
deduce 推论, 演绎出
reduce 减少, 缩小, 简化, 还原
seduce 诱使
4. C 参考译文：他平时都很和善的，所以他一下子变得严肃起来让我们吃惊不小。
heartiness 诚实, 热心
unhappiness 忧愁, 苦恼
harshness 粗糙的事物, 严肃, 刺耳
uprightness 垂直, 正直
5. D 参考译文：Robert没有听到铃声，因为他完全沉浸在书本中。
received 收到, 接到, 接收, 遭到, 受到, 接待, 接见
suspend 吊, 悬挂
confirm 确定, 批准, 使巩固, 使有效
be absorbed in 全神贯注于, 专心于