1. We had no way to measure the exact distance we had traveled, but we thought it was ______ five miles.
A. precisely
B. appropriately
C. approximately
D. apparently
2. He will ______ resign in view of the complete failure of the research project.
A. doubtfully
B. adequately
C. presumably
D. reasonably
【汉译英翻译练习】
1. 检察官宣称，这名医生蓄意在同事的麻醉袋中做手脚，以制造紧急状况来炫耀自己的医术。
2. 在办公室里工作，最让人分心的不是室温或室外的车辆噪音，而是我们自己。
1.B
【句意】对去解开人类DNA秘密的遗传工程学家而言，这是非常多产的一年。
【解析】动词词义辨析。undo“取消;松开;挫败”;unravel“解开;揭开;拆散”，unpack“从包(或箱)中取出;从(马背上或车辆上)卸下负载”;unscrew“旋开;旋松;从……旋出螺丝”。由句中关键词“the secrets of human DNA(人类DNA的秘密)”知“解开”符合语境，由此知B项正确。
2.C
【句意】我被老板误解了，因为约翰经常在他面前歪曲我说的话。
【解析】动词词义辨析。solicit“征求;招揽;恳求;请求”;told为动词tell“告诉;辨别”的过去式;twist“扭伤;转动;歪曲”;propagate“传播;繁殖;宣传”。根据句中关键词“I was misunderstood by the boss我被老板误解了”可知“歪曲”符合语境，故C项正确。
【汉译英参考答案】
1. 【参考译文】What you spend rather than what you earn determines how satisfied you are with your life, a new study suggests.
2. 【参考译文】The application of 5G mobile networks may seriously affect the accuracy of storm prediction.