1. The room was dark, and Stan nearly fell over a chair as he ______ to the phone.
A. trembled
B. stumbled
C. mumbled
D. scrambled
2. Senior government figures ______in the cover-up.
A. could have acquired
B. must have acquiesced
C. might have done
D. will have required
【汉译英翻译练习】
1. 尽管自行车有许多明显的优点，但是它也存在它的问题。
2. 他的申请被拒绝了，没有任何解释。
参考答案
1.B
【句意】房间里很黑，斯坦(Stan)跌跌撞撞地走去接电话时差点摔倒在椅子上。
【解析】动词词义辨析。tremble“(因紧张、激动、惊慌等)颤抖;(轻微地)颤动”;stumble“绊脚;跌跌撞撞地走”;mumble“嘟哝;口齿不清地说”;scramble“攀爬;仓促行动;争抢”。由句中关键词“The room was dark房间里很黑”与“nearly fell over a chair差点摔倒在椅子上”的对应知“跌跌撞撞地走”符合语境，故B项正确。
2.B
【句意】政府高级官员一定已经默许了这种掩盖。
【解析】动词词义和词组辨析。acquire“获得;取得;学到;捕获”，其为及物动词，不与“in”构成搭配;acquiesce“默许;顺从”，acquiesce in sth.“默许某事”;require“需要;要求;命令”;其为及物动词，不与“in”构成搭配。由句中关键词“in”、“cover-up掩盖”的对应以及词义辨析知“默许”符合语境，故B项“一定已经默许”正确。
【汉译英参考答案】
1. 【参考译文】Despite many obvious advantages of a bicycle, it is not without its problems.
2. 【参考译文】His application was denied without any explanation.