1.A healthy life is frequently thought to be__with the open countryside and homegrown food.

A)tied B)bound C)involved D)associated

2.Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are__ in grocery stores.

A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available

3.The shy girl felt __ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions.

A)amazed B)awkward C)curious D)amused

4.Only a few people have ______ to the full facts of the incident.

A) access B) resort C) contact D) assess

5.There is no ______ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.

A)attraction B)appointment C)access D)solid

答案與解析：

1.D

associate vi.交往n.伙伴，同事 D

associate oneself with 加入

associate sth.with 把(某事物與其他事物)聯(lián)系在一起

associate with 和……來往

人們總是把健康的生活與開闊的鄉(xiāng)村和自家種的食物聯(lián)系在一起。

2.D

available a.可利用的;通用的

經(jīng)過加工隨時可供烹調(diào)的方便食品在食雜店可以買到。

3.B

awkward a.笨拙的;尷尬的

當(dāng)這個害羞的女孩回答不上來老師的提問時，她感到很窘迫和難受.

4.A

只有少數(shù)幾個人有機會了解事件的全部真相。

access n.通道，入口;接近，進入;接近的機會 vt.存取(計算機文件)

注意與之搭配的介詞必須是to, 如：have free access to the library 自由進入圖書館;注意相近詞的區(qū)別：access, assess(評價，評估)和excess(超過，過度)。

5.D

沒有確鑿的證據(jù)表明人們可以控制他們的夢境，至少在實驗室的實驗條件下是這樣的。

solid adj.結(jié)實的;實心的;固體的;可靠的;純質(zhì)的;連續(xù)的 n.固體

solid foundation 穩(wěn)固的基礎(chǔ);a solid mass of matter 一連串眾多的時間

（實習(xí)編輯：楊冰玉）