5.The old lady can not hope to ______her cold in a few days.
A.get over B.get off C.hold back D.hold up
--我选了B,答案选A
get over：从...中恢复过来 get off：下车，离开
那个老太太的感冒估计几天都不会恢复。
6.Jim’s plans to go to college______at the last moment.
A.fell out B.gave away C.gave off D.fell through
--我选了B，答案选D
fall through：落空，失败 give away：放弃，泄露
吉姆想上大学的计划在最后时刻落空了。
7.Keys should never be hidden around the house since thieves______know where to look.
A.virtually B.variously C.unavoidably D.invariably
--我选了A，答案选D
invariably：总是，一定地 virtually：事实上，几乎
钥匙不应该藏在屋子里，因为小偷总是知道到哪儿找。
8.The finance minister had not been so_______since he raised taxes to such a high level.
A.popular B.well-known C.favorable D.preferable
--我选了D，答案选A
popular：流行的，受欢迎的 preferable：更好的
财政部长在大幅提高税收后，就更加受到关注了。
preferable一般有比较的意思，例句：
Prevention of a problem is always preferable to trying to
cure it.
防止出现问题总是比试图解决问题更可取。
9.They have held several meetings to_____next year’s production plans.
A.set down B.make out C.work up D.draw up
--我选了D，但没有答案，其实这道题是选什么？
选A。set down：确定，制定 draw up：起草，草拟
他们开了几次会议，制定来年的生产计划。
10.I just managed to ____a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.
A.snatch B.scratch C.scrape D.scan
--我选了D，答案选A
snatch：抽空做 snatch a quick breath：匆忙猛吸了一口气 scan：扫描，浏览
在被路过的船吸入水底前，我设法猛吸了一口气。
11.My house is the only brick one on the street.It_______and you can’t miss it.
A,stands up B.looks out C.sticks out D.wipes out
--我选了D，答案选C
stick out：醒目，显眼 wipe out：消灭，擦去
我的房子是街上唯一的砖头房屋，很显眼，你不会看不到的。
如果你了解这些单词的意思，应该就不会选错了，词汇量很重要，建议多查纸质字典，或者嫌麻烦的话，可以查有道桌面词典，有道还是很好用的。