1．David had prepared carefully for the chemistry exam，so that he could be sure of passing it at her first ________ .
A．purpose B．desire C．wish D．attempt
答案 D [名词辨析。作了充分的准备，这样“他就可以完全有把握在第一次参加时就可以通过。”attempt表示“尝试”的意思。]
2．—How did you ________ the old valuable house?
—It used to be ________ my uncle.He left it to me in his will.
A．take possession of; in possession of
B．take the possessionof; in the possession of
C．take possession of; in the possession of
D．take the possession of; in possession of
答案 C [take possession of“拥有”为固定短语；第二空的主语为it即the house，所以使用表示被动的in the possession of。]
