1.They believed that this was not the ____ of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning.

A) climax B) summit C) pitch D) maximum

2.Several guests were waiting in the ____ for the front door to open.

A) porch B) vent C) inlet D) entry

3.As the mountains were covered with a _____ of cloud, we couldn't see their tops.

A) coating B) film C) veil D) shade

4.We couldn't really afford to buy a house so we got it on hire purchase and paid mothly ____.

A) investments B) requirements C) arrangements

D) installments

5.The magician made us think he cut the girl into pieces but it was merely an _____.

A) illusion B) impression C) image D) illumination

答案与解析：

1.A

他认为这不是他们争取平等运动的高潮，而只是开端而已。

climax 高潮;summit 高峰;pitch 高调;maximum 最大值。

2.A

几个客人在走廊里等待前门开。

porch 走廊;vent 通风口;inlet 进水口;entry 入口。

3.C

因为云雾笼罩着群山，所以我们看不到他的山顶。

coating 涂层;film 薄膜;veil 面纱;shade 阴影。

4.D

我们买不起房子，所以我们只有买分期付款的房子，按月付钱。

investments 投资;requirements 要求;arrangements 安排;installments 分期付款的一期付款。

5.A

魔术师让我们相信他把那个女孩切成碎片，但实际上只是一个幻觉而已。

illusion 幻觉;impression 印象;image 意象;illumination 照明。