一起過專四之每日一小練：歷年真題

1. The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows when he acquired the use of the _____.
　　 A. latter
　　 B. latest
　　 C. later
　　 D. last
　　 2. It will take us twenty minutes to go to the railway station, _____ traffic delays.
　　 A. acknowledging
　　 B. affording
　　 C. allowing for
　　 D. accounting for
　　 3. He will have to _____ his indecent behavior one day.
　　 A. answer to
　　 B. answer for
　　 C. answer back
　　 D. answer about
　　 4. With _____ exception, the former president does not appear in public now.
　　 A. rare
　　 B. unusual
　　 C. extraordinary
　　 D. unique
　　 5. We have been hearing _____ accounts of your work.
　　 A. favored
　　 B. favorable
　　 C. favorite
　　 D. favoring
　　 1. The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows when he acquired the use of the _____.
　　 A. latter
　　 B. latest
　　 C. later
　　 D. last
　　考點：易混淆詞
　　辨析：latter --- being the second of two persons or things mentioned
　　 latest --- something that is the most recent or current of its kind:
　　 later --- comparative form of late
　　 last --- coming after all others in time or order　　答案：A