1.If the supply of vitamins and minerals in the diet is_____, this will result in changes in body chemistry. A.Inadequate B.Incapable C.Incompatible D.Invalid 2.Our country had made great efforts to promote the family-planning policy, but _____the birth rate is getting higher and higher. A.As it were B.As it is C.As it was D.As is it 3.The average daily_____of fruit and vegetables is around 200 grams. A.Dissipation B.Consumption C.Disposal D.Expenditure 4.Two officers on patrol became _____ of two men in a car. A.Generous B.Suspicious C.Appreciative D.Tolerant 5.He caused a false account of the event _____ in the newspaper. A.Had published B.To be published C.Being published D.To have published Answers: ABBBB 1. 【A】inadequate: not sufficient or enough. not good enough for a particular purpose Incapable: unable to do anything well. helpless. not capable Incompatible: not able to live or work happily with sb. not consistent or in logical agreement with sth Invalid: not usable. not officially acceptable (because of an incorrect detail or details). not legally recognized 2. 【B】as it is表示“照现状看；看样子；实际上”；as it were表示“可以说，可谓”，用以评断自己的用词是否恰当；as it was是as it is的过去时用法，并没有as is it的说法。 3. 【B】dissipation: the process of making something gradually weaker or less until it disappears Consumption: quantity used Disposal: action of getting rid of sth 点我你就错了 Expenditure: amount (esp of money) spent 4. 【B】generous: giving or ready to give freely Suspicious: causing suspicion Appreciative: feeling or showing that you enjoy something or are pleased about it Tolerant: allowing people to do, say, or believe what they want without criticizing or punishing them 5. 【B】固定搭配cause A to do (B)；本题中event与publish构成动宾关系，故应用被动语态。