A) manifest B) articulate C) anticipate D) monitor

　　2.People____ that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today.

　　A) convinced 8) anticipated C) resolved D) assured

　　3.When young, we tend to view aging as something exciting, eagerly____ growing up.

　　A) intending B) realizing C) anticipating D) convincing

　　4.The new designs of the Christmas stamps are always waited for with keen____.

　　A) irritation B) prediction C) reception D) anticipation

　　5.The whole price of the statue fell____ immediately after being hit by the thunderstorm.

　　A) aside B) apart C) away D) about

　　參考答案

　　1.C anticipate 預料，預期。manifest 使顯現，使顯露，表現。articulate (明確有力地)表達;發音清晰。 monitor 監聽，監視。

　　2.B anticipate 預料，期望。convince(sb.) of/that 使……信服。resolve 決心，決意。assure(sb. ) of/that 使確信，使放心。[注意：assure 后面必須跟賓語sb. ]。

　　3.C anticipate 預見，預料，預期;搶先于(某人)做，提前準備，提前使用。intend 打算。realize明白，意識到;實現。convince (of/that)說服，使相信。

　　4.D anticipation 期待。irritation 煩躁，發煩。reception 接待，(旅館等的) 接待處;接見;招待會。

　　5.B 本題測試短語動詞。fall apart 表示“散開、分裂、崩潰”，符合句意。fall通常不與aside 搭配。fall away 表示“疏遠，背離，消失”等。 Fall about 指“行動不便”。