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221. Professor Jordon is well known for his _____ into the habits of the common housefly.
A. examination B. introduction
C. research D. expression
[答案]C. research
[注释]research into对...研究：1)(作动词用)He is researching into the reading problems of young school children.2)(作名词用)to carry out a research(=some research)into the causes of brain damage.(对大脑损伤原因进行研究)。
研究可译为make researches into, make a study of 或直接用动词study vt或research into (a problem etc.).
222. The Prime Minister refused to comment on the rumor that he had planned to _____.
A. discharge B. dismiss C. resign D. resume
[答案]C. resign
[注释]resign(=give up a post)辞职：1)imagine he will resign.2)It was his duty to resign his position.
discharge sb.= dismiss sb.解雇某人：He was discharged(=dismissed) for being dishonest.
223. It was decided to _____ the search when there was no hope of finding the missing girl alive.
A. call off B. take up C. keep off D. ring up
[答案]A. call off
[注释]call off(=cancel)取消。详见Ⅲ。25注释。
224. He put in a special _____ for an extra day's holiday so that he could attend his daughter's wedding.
A. request B. demand C. inquiry D. proposal
[答案]A. request
[注释]request请求，put in a request for (提出请求)。enqu...
