The small car can't         a large family inside.

suit

press

collect

fit

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这辆小汽车装不下一大家子人。A.suit 相配，合身；B.press压；C.collect 收集；D. fit合适；容纳。suit表示尺寸和大小方面适合；此处表示小汽车容纳不下一大家子人。故选D项。

never I have read

never have I read

ever I have read

ever have I read

Really? You        twice the price to buy the book!

paid

took

spent

cost

考查动词词义辨析。句意：真的吗？你付了2倍的价格买这本书！四个动词都有“花费”的意思，但用法不同。pay的主语通常是人，常用结构是 sb pay (money) for sth;take作“花费”时讲常用于固定句型 It takes/took sb (money/time)to do sth做某事花费某人（金钱/时间）；spend的主语通常是人 sb spend...on sth 或sb spend ...(in) doing sth;cost的主语通常是物，sth cost sb (money)意为“某物花了某人多少钱。本题主语是人，结合句意和后文to buy the book，空格处应填pay。故选A项。

"Society" is a(n)              term;it may mean much or nothing.

autonomous

ambiguous

fragrant

fragile

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“社会”是一个模棱两可的词；它可能意味着很多，也可能没有意义。autonmous 自治的；ambiguous模棱两可的；fragrant芳香的；fragile脆弱的。结合后文it may mean much or nothing可知，空格处填ambiguous模棱两可的。故选B项。

Her         for writing was a desire for women to get  the right to higher education.

motivation

qualification

talent

technique

考查名词词义辨析。句意：她写作的动力源自为女性获得更高教育的权利。motivation动力；动机；qualification资格；talent才能，天赋；technique技巧。故a desire for women to get  the right to higher educatio是她写作的动力。故选A项。

He          and wept when he heard the news.

took down

put down

turned down

broke down

考查动词短语辨析。句意：当他听到这个消息时，整个人都崩溃了并哭起来。A. took down  记下；B.put down记下；C.turned down调小，拒绝；D.broke down崩溃，坏掉。根据wept 可知此处应填"broke down"符合语境。故选D项。