151、Mr. Green received an ________ letter threatening to expose her private life if she refused to pay $10,000.(北航2010年)

1. Anonymous
2. Apparent
3. Arbitrary
4. Artificial

答案：A

解析：词义考察题。A选项anonymous匿名的；B选项apparent显然的，表明的；C选项arbitrary随机选择的，任意的；D选项artificial人造的。

152、Hundreds of local residents signed a ________ against closing the swimming-pool.(北航2010年)

1. Petition
2. Perceive
3. Partition
4. Participation

答案：A

解析：词汇考察题。“数百名当地居民签署一份请愿来反对关闭游泳池。”A选项petition请愿，申请，诉状；B选项perceive观察，理解；C选项partition分割，隔开；D选项participation参与，分享。

153、The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made ________.(北航2010年)

A.on the location

1. on the site
2. on the spot
3. on the ground

答案：C

解析：“火灾事件的新闻条目立即紧接着一份详细的火灾报告。”A选项on the location无此搭配；B选项不正确的搭配，应改为on site；C选项on the spot立即；D选项on the ground在地表。

154、If any man here does not agree with me, he should ________ his own plan for improving the living conditions of these people.(北航2010年)

1. put on
2. put out
3. put in
4. put forward

答案：D

解析：词组考察题。此题主要考察put的搭配短语。A选项put on穿上，张贴；B选项put out扑灭；C选项put in 把放入，打断；D选项put forward意为提出，推出。

155、Some journalists often overstate the situation so that their news may create a great _____.(北航2010年)

1. Explosion
2. Sensation
3. Exaggeration
4. stimulation

答案：B

解析：“一些记者经常夸大事件，这样一来他们报道的新闻就可以造成轰动。”sensation有觉察，感觉的意思，也有轰动的意思。故B选项符合句意。Explosion爆炸，exaggeration夸张，stimulation刺激，激发。