2019年mpa考试英语真题——名词776

{01}—Why is Peter working so hard these days?.
—The _______ of failing the exam next week makes him do so. A.announcement B.threat C.competence D.dilemma 解析：名词词义辨析题。A. announcement 宣布 B. threat 威胁    C. competence 能力  D. dilemma 两难 “为什么皮特这些天如此努力？”“下周考试的逼近让他如此”。选B
本题选B。
{02}Although the average reader spends more than 4, 000 pounds on books in their lifetime, 55 percent say they buy them for decoration and have no____of reading them． A.advantage B.attempt C.evidence D.intention 解析：词义辨析。  A．优势  B．企图；尝试  C．证据    D．意图。Have no intention of doing sth不打算做某事，故选D。
本题选D。