2019年mpacc考试英语真题——名词583

{01}Premier Wen Jiabao has many important ______ of state to deal with.

A.affairs

B.matter

C.business

D.thing

解析：考查名词辨析。句意“温家宝总理有很多国事要处理。”affairs“事务”，the affairs of state“国家大事”。故选A。
本题选D。
{02}He could have finished it on          , but he was ill last week and that was why he fell behind.

A.schedule

B.disadvantage

C.purpose

D.timetable

解析：词义辨析。A. 时间表   B.缺点 C.目的  D. 时间表；课程表。句意：他本能按时完成，但是上周他生病了，那是他为什么落后了。短语on schedule，按时，故选A。
本题选A。
{03}Don’t make ______ of her. Can’t you see she is in ______?

A.a fun; tears

B.fun; tears

C.fun; tear

D.a fun; tear

解析：考查短语搭配。句中make fun of取笑；in tears泪流满面。句意：不要取笑她了，难道你没有看到她泪流满面吗？
本题选B。