2019年mpacc考试英语真题——名词864

{01} Shanghai has a large population than ________.
A that of Wuxi.      B.the population of Wuxi    C.Wuxi    D.Wuxi’s population
解析：学生很容易误选A。但分析一下句子结构，这句完整的句子是：Shanghai has a large population than Wuxi has。
本题选C。
{02} I caught a _____ of the car before it disappeared around the bend.

A.glance

B.glimpse

C.glare

D.gleam

解析：　catch (or get) a glimpse of瞥见(强调行为的结果)。take a glance (or look) at看一眼(强调行为过程本身)。
本题选B。
{03}I broke my relationship with John because he always found _____ with me.

A.error

B.mistake

C.fault

D.failure

解析：　find fault with 挑剔，找......的岔子。例如：1)She tries to please him, but he always finds fault. (="He" finds something wrong with everything she does.) 2)They found fault with every box I made. (="They" found something wrong or something they did not like in every box I made.)
本题选C。