127. High interest rates _____ people from borrowing money. A. discourage B. decrease C. disturb D. disgust [答案]A. discourage [注释]discourage sb. from doing sth.使认为某事不值得做:Tht wet weather discouraged people from going to the sports meeting.(下雨天使人觉得不值得去看运动会。) 128. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards. A. equivalent B. uniform C. alike D. likely [答案]A. equivalent. [注释]equivalent相等的,相当的:He exchanged his pounds for the equivalent amount of dollars. uniform 相同的,一样的。Likely adj.很可能的,有希望的。Alike(表语形容词)相同的,相象的。 129. The two things are the same in outward form but different _____. A. in addition B. in brief C. in common D. in essence [答案]D. in essence. [注释]in essence本质上;in addition此外;in brief简短地,简言之;in common共同。 130. _____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time. A. By the way B. In a way C. In the way D. In no way |