1.Don’t ________ the news to public until you are asked to.

A. releaseB. showC. announceD. expose

2.The only thing now standing ________ of further progress is lack of money.

A. on the wayB. in the wayC. by the wayD. off the way

3.If we go consuming energy so wastefully, ________ are our oil wells will be dried up before new energy resources can be found to replace oil.

A. chancesB. opportunitiesC. questionsD. problems

4.________ the opportunity, everyone of us will be a success.

A. GivingB. GivenC. GiveD. Gave

5.When asked by news reporters, the Prime Minister ________ that he would visit France next mouth.

A. discoveredB. confirmedC. ascertainedD. inquired

1.【答案】A

【解析】release意为“发布，公开发表”，可以与news连用。show意为“表明，证明”，announce意为“宣布”，expose意为“暴露，揭露”。需本句意为：除非得到指示，否则不要把这条消息公布给大众。

2.【答案】B

【解析】on the way“在路上”，in the way“挡路,阻碍”.by the way “顺便说一下”,off the way意为“离开道路”。根据句意,本题答案为in the way。本句意为：现在阻碍进一步发展的唯一一件事情就是缺少资金。

3.【答案】A

【解析】chance“机会，可能性”，chances are (that)为固定结构意为“很可能”。opportunities 意为“机遇”，question意为“问题”,，problems 为“麻烦”，均不能用于这个结构中。如果我们继续这么浪费地消耗能源，很可能在找到新能源取代石油之前，我们的油田就干涸了。

4.【答案】B

【解析】首先该题需要一个非谓语动词，排除CD。其次非谓语动词做状语，其逻辑主语为everyone，分析可知everyone与give之间为被动关系，排除A，故只有B符合题意。

5.【答案】B

【解析】discovered“发现”，confirmed“确认，证实”，ascertained“确定，查明”，inquired“询问，打听”。根据句意选B.