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21. There was a ________ drop in support for the Union in the 1974 election.

A. delicate B. distinct C. distant D. downward

22. We agreed to accept ______ they thought was the best tourist guide.

A. whatever B. whomever C. whichever D. whoever

23. It is ________ impossible to find a good educational computer program in this part of the country.

A. barely B. hardly C. merely D. nearly

24. ______ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.

A. During the 1960’s B. That it was in the 1960’s

C. It was in the 1960’s D. It was the 1960’s

25. ______ that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long before traditional sources become inadequate.

A. Concerning B. Ascertaining C. Assuming D. Regarding

21.【答案】B。解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：在1974年的大选中，支持工会的人明显下降。delicate易碎的，脆弱的;distinct明显的，清楚的;distant遥远的，远处的;downward向下的，下降的。此处是指人数明显下降，故正确答案为选项B。

22.【答案】D。解析：考查宾语从句。句意：我们同意接受他们认为最好的导游。分析句子结构，空格处的词引导一个宾语从句，作accept的宾语，同时在从句中作was的主语，并且表示人，符合条件的只有D项。另，they thought作插入语。

23.【答案】D。解析：考查副词辨析。句意：在该国这一地区找到一个好的教育计算机程序几乎是不可能的。barely勉强才能，几乎不;hardly几乎不，merely仅仅，只不过;nearly几乎。因此正确答案为D。

24.【答案】C。解析：考查强调句。句意：在二十世纪60年代，两国的贸易往来达到最高点。It is / was + 被强调的部分+ that / who + 句子其他成分。此句强调时间状语in the 1960’s，同时强调句去掉It was…that结构之后需要句子结构完整，所以必须要有in，故此题C正确。

25.【答案】C。解析：考查动词辨析。句意：假设对电力的需求继续以目前的速度增长，用不了多久传统资源就会不够用了。concern和regard均可作动词，concern表示“涉及，关于;使关心，使担心”;regard表示“认为，对待;尊敬”;concerning和regarding可作介词，意为“有关，关于”;ascertain确定(事实)，探知，查明，弄清;assume假定，假设;承担，与句意相符。故正确答案为C。