1、There is not much time left, So I'll tell you about it _____.

　　A. in detail　　B. in brief　　C. in short　　D. in all

　　2、She got married although her parents had not given her their _____.

　　A. allowance　　B. consent　　C. permit　　D. appreciation

　　3、The rain was heavy and _____ the land was flooded.

　　A. consequently　　B. constantly　　C. continuously　　D. consistently

　　4、Magnificent views over the countryside have often _____ people to write poems.

　　A. convinced　　B. inspired　　C. induced　　D. attracted

　　5、From the cheers and shouts of _____, I gathered that he was winning the race.

　　A. stimulus　　B. urgency　　C. encouragement　　D. promotion

　参考答案&解析：

　　1、B. in brief.

　　[注释]in brief(=in a few words)简短地(作状语),例如：He told me in brief what had happened.(他简短地向我讲了已发生地事情。)此处in brief等于briefly。此处，in brief(=in a word, in short)简言之(作插入语)1)It is a long letter, but in brief, he says "No".(这是一封长信，但简言之，他说“不”。) 2)John is smart, polite, and well-behaved. In brief, he is admirable.此句中in brief意为in a word 或in short. in short作插入语，其意思是in a word(总之)。In detail详细地。In all总计，总共：There are 20 in all.

　　2、B. consent.

　　[注释]consent n. 同意，赞成;consent (to) vi.同意，如：consent to a plan(同意一项计划)。allowance津贴。permit执照，许可证。

　　3、A. consequently.

　　[注释]consequently (as a result)因而，所以。

　　4、B. inspired.

　　[注释]inspired鼓舞，激励，产生：1)His speech inspired us to try again. 2)He inspired confidence in me.(他使我产生信心。) 3)The good news inspired us with hope.(这个好消息使我们产生希望。)

　　5、C. encouragement.

　　[注释]encouragement鼓励，支持：shouts of encouragement(鼓励的欢呼声)。