备战2010高考英语—高频词汇400题及详解注释(下).docVIP

备战2010高考英语—高频词汇400题及详解注释（下） 200. Alice was very sorry to hear that her grandmother had _____ two days before. A. broken off B. passed off C. given away D. passed away [答案]D. passed away. [注释]pass away(=die)死亡，是“死亡”的委婉语。 break off中断；give away给掉；泄露；pass off中止，中断。 201. What makes the space shuttle _____ is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an airplane. A. exceptional B. strange C. unique D. rare [答案]C. unique. [注释]unique(=being the only one of its type)同类事物中独一无二的。如：This stamp is unique; all others like it have been lost or destroyed. 202. People cannot but feel