Question

9. If the salt in the fire produces crackling sound,we will have good weather         ;if no sound is produced,it then means the good weather will soon end and a storm would come at any moment.

   A. in preparation   B. in need

   C. in return   D. in store

Answer 1

9. D考查短語搭配。句意為："如果鹽在火中發出爆裂聲，就說明我們會有好天氣；如果沒有聲音發出，則說明好天氣即將結束，暴風雨隨時會來臨。"in store ,意思是"貯藏著，保存著，準備著"，這里用來表示"即將到來"之意，所以為正確答案。 in preparation意為"準備，預備"；in need意為"在危難中，在危急中"；in return意為"回報，作為報答"。