4.【中文释义】尽管报纸的评论无精打采，这次戏剧演出却被热情的观众们从被人遗忘中拯救出来，这些观众的洞察力总是强于那些评论家。
【解题分析】第二个空格的by 短语是一个常见的解题点，热情的听众永远热情，当然不会淡忘这部分作品，故可选a,c,e。后半句的比较结构实际上就在提示着评论家和观众是对立的，所以第一空格填评论家们的态度，当然应该填不好的态度，c正确。
【重点词条】acumen n [L acumin-, acumen, lit., point, fr. acuere] (ca. 1580): keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination esp. in practical matters: shrewdness syn see discernment
lukewarm 1: moderately warm: tepid 2: lacking conviction: halfhearted —— luke.warm.ly adv —— luke.warm.ness n
lackluster adj (1600): lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality: dull, mediocre —— lackluster n
5.【中文释义】爱和傲慢的情绪通常会在同一人身上发现，但却毫无共同之处。即使不是相互摧毁，它们通常也是相互削弱的。
【解题分析】having little in common是其后句子的句首状语，应该修饰谓语动词，故选d ，答案b错在和紧随其后的分隔相冲突。
【重点词条】embrase 1 a: to clasp in the arms: hug b: cherish, love 2: encircle, enclose 3 a: to take up esp. readily or gladly <~ a cause> b: to avail oneself of: welcome 4 a: to take in or include as a part, item, or element of a more inclusive whole b: to be equal or equivalent to ~ vi: to participate in an embrace syn see adopt, include —— embrace.able adj —— em.brace.ment n —— em.brac.er n —— em.brac.ing.ly adv 2embrace n (1592) 1: a close encircling with the arms and pressure to the bosom esp. as a sign of affection: hug 2: grip, encirclement 3: acceptance