2019年mpacc考试英语真题——名词297

{01}I’m trying to break the _________ of getting up too late．
A.tradition
B.convenience
C.habit
D.leisure
解析：考查名词。句意：我正试图改掉起床太晚的习惯。habit：a thing that you do often and almost without thinking，especially sth．that is hard to stop doing．即“习惯”符合句意。
本题选C。
{02}In that situation，a wage freeze，whether voluntary or imposed by the Government，deals with a ________ of inflation rather than with inflation itself．
A.symbol
B.sign
C.signal
D.symptom
解析：考查名词词义辨析。symptom“症状”。句意：那种情况下，工资冻结，无论是自动还是国家强制进行的，是对付通货膨胀的症状，而不是通货膨胀本身。symbol意为“象征”；sign意为“符号，记号”；signal意为“信号”。
本题选D。