166、You have nothing to ______ by refusing to listen to our advice.（财科所2018年）
- Gain
- Grasp
- Seize
- Earn
答案：A
解析：动词搭配。gain“获得”；grasp“抓住，了解”；seize“抓住，逮捕”；earn“赚得”。这句话中应该取“收获”之意，have nothing to gain表示“一无所获”，选A。
167、We have planned an exciting publicity ______ with our advertisers.（财科所2018年）
- Struggle
- Conflict
- Battle
- Campaign
答案：D
解析：名词辨析题。struggle“挣扎，搏斗”；conflict“冲突，矛盾”；battle“战斗”；campaign“运动”。根据advertisers“广告”可知是做宣传运动，选D。
168、Even the cleverest use of time management techniques is powerless to ______ the sum of minutes in a person's life (over 52 million, optimistically assuming a life expectancy of 100 years), so people squeeze as much as they could into each one of them.（财科所2018年）
- Augment
- Quantify
- Enrich
- Justify
答案：A
解析：动词辨析题。augment“增加”；quantify“确定……的数量”；enrich“使富裕，使富强”；justify“证明……有理; 为……辩护”。根据后面的“人们尽可能充分利用每一分钟”可知应该是无法“增加”一个人生命中的分钟总和。选A。
169、Many innovative breakthroughs come about when people venture beyond their own areas of expertise, because often it takes an outsider to ask the naïve question that may yield ______ solution.（财科所2018年）
- a constructive
- an unconventional
- an agreeable
- a practical
答案：B
解析：形容词辨析题。constructive“富有建设性的”；unconventional“非传统的，非常规的”；agreeable“一致的，合适的”；practical“实用的，实际的”。根据前面的innovative breakthroughs“创新性突破”可知此处应该填入一个意思相近的词汇，故选B。
170、People tend to ______ how distinct their own lives are, so the commonality they enjoy with other people seem to them a series of small miracles.（财科所2018年）
- Deny
- Overlook
- Exaggerate
- ignore
答案：C
解析：动词辨析题。deny“否认，否定”；overlook“忽略”；exaggerate“夸大”；ignore“忽视”。根据后面的“他们与其他人拥有的共性对他们来说似乎是一系列的小奇迹”可知，人们由于过分地夸大各自生活的不同点，所以发现有共同点的时候会感到惊异。选C。