1. Mr. Smith’s novel turns out to be a great success _______ the interest it has aroused in a variety of readers.
A. with respect to
B. on the verge of
C. in terms of
D. at the point of

2. He told almost all of his friends how his brilliant son had been accepted by one of the most _______ universities in Europe.
A. precious
B. prescriptive
C. prestigious
D. presumptuous
  1.C
【句意】在引起各种各样的读者的兴趣方面上，史密斯先生的小说证明是一个巨大的成功。
【解析】固定搭配。with respect to“关于；至于”；on the verge of“濒临于；接近于”；in terms of“依据；在……方面”；at the point of“靠近；正要”。由关键词“the interest it has aroused in a variety of readers它引起各种各样的读者的兴趣”的对应知“在……方面”符合语境，故C项正确。

2.C
【句意】他告诉几乎自己所有的朋友，他聪明的儿子是如何被欧洲最久负盛名的大学之一录取的。
【解析】形容词词义辨析题。precious“宝贵的；珍贵的；矫揉造作的”；prescriptive“规定的，规范的；指定的”；prestigious“有名望的；久负盛名的”；presumptuous“自以为是的；冒昧的；放肆的”。由关键词“his brilliant son他聪明的儿子”与对大学的描述可知“久负盛名的”符合语境，故C项正确。