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1. Oh, how beautiful it is! I likebetter.
A. everythingB. anythingC. nothingD. something
2. The question isof GREat importance.
A. thatB. it C. oneD. what
3. It used to be thoughtthe earth was flat.
A. asB. whenC. sinceD. that
4. If you’rein Spain , do come and see me.
A. everB. neverC. onceD. nearly
5. He is better thanI last visited him.
A. whenB. thatC. how D. which
6. They haven’t arrived yet but wethem at any moment.
A. are expected B. have expected C. are expecting D. will expect
7. I think you must be mistaken about seeing him at the theatre; I’m sure heabroadall week.
A. isB. wasC. has been D. had been
8. the chance, I’d love to try again.
A. GivenB. GiveC. To giveD. Giving
9. I tried to phone her, but even as Ishe was leaving the building.
A. phonedB. would phone C. had phoned D. was phoning
10. I understand what you say, I can’t aGREe with you.
A. WhileB. AsC. SinceD. Because
11. High unemploymentthe government billions of pounds in lost taxes.
A. spendsB. takesC. usesD. costs12. She looks verybut I can’t remember her name.
A. similarB. familiarC. friendlyD. strange
13. Are you still here? Youhome hours ago.
A. should goB. should have gone C. might goD. may have gone
14. We were just about ready to leaveit started to snow.
A. whenB. beforeC. afterD. since
15. He said he would return the money, and I was.
A. fool enough to believe himB. enough fool to believe himC. fool enough believing himD. enough fool believing him
16.“We all hate to eat such things.”“Yes, everyone.”
A. isB. does C. hasD. hates
17. Rememberoff the light whento bed.
A. turning, goingB. to turn, to goC. turning, to goD. to turn, going
18.“I suppose youthat report yet?”“I finished it yesterday, as a matterof fact.”
A. didn’t finishB. haven’t finishedC. hadn’t finishedD. wasn’t finishing
19. My worst fears werewhen I saw what the exam questions were.
A. doneB. seenC. finishedD. realized
20. they’ve got to know each other a little better, they get along justfine.
A. Now thatB. BeforeC. IfD. How
1.选C，I like nothing better相当于It’s the best thing I like。
2.选C，one在此相当于a question。
3.选D，此句为People used to think that the Earth was flat的被动语态形式。
4.选A，ever用于疑问句中，意为“在任何时候”、“在某时”。
5.选A，than后省略了he was，全句补充完整即为He is better than hewas when I last visited him。
6.选C。
7.选C，用现在完成时表示影响或结果，即他整个星期都在国外，所以你说你在剧院见过他，你一定是搞错了。
8.选A，given the chance相当于if I were given the chance。
9.选D，注意even as的意思，它表示“正当……的时候”或“恰当……的时候”。
10.选A，while在此不表示“当……的时候”，而表示“尽管”。
11.选D，spend和cost均可表示“花费”，但句型不同：spend +时间或金钱+ on sth (in doing sth)，cost +某人或某机构+金钱或时间。
12.选B，similar指“相似”，familiar指“熟悉”。
13.选B，should后接动词完成式表示“本来应该做某事，结果未做”。
14.选A，when在此用做并列连词，意为“这时(突然)”。
15.选A，此处的fool虽为名词，但具有形容词的性质，相当于foolish。
16.选B，does相当于hates to eat such things。注意不能选D，因为hate是及物动词。
17.选D，注意when going to bed相当于when you go to bed。
18.选B，注意下文语境——事实上，我昨天就做完了。从该回答的语气上推测，填空处应填现在完成时态。
19.选D，realize在此的意思不是“实现”，而是指“使(不安、恐惧等)成为事实”。
20.选A，now that意为“由于”。
