1. Because prices of food and clothing and almost everything else in that country have steadily gone up, the buying of the dollar has gone down.
A. energy B. force C. power D. strength
Key: C
2. Many students signed up for the race in the sports meeting to be held next week.
A. 800-metre-long B. 800-metres-long C. 800 metre length D. 800 metres length
Key: A
3. If it was not an accident, he must have done it .
A. on purpose B. in common C. on occasion D. in time
Key: A
4. everyone can hear the speaker there is no of turning up the radio.
A. Now that; point B. Even if; point C. Now that; need D. Even if; need
Key: A 因为need用法用for
① There’s no need for you to start yet.
② There’s a GREat need for a new book on the subject.
5. It snowed heavily for three days and they were separated from the outside world.
A. in the end B. on end C. by the end D. at the end
Key: B on end 1直立，竖立 2连续地 They argued for two hours on end
His hair stands on end.
6. Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first .
A. intention B. attempt C. purpose D. desire
Key: B attempt 尝试
7. In order to learn the of the family business, Bill took a job as messenger boy in one of the offices.
A. ins and outs B. dos and don’ts C. heads and tails D t’s and i’s
Key: A the ins and outs of sth. 细节、详情、始末
另： dot one’s i’s and cross one’s t’s 一丝不敬地完成任务
8．Being poor, she had to borrow a new so as to attend the party.
A. cloth B. clothes C. clothing D. dress
Key: D
9. I tried every to make him give up smoking.
A. mean B. ways C. meaning D. means
Key: D way 作“方式、手段、方法”解时，常用单数，等于method
10. Yesterday I was invited to the dinner at invited to the dinner at .
A. Turners B. the Turners C. Turners’ D. The Turners’
Key: D 在……住处 “’”
11. ----Who did you spend last weekend with?
---- .
A. Palmer’s B. The Palmers’ C. The palmers D. The palmer’s
Key: C the 姓+s 一家人
12. Cloning the sheep ----Dolly is a big in science.
A. proGREss B. run C. jump D. rush
Key: C a big jump 一个大的进步、进展
13． Knowledge of English is a must in international trade.
A. the B. / C. A D. An
Key: C a knowledge of 某一方面的知识
14. I don’t think the two parties can aGREement in the near future.
A. arrive B. reach C. reach for D. arrive at
Key: B reach aGREement 达成一致
15．It is very difficult to his mind because he is always changing his mind.
A. see B. read C. understand D. find
Key: B read one’s mind 了解某人的心思
16．This kind of clothes are out of nowadays.
A. month B. year C. season D. week
Key: C in season 合时的， out of season 不合时宜的、落伍的
17.If you get the job you’ll have to make business everywhere now and then.
A. journeys B. travels C. trips D. adventure
18. Pop music is loved by lots of people, but it is not everyone’s .
A. taste B. favor C. sound D. smell
Key: A
19. Food and are very important to us all.
A. clothes B. cloth C. clothing D. dress
Key: C
析：clothes统指各种衣服；clothing集合名词，抽象概念
many|these|a few|my clothes √ two clothes ×
food, clothing and shelter 衣、食、住
a piece of clothing √ 一件衣服
a suit of clothes √ clothing × 一套衣服
dress: “着装”不可数；“女服”可数
He doesn’t care much about dress.
working dress, student dress, a dress
20. As soon as their party come into they changed the law.
A. force B. power C. strength D. energy
Key: B 执政 in power 掌握政权 nuclear power 核动力
Force “效力”“效果”“冲动（爆炸，风暴） strength “体力”
The laws came into force. (生效) the force of nature 自然力量
energy 精力、能源
21. In the 2004 Shanghai Industrial Fair, electronic equipment, good in both qulity and style, will be shown.
A. a large number of B. a good many C. masses of D. supply of
Key: C masses of =a mass of 接可数或不可数名词，表示“一团，一块”“大量”
22．As is known to us, theory is based on practice and servers practice.
A. by chance B. in turn C. in return C. by turn
Key: B “依次，又转过来”
23． a fire, hotel guests are asked to remain calm.
A. As a result of B. In the event of C. By reason of D. In the time of
Key: B in the event of =in case of=in time of 万一，倘若
24． ----How do you deal with disaGREements between the company and the customers?
----They key the problem is to meet the demand by the customers.
A. to solving; making B. to solving; made
C. to solve; making D. to solve; made
Key: B
25. ----Sorry, Michelle is a little shy.
----Never mind, I be that way when I was her age.
A. would, at B. used to, × C.would, × D. used to, at
Key: B be one’s age 在某某年龄时
26．He is a member of our .
A. brain power B. brains power C. brain powers D. brains powers
Key: C 复合名词的复数，一般在主体名词后加s
27. He is doctor at all. Don’t trust him.
A. no B. not C. any D. a
Key : A no doctor 算不上，医术不精
