1. I’d rather you _____ anything about it for the time being.

A. do B. don’t C. didn’t do D. didn’t

答案： C

解析： I’d rather 后面從句動詞用過去式.

2. We must manage to do our work better with ____ people.

A. less money and few B. less money and fewer

C. little money and less D. few money and less

答案：　B

解析： 我們盡力用更少的錢和人力來把工作做得更好;注意less修飾不可數(shù)名詞，few修飾可數(shù)名詞，little修飾不可數(shù)名詞，表否定。

3. That’s a good suggestion! Let’s finish our work _____ we can be free this evening.

A. now that B. that C. because D. so that

答案： D

解析： 這是一個好的建議!讓我們完成工作這樣今天晚上就可以自由了; now that 既然，由于。

4. _____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.

A. When compared B. Compared

C. While comparing D. Comparing

答案： B

解析： 注意用被動形式，“比較”這個動作是被動的;另外，如果沒有B項的話，A項也正確，但最常用省略When的這種;與整個地球來比，較高的山峰看起來也不算什么了。

5. That tree looked as if it _____ for a long time.

A. hasn’t watered B. didn’t water

C. hadn’t been watered D. wasn’t watered

答案： C

解析： 這棵樹看起來好像很長時間沒有澆過水了;注意用被動形式。

6. He _____ me to give up the holidays in Spain next month.

A. had B. convinced C. agreed D. persuaded

答案： D

解析： persuade 勸說,說服; persuade sb to do sth 勸說某人做某事。

7. The girl immediately shut the window to _____ the rain.

A. keep out B. keep down C. keep up D. keep back

答案： A

解析： keep out 把…擋在外面; keep down 鎮(zhèn)壓; keep up 使…不倒下， 保持…不衰退; keep back 阻止，隱瞞。

8. Our school-run factory _____ various kinds of chemical devices last year.

A. turned into B. turned up

C. turned out D. turned off

答案： C

解析： turn into 轉(zhuǎn)變，變成; turn up 卷起，發(fā)現(xiàn); turn off 關(guān)掉; turned out 生產(chǎn)，制造.

9. Mary and I _____ the new college life soon, but Tom didn’t.

A. see to B. used to C. adapted to D. stuck to

答案： C

解析： see to 負(fù)責(zé)，注意，照料; used to 后面沒有跟動詞，所以不對。 adapt to 適應(yīng); stick to 堅持。

10. What he said was quite _____ , therefore, I would do everything to help him.

A. valuable B. principle C. reasonable D. superior

答案： C

解析： valuable 值錢的，有價值的; principle 原則，原理，主義; reasonable 有道理的; superior 較高的，優(yōu)越的。 本句話的意思是說：他說的話有道理，因此，我愿竭力幫助他。