1. In ancient China, people used to send smoke _____ to warn that the enemy were coming.
A. signs B. signals C. symbols D. marks
答案: B
解析: 这个题考四个名词的比较, 其中: signs 迹象; signals 信号; symbols 象征; marks 分数.
2. The icy conditions made our travel dangerous. So _____ going by car we took the underground.
A. instead of B. in addition to
C. as well as D. at the cost of
答案: A
解析: instead of 代替,而不是; in addition to 除了…之外(还有); as well as 也(除…之外), 既…又…; at the cost of 以…为代价. 这道题横线后面是动名词形式,所以选项C和D首先排除.
3. Sometimes my job is boring, but _____ I enjoy it.
A. by contrast B. by nature
C. on the whole D. on the average
答案: C
解析: by contrast 与…相比,后面要跟with, by contrast with与…相比较; by nature 本性,生性; on the whole 总的来说; on the average 平均.
4. I’ll buy the clock _____ it costs.
A. what B. whatever C. where D. however
答案: B
解析: 不管花多少钱,我都买下这个钟.
5. _____ Mr.Wilson is well again, he can travel.
A. Now that B. So far C. Though D. Even if
答案: A
解析: Now that 既然; So far和现在完成时态连用.
6. Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely to the outside world.
A. having been lost B. to be lost C. losing D. lost
答案: D
7. in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city.
A. Being the fourth biggest city B. It was once the fourth biggest city
C. Once the fourth biggest city D. The fourth biggest city it was
答案: C
8. She always put her medication on the top of the shelf lest the children it by mistake.
A. took B. should take C. had taken D. would take
答案: B
9. The earnings of women are well below that of men educational differences that are diminishing between the two sexes.
A. although B. though C. despite of D. in spite of
答案: D
10. When I got out of the car and walked about among them, one old man who shook his head disapprovingly, they all began to cheer.
A. see that B. except that C. provided that D. except for
答案: D
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