Ⅰ . 语法填空
1.Though ________ money，his parents managed to give him a good education.
A.lacked B.lacking of
C.lacking D.lacked in
2.Without electricity human life ________ quite different today.
A.is B.will be
C.would have been D.would be
3.________ the danger we have just escaped，I still feel frightened.
A.Dating back to B.Looking around
C.Thinking back to D.Thinking over
4.—Can I buy a Friday’s air ticket for Moscow?
—I’m sorry，but here are no tickets ________ for Friday’s flight.
A.precious B.vacant
C.available D.unusable
5.He was very busy yesterday，otherwise he ________ to the meeting.
A.would come B.came
C.would have come D.had come
6.It is worth considering what makes“convenience”foods so popular，and ________ better ones of your own.
A.introduces B.to introduce
C.introducing D.introduced
7.His health ________ under the pressure of work and he had to stay in hospital for a month.
A.broke up B.broke away
C.broke out D.broke down
8.The problem just ________ is a very important one.
A.referring to B.referred to
C.referred D.referring
9.Only if you sleep，which is equal to turning the TV set off，________ kept away from the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now!”
A.you are B.ought you to be
C.you will be D.can you be
10.He________ good ideas for the product promotion.
A.came up B.came out
C.came up with D.thought over
11.[2011·全国卷Ⅱ] The island is ________attractive in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons.
A.partly B.merely
C.nearly D.equally
12.[2011·湖北卷] Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful，but they may also________our thinking.
A. direct B. limit
C. change D. improve
13.Though interested in buying the stamp，the man pretended to be very uninterested.________，he managed to get the stamp at half the original price.
A.On the contrary B.In addition
C.As a result D.Nevertheless
14.In addition to world hunger，some environmental problems human activities have contributed ________ soon.
A.to need solving
B.to needing solving
C.to needing to be solved
D.to need to solve
15.________Saturday，rather than________at home, I preferred________.
A.It being;stay;to travel
B.Being;to stay;to travel
C.Having been;stay;travel
D.It was;to stay;traveling
