Ⅰ.单项填空
1.(2014·江西六校高三联考)—Will you join us in the Talent Show?
—Thank you，________
A.but why not? B.but I’d rather not.
C.and I won’t. D.and I’ll join.
2.(2014·桂林部分学校高三质量检测)The happiest people don’t have the best of everything.They just________everything.
A.get away from B.make the best of
C.fix attention on D.catch up with
3.(2014·江西六校高三联考)The decision about which college to go to cannot be made by any one of us________yourself.
A.more than B.other than
C.rather than D.better than
4.(2014·安徽省芜湖三校一模)A recent study has ________an unexpected conclusion that the African elephant should be divided into two different species.
A.kept up with B.made up with
C.caught up with D.come up with
5.—He failed the exam again!What should I do，Miss Wang?
—In my opinion，your son is________than stupid.
A.quite lazier B.much lazier
C.more lazy D.lazier rather
6.(2014·南京一模)When________comes to an interview day，we’ve got many things in mind，such as being on time and giving proper answers.
A.that B.this
C.it D.one
7.(2014·苏锡常镇四市调研)You know it’s love when all you want is that person to be happy，________you’re not part of their happiness.
A.even if B.as if
C.if only D.if ever
8.—According to my grandma，it is a good idea to eat chicken soup when you have a cold.
—________，scientists agree with her.
A.Sooner or later B.Once in a while
C.To be exact D.Believe it or not
9.She will tell us why she feels so strong that each of us has a role________in making the earth a better place to live in.
A.to have played B.to play
C.to be played D.to be playing
10.(2014·福州模拟)Oprah (奥普拉)，the queen of American daytime talk TV，is________as one of the most powerful women in the world.
A.raised B.recognized
C.requested D.recommended
11.(2014·衡水中学月考)You________scold such a pupil who always keeps silent so seriously that you________hurt him.
A.should;can B.may;will
C.mustn’t;may D.can’t;must
12.(2013·绵阳二诊)—I happened to meet Lily yesterday.
—Lucky dog!You ________each other for two years.
A.haven’t seen B.hadn’t seen
C.didn’t see D.don’t see
13.(2013·台州高三检测)Linda’s health is improving________day by day，and the doctor has advised her to stay home for a couple of weeks.
A.frequently B.gradually
C.fluently D.actually
14.(2013·北京四中高三质检)There is________as a free dinner in this world.As the saying goes，“No pains，no gains.”
A.no such a good thing B.such no good thing
C.no such good thing D.not so a good thing
15.As everybody knows，kangaroos are native________Australia and are often regarded as one of Australia’s national treasures.
A.in B.to
C.from D.with
