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1.(2013·郑州质量检测)—Jack hurt his leg yesterday.
—Really?________?
A.What’s wrong with him B.How did it happen
C.Wasn’t he too careless D.Who told you that
2.(2014·吉林模拟)—Have you finished the report?
—Oh,sorry.It was so noisy in the office that I couldn’t________down to write anything.
A.settle B.put
C.sit D.lie
3.(2014·山东临沂模拟)At the meeting,all the people were deeply________with her brilliant report.
A.impressed B.surprised
C.excited D.comforted
4.(2014·陕西宝鸡质量检测二)Evidence came up________special speech sounds can be recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.
A.what B.which
C.that D.whose
5.(2014·山西高三上学期诊断考试)Chengdu has focused on improving the surrounding countryside,________encouraging largescale city expansion.
A.due to B.rather than
C.except for D.other than
6.(2014·福建名校质量检查)I hope the government will take more strict________against the smog that affected several big cities last winter.
A.attitudes B.measures
C.schedules D.procedures
7.—It’s difficult to tell this picture from that one.
—Yes.The differences between the pictures are very________.
A.broad B.narrow
C.slight D.impressive
8.(2013·衡水中学第二次月考)Their daughter has________for language while their son is a________pianist.
A.gift;gifted B.a gift;gifted
C.a present;presented D.present;presented
9.—You seemed to be very surprised at the news that he won.
—Not exactly.It was his courage________his skill________really struck me.
A.as well as;that B.other than;that
C.rather than;which D.and;which
10.(2014·石家庄市高三模拟)He stood up and________a smile to cover up his disappointment.
A.hid B.managed
C.refused D.brought
11.The questionnaire takes________ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.
A.mainly B.punctually
C.approximately D.precisely
12.It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot________easy reach.
A.near B.upon
C.within D.around
13.(2014·福建部分一级达标学校联考)—When did you get home last night?
—It was almost midnight________we arrived home.
A.that B.before
C.since D.when
14.(2014·贵州师大附中质检)It was half a year________my good friend returned to his hometown.
A.before B.since
C.that D.when
15.(2013·安徽重点中学3月联考)—Would you mind me opening the window,sir?
—________.I am feeling a bit chilly.
A.By all means B.Not in the least
C.I’m afraid not D.I’d rather you didn’t