11. The visit of the President will increase the ______ between the two countries.
A. peace
B. knowledge
C. understanding
D. assistance
答案:C。
解析,increase the understanding between the two countries,增进两国之间的理解。不能说increase the peace。knowledge为“知识”;assistance作“援助,帮助”
12. Mr.Smith promised me a good position and ______.
A. to pay me a fair salary
B. a fair salary
C. paying me a fair salary
D. pay me a fair salary
答案:B。解析,and连接的是两个平行的宾语,它们的结构应该是相同的。根据前后结构,这里是两个名词短语。
13. Peter said that he wouldn’t mind ______ the windows.
A. my opening
B. I open
C. me to open
D. for me to open
答案:A。解析,动词mind后跟动名词短语,动名词前可加一代词所有格表示行为主体。其余各项均不能成立。
14. In the newspaper,we can learn ______ is going on in the world.
A. That
B. which
C. who
D. what
答案:D。解析,learn后为宾语从句,疑问词what作主语。不能选B,which是指某一指定范围内的“哪一个”。
15. It is curious how children always behave much worse when they are ______ holiday.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. for
答案:A。解析,表示“在度假”,holiday前的介词应是on。
16. I suggest that she ______ another day.
A. will come
B. comes
C. came
D. should come
答案:D。解析,动词suggest后的宾语从句应用虚拟式(should)come。
17. A man’s ______ lessens as he grows old.
A. life
B. effort
C. temper
D. vigor
答案:D。解析,A man’s vigor lessens,人的精力衰退;life,effort,temper,都是指脾气,怒气的意思,与lessen不搭配。
18. Now the income of the family was ______ more than one-third.
A. returned to
B. reached for
C. dropped off
D. cut down
答案:D。
解析,was cut down more than one third,减少了三分之一以上。不能选C,drop off是“下降,减少”,不及物;return to是“返回到”;reach for是“伸出手去取”。
19. George took ______ of the fine weather to do a day’s work in his garden.
A. advantage
B. profit
C. interest
D. charge
答案:A。
解析,took advantage of the fine weather,趁着天气好。profit为“利益;利润”;interest为“兴趣;利益”;take charge of中“掌管,负责”。
20. He doesn’t seem at all sorry for ______ he has done.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. how
答案:B。解析,what he has done是“他所做的事”的意思。what引出一宾语从句,又是do的宾语。
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