In the dark forests ________ some large enough to hold several English towns.

   A. stand many lakes                                    B. lie many lakes

   C. many lakes lie                    D. many lakes stand

【详解】本题考查倒装结构，完全倒装。同时stand 和lie的区别。stand是突出的，lie是平躺的，湖不可能是突出的，所以此题应该选择lie。

 I prefer a flat in Inverness to       in Perth , because I want to live near my Mom’s .

A. one     B. that         C. it       D. this

【详解】考查代词的用法。one表示泛指，相当于“a(an)+名词”，代替的是同类事物中的“一个”；that表示特指，相当于“the+名词”；it所代替的是前面提到过的同一事物；this表示近指。故选答案A。

Without a sure supply of water, farming in that area remains at the _______of the weather.

A.disposal                    B.risk  C.cost                            D.mercy  

The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting（委托） the organization to an unreliable person.
A. danger　　　　　 B. risk　　　　　　　 C. hazard　　　　　 D. chance