4. The old gentleman never fails to help _______ is in need of help.

　A. whom　B. whoever　C. who　D. whomever

　[解析] help后的宾语从句缺主语故排除，whom, whomever两项，而whoever相当于anyone who, 表示任何人，比who更符合题意。　 答案：B

3. I always _______ something for my dinner on my way home.

　A. pick up　B. pick out　C. shopping　D. picking

　[解析] pick up 含有“停下来把……带走”的意思 ( = stop for and take or bring along) 。

　答案：A

2. A large number of birds _______ to these lakes.

　A. have been returned back

　B. have returned back

　C. have returned

　D. have been returned

　[解析] a number of表示数量，谓语动词用复数，return本身含有back意义，当return 用作及物动词时意思是归还(某物)，用作不及物动词指回到(某地)　 答案：C

1. There are some _______ assistants in that _______ shop.

　A. woman; shoe　B. women; shoe

　C. women; shoes　D. woman; shoes

　[解析]名词作定语修饰名词时，除表性别的man, woman与后面的名词一起发生单复数变化外，通常都用单数。如：two apple trees, three women teachers.　 答案：B

　I did not know the city at all.　 1　 , I could not speak a　 2 　of the language. After having　 3 　my first day sightseeing in the town-centre , I decided to lose my way deliberately (故意地) on my second day, since I believed that this was the surest 　4　 of getting my way around. I　 5　 on the first bus that passed and got off　 6　 thirty minutes later in　 7　 must have been a suburb (效区). The first two hours passed　 8　 enough. I discovered my sterious little bookshops in back streets and finally arrived at a market-place where I 　9　 and had a coffee. Then I decided to get　 10　 to my hotel for lunch.　 11　 about aimlessly for some　 12　 I decided to　 13　 the way. The trouble was that the only　 14　 I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived. . . and even that I　 15　 badly. The policeman listened to my　question,　 16　 and gently took me　 17　 the arm. There was a distant　 18　 in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded　 19　 and began walking in the direction he pointed. About an hour　 20　 and I noticed that the houses were getting　 21 and green fields were appearing on __22　 side of me. I had　 23　 all the way into the　 24　 . The only thing left for me to do to find the　 25　 railway station.

1. A. Besides　　　 B. Except　　　　 C. And　　　　　 D. But

2. A. sound　　　 B. sentence　　　 C. knowledge　　 D. word

3. A. taken　　　　 B. cost　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　 D. used

4. A. road　　　　 B. street　　　　 C. path　　　　　 D. way

5. A. rose　　 　　　B. came　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　 D. lifted

6. A. certain　　　 B. some　　　　　 C. after　　　　　 D. like

7. A. that　　　　 B. which　　　　 　C. what　　　　　 D. where

8. A. badly　　　　 B. terribly　　　　 C. nervously　　　 D. pleasantly

9. A. stopped　　　 B. lived　　　　　 C. inspected　　　 D. settled down

10. A. forward　　 B. eastward　　　 　C. back　　　　　 　D. down

11. A. Walking　　 B. Walked　　　　 C. Before walking 　D. After walking

12. A. days　　　　 B. time　　　　　 C. week　　　　　 　D. steps

13. A. lead　　　　 B. show　　　　　 C. ask　　　　　　 D. tell

14. A. word　　　　 B. language　　　 C. information　　 D. order

15.A. wrote　　　　 B. pronounced　　 C. announced　　　 D. spelt

16. A. smiling　　　 B. smiled　　　　 C. to smile　　 　　D. with a smile

17. A. by　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　 　D. in

18.A. face　　　　 B. look　　　　　 C. worry　　　　 D. means

19.A. anxiously　　 B. politely　　　　 C. angrily　　　　 D. hurriedly

20.A. or so　　　　 B. later　　　　　 C. after　　　　　 D. passed

21. A. fewer　　　　 B. a few　　　　　 C. little　　　　　 D. more

22.A. both　　　　 B. either　　　　　 C. neither　　　　 D. every

23.A. lost　　　　 B. got　　　　　 C. missed　　　　 D. come

24.A. city　　　　 B. town　　　 　　C. hill　　　　　　 D. country

25. A. shortest　　　 B. farthest　　　　 C. nearest　　　　 D. last

keys: 1-5ADCDC　 6-10 BCDAC　 11-15 DBCAB　 16-20 BABBD　 21-25 ABDDC　

1. C　 2. C　 3. C　 4. C 　5 C　 6. C　 7. D 　8. C　 9. A　 10. C　 11. C　 12. A 　13. D　 14. B　 15. A　 16. D　 17. B　 18. C　 19. B 　20. B

20. ______ an honest man is what I want to tell you.

　A. Be　　 B. Being　 C. Been　　 D. You are

Keys:

19. The building was named Ford Hall ______a man named James Ford.

　A. for memory of　B. in memory of

　C. in the memory of　　　　　　　 D. in a memory of

18. In a low voice she ______that someone was moving about upstairs.

　A. shouted　　　 B. told　　　 C. whispered　　 D. spoke

17. If you wave your book in front of your face, you can feel the air ______against your face.

　A. moved　　　 B. moving　　 C. moves　　　 D. to move