8．Before I could get in a word he ________ me.

A．measuring　 B．has measured　 C．measured　 D．had measured

解析：句意：我还没来得及插话，他已经把我的尺寸量好了。应用过去完成时态，表示先于前一个动作发生。

答案：D

7．-You seem to have that car for years.

-Yes.I should sell it ________ it still runs.

A．before　 B．during　 C．until　 D．while

解析：考查while的用法。答语为“是的，我应当在它仍然能跑的时候卖掉它”。

答案：D

6．It is generally believed that teaching is ________ it is a science.

A．an art much as　 B．much an art as

C．as an art much as　 D．as much an art as

解析：考查as...as的用法。句意为：总体上认为教学就象具有科学性一样具有艺术性。

答案：D

5．The collapse of the World Trade Centre has put U．S. economy in a difficult ________.

A．occasion　 B．case　 C．situation　 D．background

解析：句意：世贸中心的倒塌使美国的经济陷入了困境。本题考查名词词义。occasion“时机，机会”；case“情形，场合”；situation“境遇”；background“背景”。根据题意，应选择C。

答案：C

4．-How much if I want to take one?

-You can take as many as you like because they are free of ________.

A．cost　 B．charge　 C．money　 D．pay

解析：句意：--你可以随便拿，因为这些东西是免费的。free of charge意为“免费”，是固定短语。

答案：B

3．He sat ________ against the wall and listened to the teacher ________.

A．close；close　 B．closely；closely　 C．closely；close　 D．close；closely

解析：本题主要考查副词close与closely的区别。句意：她靠墙坐着，仔细地听老师讲课。close和closely作副词时，close表示具体的“靠近”；closely表示抽象的“密切地”。

答案：D

2．This novel is so badly written that I can hardly ________ what the writer is trying to say.

A．fill out　 B．find out　 C．think out　 D．figure out

解析：figure out理解，努力弄清(某句话或某人的)意思；fill out填写；find out指通过努力发现；think out想出(主意等)。

答案：D

1．I like to have a dress ________.

　 A．make to my own measure　 B．make by one’s own measure

C．made to my own measure　 D．making by my own measure

解析：句意：“我喜欢穿按自己的尺寸做的衣服。”本题考查make clothes to one’s measure的用法，根据题意，此处是过去分词短语作定语，修饰a dress，故答案是C。

答案：C

8．especially　9.development　10.Unfortunately

10．________(不巧的是)，you were out when we called.

答案：1.measured　2.expectancy　3.inhabitants　4.exchange　5.charities　6.figures　7.tourism