5．B。考查表方位的用法。in表示“在某一地理范围之内”，to表示“范围之外”，on表示“两地相邻”。

4．C。off可表示“靠近……的海面”。使用该词的前提是；该事物在水中。

3．D。it指代前面的句子Mrs. White kept asking for money from the others。如果去掉but，则选which。

2．A。population作“人口”讲时，是个集合名词，作主语时谓语动词一般用单数，但如果被百分数、分数或some等词修饰，而且句中若有复数名词作表语时，谓语动词则用复数形式。

1．D。either...or并列连接主语，谓语动词的数遵循就近一致原则；be to do表示按计划或安排做某事。

15．(2010·宁夏银川一中期末) My ______ of tomorrow’s activity is going out for a picnic with my classmates.

A. opinion　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thought

C. mind　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. idea

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14．Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ______ jokes.

A. turning up　 　　　　　　　　　 B. putting up

C. making up　 　　　　　　　　　 D. showing up

13．It was foolish of him to ______ his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished.

A. stick to　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. refer to

C. keep to　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. point to

12．When he came to himself, he found himself ______ by a crowd of sheep.

A. covered　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. surrounding

C. surrounded　 　　　　　　　　　 D. led

11．The farmer keeps 12 ______ of cattle. The cattle ______ fed on grass and corn.

A. heads; is　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. head; are

C. heads; are　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. head; is