4．B。在It’s high time that...结构中，that从句中的谓语动词常用过去时表示虚拟。

3．C。本题考查动宾搭配。spare no effort(s) to do/in doing sth.“不遗余力做某事”；spare no pains“不遗余力”， pains为复数形式。

2．D。考查句型It was the first/second...+that从句，从句谓语用过去完成时。

1．B。句意：“你需要帮忙吗，露茜？”“需要，这项工作我自己做不了。”less than“少于”；no more than“仅仅(only)”； not more than“不多于”。

15．(2010·安徽合肥期末)-Do you like a house with a garden?

-______， but anyhow, it’s better to have one than none.

A. Not really　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Not especially

C. Not a bit　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Not a little

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14．-I’d like to book two tickets to Berlin.

-I’m sorry to ______ you, but there aren’t any tickets left.

A. bore　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. frighten

C. disappoint　 　　　　　　　　 D. interrupt

13．I fell in ______ love with Amsterdam ______ very first time I visited the city.

A. 不填； the　 　　　　　　 B. 不填； a

C. the; the　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the; a

12．Parents should have a proper attitude ______ boys who have suffered so much from an addiction ______ computer games.

A. toward; to　 　　　　　　　　 B. about; to

C. about; in　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. toward; on

11．Peter had lost his job, and his family was ______ a very difficult time.

A. going through　 　　　　　 B. going for

C. going over　 　　　　　　　　 D. going on

10．We ______ with a number of plans and will give careful consideration to all of them.

A. presented　 　　　　　　　　　 B. are presenting

C. have presented　 　　　　 D. have been presented