5．C。looking into my eyes作said的伴随状语。

4．D。本题考查常用动词的用法辨析。句意：晚间新闻在7点开始播报，只持续半个小时。显然，本题最佳答案为D项。

3．A。第一个disappointed是动词的过去式，作主语从句的谓语；第二个disappointed是形容词，常表示“某人对什么感到失望的”。

2．A。most在这里不是最高级形式，相当于very。如a most interesting book“一本非常有趣的书”，著名的西湖应特指，加定冠词the。

1．B。考查虚拟语气和动词短语辨析。此句表示与将来事实可能相反的虚拟条件句。当if省略时，should提到从句主语之前。call off“取消”，故选B。

15．(2010·江苏南京期末)I would appreciate ______， to be frank, if goods could be delivered as soon as possible.

A. you　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. this

C. it　 　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. myself

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14．-What happened to you on your way back to hotel last night?

-I lost my way in complete darkness and, ______ things worse, it began to pour.

A. making　 　　　　　　　　 B. made

C. to make　 　　　　　　　　 D. having made

13．-It’s unfair! I shouldn’t have been fired!

-It’s no use ______. We should think of a way to solve it.

A. to complain　 　　　　　 B. complaining

C. to be complaining　 　 D. being complaining

12．______ to help us deal with the financial problem was a great encouragement to us.

A. Mr. Brown’s coming

B. Mr. Brown coming

C. Mr. Brown to come

D. Mr. Brown came

11．-What’s wrong with him?

-His dog’s death ______ him very much.

A. cares　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. upsets

C. suffers　 　　　　　　　　　 D. leaves