16. The US/UK war against Iraq and the suffering _____ caused have become a big concern all over the world.

A. what　　　 B. which　　　 C. it　　　 D. ×

选C。 it (= the US/UK war) caused是定语从句修饰the suffering。

15. It is partly _____ the summer day is longer that everything has a larger time to warm up.

A. for　 B. that　　 C. the reason　　 D. because

选D。强调句型中的原因状语从句只能用because引导。

14. - Look! Here _____.

- Oh, yes, here _____.

A. the bus comes…it comes

B. comes the bus…comes it

C. does the bus come…does it come

D. comes the bus…it comes

选D。主语是名词时全部倒装；主语是代词时主谓不颠倒。

13. All substances, _____ solid, liquids or gases, are made up of entirely atoms.

A. whether they　　 　　B. whether

C. whether are they　　 D. whether are

选B。本题考查省略用法。 whether (they are) solid, liquids or gases。

12. ----　　　　　you or he the teacher of English?

　　 ----Neither my sister nor my mother　　　　present at the meeting.

　　 　A. Are; is　　 B. Is; are　　 C. Are; are　　 D. Is; is

　 选A。第一空根据疑问句就近一致的原则选are;第二空根据neither…nor…的意义一致选单数。

11. ____ you may be right , I can’t agree completely.

　 A. While　 　B. As 　C. If　　　　 D. Since

　 选A。while用作从属连词时,可表示“尽管、虽然”,引导一个让步状语从句。

10. ____ that they are inexperienced, they have done a good job.

　 A. Giving　 B. To give　 C. Given　 D. If given

选C。.given此处意为“考虑到”,在句中可用作介词或连词。

9. - Why do you want the book so much?

　　 - ____, sir.

　A. Studying　 　B. Studied　

C. Studies　　 D. To study

选D。本题的答语部分也是一个省略句。补全后这个句子应是:I want the book so much to study, sir.。本题选用动词不定式在句中作目的状语。

8. I hear Mr. Smith was writing a story last year and he still ____.

　　 A. do　 B. does　　 C. is　 　D. am

选C。从题意分析,本题的空格处应用现在进行时。而本题的现在进行时的助动词应用is。

7. You have made a few spelling mistakes in your composition, but ____, it is fairly good.

　　 A. on the whole　　 　　B. generally speaking　

　　 C. above all　　　　　　 D. on one hand

选A。on the whole意为“大体上,总体上”；generally speaking意思是“一般而言”；above all意思是“尤其是”；而on one hand意思是“一方面”，经常与on the other (hand)连用。