12.It’s fashionable to drive a car,but to drive a car is not really as difficult as it is imagined on condition that you __________ the specialized rules.

A.insist on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.stick to

C.give up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ect to

答案:B

提示:“遵守(规则)”用stick to。

11.We __________ them $60 000 for the used car.Shall they take it?

A.provide　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.supplied

C.offered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.show

答案:C

提示:offer sb.some money for sth.出价多少钱向某人购买某物。

10.The local health organization is reported __________ twenty-five years of age when Dr.Adudon became its first president.

A.to be set up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.being set up

C.to have been set up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.having been set up

答案:C

提示:sb./sth.is reported/said/believed后接动词不定式;根据句意可知set up这个动作发生在report之前,而且是“被建立的”,故用动词不定式的完成被动式。

9.The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports,each__________ one major point in contrast with the other.

A.make　　　　　　　　　 B.made　　　　　　　 C.is to make 　　　　　　　D.making

答案:D

提示:each making one major point...是一个独立主格结构作状语。

8.Although the lecture had already been on for five minutes,I still was not able to find a chair __________.

A.to sit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.for to sit on

C.to sit on　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　D.for sitting

答案:C

提示:to sit on是动词不定式作定语,修饰前面的名词chair。

7.Many people will die there __________ illnesses caused by the high temperature.

A.as a result of　　　　　 B.because　　　　　　　 C.as　　　　　　　　　 D.for

答案:A

提示:because,as,for作“因为”讲时,都是连词,用来引导从句;而as a result of后接名词,表示“由于……”。

6.The poor family lives __________ her poor salary.

A.in　　　　　　　 　　B.by　　　　　　　　　 C.on　　　　　　　　　 D.at

答案:C

提示:live on靠……生活。

5.I had meant not to attend the party,but I really couldn’t __________ the temptation.

A.avoid　　　　　　　　 B.defend　　　　　　　 C.insist　　　　　　　　 D.resist

答案:D

提示:resist“抵制,抵挡住”;can’t/couldn’t resist sth.“禁不住……”。

4.I took the shirt __________ for 80 yuan;it used to be 150 yuan.

A.for sale　　　　　　　　 B.on sale　　　　　　 C.at sale　　　　　　　　 D.in sale

答案:B

提示:on sale可作“降价销售”讲,也可说at/in a sale。

3.All their attempts to rescue the girl from the burning house were __________.She died soon afterwards.

A.in place　　　　　　　　 B.in vain　　　　　　 C.in return　　　　　　　 D.in order

答案:B

提示:他们所有的尝试都是徒劳的。