I consider myself something of an expert on apologies.A quick temper has__1__me with plenty of opportunities to make them.In one of my earliest __2__，my mother is telling me，“Don't watch the __3__when you say，‘I'm sorry’．Hold your head up and look at the person in the __4__，so he'll know you__5__it.”

My mother thus made the key point of a(n) __6__apology：it must be direct.You must never __7__to be doing something else.You do not __8__a pile of letters while apologizing to a person __9__in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your __10__.You do not apologize to a hostess，whose guest of honor you treat __11__，by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad__12__.

One of the important things we should do for an __13__ apology is a readiness to__14__the responsibility for our careless mistakes.We are used to making excuses，which leaves no__15__for the other person to__16__us.Since most people are open­hearted，the no­excuse apology leaves both parties feeling__17__about themselves.That，after all，is the__18__of every apology.It __19__little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly a fault：answering for one's__20__encourages others to take their share of the blame.

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A．provided　 B．mixed　 C．compared　 D．treated

解析：provide sb.with sth.“提供给某人某物”；mix...with“把……和……混合”；compare...with“把……与……相比较”；treat...as“把……看作”。句意：“急性子让我有许多机会去道歉。”由题意可知，要用A项。

答案：A

2A.dreams　 B．courses　 C．memories　 D．ideas

解析：由下文的内容可知，这是作者的母亲告诉他的，所以应该是记忆中的事情。故此处用memory“回忆；记得的事情”符合题意。

答案：C

3A.side　 B．ground　 C．wall　 D．bottom

解析：由下文的“Hold your head up and look at the person in the __4__，”可知，作者的母亲告诉他道歉时不要看着地面，要抬起头看着对方的眼睛，“让他知道你是真心实意地道歉”。

答案：B

4A.mind　 B．soul　 C．face　 D．eye

解析：解析见3题。

答案：D

5A.imagine　 B．enjoy　 C．mean　 D．regret

解析：imagine“想象，设想”；enjoy“享受……的乐趣，欣赏，喜爱”；mean“怀有某目的；打算”，mean it“真是这个意思”；regret“为……感到遗憾，后悔”。

答案：C

6A.useful　 B．successful　 C．equal　 D．basic

解析：根据上下文可知，应该是你的道歉让别人感受到你的诚意并且能接受才算是成功的道歉。所以此处用successful“成功的”。

答案：B

7A.pretend　 B．forget　 C．refuse　 D．expect

解析：上文说过道歉要看着别人的眼睛，让别人感受到你的真诚，而不能道歉的同时假装在做着别的事情。所以此处用pretend“假装”。

答案：A

8A.hold on　 B．put away

C．look through　 D．pick up

解析：hold on“继续，不挂断，停止”；put away“放好，储存……备用”；look through“看穿；审核，浏览；温习”；pick up“捡起，拾起”。上文说道歉的时候别假装在做别的事情，所以此处应该是说不要假装在浏览信件。

答案：C

9A.poorer　 B．weaker　 C．worse　 D．lower

解析：根据该句中的“after blaming him or her for a mistake”，由常识可以推断出你要道歉的人职位比你低。故用lower“下级的”。

答案：D

10A.fault　 B．reason　 C．result　 D．duty

解析：由常识可以推出，应该是事实证明是自己错了，才向下属道歉。故用fault“错误，差错”。

答案：A

11A.cruelly　 B．freely　 C．roughly　 D．foolishly

解析：句意：“你冒犯了女主人尊贵的客人后，不要仅仅是第二天以送花的形式道歉而不提及你的不礼貌。”故此处用roughly“粗鲁地，粗暴地”。

答案：C

12A.manners　 B．excuses　 C．efforts　 D．roles

解析：bad manners“不礼貌”，是固定搭配。

答案：A

13A.active　 B．effective　 C．extra　 D．easy

解析：整篇文章讲的都是如何道歉才能让对方接受，认为你是真心实意地向他道歉。所以此处用effective“有效的”，和文章主题相呼应。

答案：B

14A.raise　 B．perform　 C．admit　 D．bear

解析：bear the responsibility for“对……承担责任”，是固定短语。

答案：D

15A.situation　 B．need　 C．sign　 D．room

解析：leave room for“为……留下空间”，是固定短语。

答案：D

16A.advise　 B．forgive　 C．warn　 D．blame

解析：句意：“我们习惯编造理由，这样做没有给对方留下原谅我们的空间。”故用forgive“宽恕，原谅”。

答案：B

17A.wiser　 B．warmer　 C．better　 D．cleverer

解析：上文说了编造理由不能让对方原谅我们，所以不去找任何借口的道歉会让对方感觉更好一些。对方接受了你的道歉，很显然自己也会感觉更好一些。故用better“更好”。

答案：C

18A.purpose　 B．method　 C．end　 D．advantage

解析：由上下文可知，向对方道歉并让对方接受这才是道歉的目的，所以用purpose“目的”。

答案：A

19A.cares　 　　B．matters

C．depends　 D．remains

解析：这句话的意思：道歉者是否要承担全部或者部分责任这不要紧：为自己的行为负责这会鼓励对方去承担自己应该的责任。

答案：B

20A.facts　 B．states　 C．rights　 D．actions

解析：answer for one's actions“为自己的行为负责”。

答案：D

1他说他能治好我的病，但我还是不相信他。(cure)

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答案：He says he can cure me but I still doubt him.

2所有学校统归教育部管理。(control)

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答案：All schools are under the control of the Ministry of Education.

3这是我所学到的最宝贵的教训。(valuable)

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答案：This is one of the most valuable lessons I have ever learned.

4他们报告说不久寒流就要来。(announce)

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答案：They announced that a cold wave would come soon.

5他对于有关金钱的事很仔细。(strict)

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答案：He was very strict in the matter of money.

1It is you as well as your wife that ______ your son's bad performance at school.

A．is to be blamed for　 B．are to be blamed for

C．are to blame for　 　　D．is to blame for

解析：题干中用了强调结构，主语是you，所以谓语要用复数；be to blame是固定句式，用主动形式表示被动意义。

答案：C

2-Johnson，come and look at the sea！It's beautiful，isn't it?

-Absolutely！If only I ______here by the sea.

A．had lived　 B．lived

C．live　 　　D．will live

解析：if only“要是……就好了；但愿”，用以表示对现在、未来的愿望，或者与过去事实相反的愿望。根据题意可知，这是现在的愿望，所以B项正确。

答案：B

3-Please ______ us in the discussion.

-I'd like to，but I'm ______busy at the moment.

A．attend；too　 　　　　　B．join；much too

C．take part in；much too　 D．join；too much

解析：attend指参加会议、婚礼、典礼、上学、上课、听报告等较为正式的场合；join加入某一组织并成为其中一员；join in指参加活动，常用作join sb.in+活动；take part in指参加某项活动并在其中起一定作用。much too后接形容词或者副词，表示“太……”。故只有B项符合题意。

答案：B

4The workers will go on strike if the demands they ______ put forward are turned down.

A．could　 B．would

C．/　 　　D．had

解析：the demands后接定语从句，从句中的谓语是put forward，是一般过去时态，所以在put forward 前不再用情态动词。

答案：C

5______ twice a year，whether it is a car or a truck，is the rule that every driver must obey in this city.

A．Examining　 　　　　B．Examined

C．Having examined　 　D．Being examined

解析：此题考查非谓语动词。Being examined twice a year系动名词短语的被动形式作了句子的主语。

答案：D

6-Do you like to buy the product an advertisement ______ on TV?

-Not really.I think it's better to look before we leap.

A．advises　 　B．suggests

C．announces　 D．praises

解析：此题考查词义辨析。电视广告自然是“暗示”(suggest)人们买产品。其余advise“建议”；announce“宣布”；praise“赞扬”不合句意。

答案：B

7The official involved in the scandal said he was under ______ to make the false statement to the police.

A．control　 　B．influence

C．pressure　 D．effort

解析：此题考查介词短语的区别。under pressure“在……的压力下”；under control“被控制住”；under influence“在……影响下”；effort多与with搭配。由题意可知，C项符合要求。

答案：C

8______ two giraffes，Zheng He later brought zebras，shells，elephant ivory back to China after his voyages.

A．Besides that　 B．Except

C．In addition 　D．Apart from

解析：此题考查介词辨析。besides“除……之外还有”；except“除……之外没有”；in addition“另外”；apart from“远离，除……之外”，包括besides和except的意思。根据句意，应该是“除……之外还有”，但A项应去掉that，C项in addition后应加to，所以只有D项是正确的。

答案：D

9-What about saving the drowning boy from the other side of the river?

-In my opinion，______.

A．it makes sense　 B．it's out of the question

C．it's up to you　 　D．it's hard to say

解析：此题考查交际用语。make sense“有意义，行得通”；out of the question“不可能，不允许”；It's up to you “由你决定”；It's hard to say“很难说”。句意：--从河的那边抢救溺水的男孩怎么样？--我看可以。故选A项。

答案：A

10The country has acknowledged ______ every means to fight against any possible attack.

A．to have taken　 　B．have taken

C．to having taken 　D．having taken

解析：句意：那个国家承认他们已经采取了一切措施去抵抗可能发生的任何攻击。acknowledge“承认”，后跟名词或动词­ing形式作宾语。

答案：D

你叫李华，你的美国笔友Tom将在2010年暑假来北京观看奥运会，他很喜欢中国的运动员刘翔、马琳、郭晶晶，希望观看他们的比赛，并委托你安排北京著名景点的两日游。请根据提示给Tom写一封短信。

注意：1.词数：120左右；

2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

3．开头语已为你写好，但不计入总词数。

4．参考词汇：the Imperial Palace故宫；Track and Field田径。

赛事	跳水比赛	8月10日-8月23日	国家游泳中心
赛事	乒乓球	8月13日-8月23日	北京大学体育馆
赛事	田径	8月15日-8月24日	国家体育场
二日游	路线	长城-故宫-颐和园	同时品尝北京特产

Dear Tom，

I'm very excited that you will come to Beijing to watch the Olympic Games...

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Dear_Tom，

I'm_very_excited_that_you_will_come_to_Beijing_to_watch_the_Olympic_Games.You said you like Chinese athletes very much，especially Liu Xiang，Ma Lin and Guo Jingjing，and you hope to see their wonderful performances.Here is the arrangement for their games.From August 10th to 23rd，we can watch Diving games in National Swimming Center.Between August 13th and 23rd，we can watch Table Tennis games in the stadium of Peking University.In addition，we can appreciate the match of Liu Xiang in the National Sports Center during August 15th and 24th.Thank you for your love of Beijing.We can make a date traveling together for two days.We will visit the Great Wall，which is the symbol of Chinese wisdom，otherwise it must be a pity.In order to know about the culture and civilization，we'll visit the Imperial Palace and the Summer Palace.Meanwhile，we'll have a chance to taste the local food.Now I am looking forward to meeting you.

Best wishes!

Yours_sincerely，

　 Li_Hua

1他们花一年时间建起了那座桥。(construct)

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答案：They constructed the bridge in a year.

2你上星期的来访使我们很高兴。(delight)

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答案：Your visit last week delighted us.

3你的建议是行不通的。(suggestion)

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答案：Your suggestions are unworkable.

4有些人喜欢在海滩上躺着，但我喜欢去游览。(sightseeing)

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答案：Some people like to lie on the beach，but I prefer to go sightseeing.

5威尼斯是世界上令人向往的旅游胜地之一。(attraction)

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答案：Venice is one of the great tourist attractions of the world.

1The criminal ______ from the two policemen who were holding him and ran away.

A．broke off　 B．broke away

C．broke up　 　D．broke down

解析：break off“打断，折断”；break away from“脱离；逃脱；挣脱掉”；break up“拆散；分散；结束”；break down“(机器等)发生故障；垮掉”。由题意可知，B项符合题意。

答案：B

2Don't ______ important facts in your job application or you'll lose a good chance.

A．cut out　 　B．leave out

C．hand out　 D．point out

解析：此题考查动词短语辨析。cut out“切成，剪成；裁剪”； leave out“忽略掉；不包括或不提及”；hand out“分发”； point out“指出”。句意：在你的工作申请中不要漏掉一些重要事实，否则你将会失去一次好机会。由句意可知答案为 B项。

答案：B

3We ______ the job ______ five parts，and each man did one part.

A．divided；into　 B．separated；into

C．divided；from　 D．separated；from

解析：divide...into指把整体分成若干部分；separate...from指把混杂在一起的东西分开。由句意可知，A项正确。

答案：A

4Many questions were asked，particularly ______ the cost of the new plan.

A．in reply to　 B．in relation to

C．in act to　 　D．in addition to

解析：句意：很多问题，尤其是关于新计划的成本被问到了。in relation to“关于”，和题意相符。

答案：B

5When and where will it suit your ______ for our next meeting，Mr.Brown?

A．satisfaction　 B．convenience

C．need　 　　　D．appointment

解析：句意：布朗先生，我们下次见面在什么时候，什么地点方便？suit one's convenience“方便某人”，符合题意。

答案：B

6Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______，drawing millions of visitors every year.

A．attention　 　　B．attraction

C．appointment　 D．arrangement

解析：attention“注意力”；attraction“吸引力；景点”；appointment“约会”；arrangement“安排；计划”。由句意可知，B项符合题意。

答案：B

7There is reason to believe that most writers have difficulty in ______ the opening paragraphs of their papers.

A．constituting　 B．constructing

C．comprising　 　D．founding

解析：construct“建造；构造”；constitute“组成”；comprise“由……组成”；found“成立；创建”。由题意可知，B项符合题意。

答案：B

8My teacher's rich knowledge of science ______ my decision ______ study science.

A．influenced；to　 　　　B．influenced；on

C．has influenced；with　 D．influences；on

解析：根据句子结构可知，第一个空要填动词，作谓语；第二个空要填入不定式符号to，动词不定式短语作后置定语。

答案：A

9Mr.Wang ______ two boys to send the sick boy to the nearest hospital.

A．arranged　 　　　B．has arranged

C．had arranged for　 D．has arranged for

解析：表示“安排某人做某事”时，要用arrange for sb.to do sth.；再由句意可知，要用现在完成时态，所以D项符合题意。

答案：D

10We regret to inform you that there are no tickets ______ for Friday's performance.

A．available　 　B．useful

C．convenient　 D．affordable

解析：根据主句中regret一词可体会说话者是语气非常客气地说明了没有星期五演出的票。available“可得到的，存在的”，和句意相符。

答案：A

目前，不少人在写作与交流中喜欢使用网络语言，有时讲汉语时还夹杂着英语，如N、郁闷、PK等。就此现象，你班最近举行了一场讨论。请根据下表提示，客观地介绍讨论情况，并表明你的观点。

40%同学认为	60%同学认为	你的观点
有些荒诞；这些语言有时让人听不懂；破坏了汉语的规范与纯洁，对学英语毫无作用。	形式活泼，使语言更具有多样性，有助于表达思想。	……

　要求：1.可适当发挥，不要逐句翻译；

2．补充自己的观点；

3．词数：120左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；

4．参考生词：荒诞的ridiculous

Nowadays，with the development of the Internet，there came a kind of language called Web language.________________________________________________________________________

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Nowadays，with_the_development_of_the_Internet，there_came_a_kind_of_language_called_Web_language.Some people even speak Chinese mixed with English words.This is a phenomenon which is worth thinking about.

Some people think it kind of ridiculous.In their opinion，it makes no sense in helping people learn English.Besides，it will ruin the Chinese language.However，others，especially the youngsters，are fond of this new language.They think it of special help in expressing themselves.What's more，it may make the language more versatile.

In my opinion，it's not good to use this kind of language.It may be fashionable as some think，but you may also get your ideas confusing，leaving the other person at a loss to your meaning.Of course，the kind of Web language sometimes may be very expressive.

I was at a grocery store buying some early potatoes when I noticed a small boy，hungrily looking at a basket of freshly picked green peas.I couldn't help __1__the conversation between Mr.Miller，the store owner，and the __2__looking boy.

“Hello，Barry，how are you today？”

“Fine，thank you，Mr.Miller.I'm just __3__the peas.They look good.”

“Would you like to take some home？”

“No，sir.I've got __4__ to pay for them with.All I get is my marble (弹子) here.”

“I __5__see that.Hmm，the only thing is that this one is blue and I like red.Do you have a red one at home？”

“I'm not sure，__6__.”

“Take this sack of peas home with you and let me look at that red marble next time you come back.”

Then Mrs.Miller told me，“There are __7__ other boys like Barry in our community，and they are very __8__.My husband just loves to __9__with them for peas or whatever.When they come back with their __10__ marbles，he decides he doesn't like red __11__and he sends them home with a bag of__12__for a green marble or an orange one.”

Several years later，Mr.Miller died.At the __13__I saw three young men.Each young man placed his own __14__hand over the cold pale hand in the coffin，__15__ their eyes.

“Those three young men were the boys.They__16__the things my husband‘traded’them.Now，at last，when my husband could not change his mind about color or size，they came to pay their __17__，”said Mrs.Miller.

With loving __18__，Mrs.Miller lifted the__19__fingers of her husband.Resting __20__were three shining red marbles.

1A.overhearing　 B．writing

C．listening　 　D．noticing

解析：我清早去杂货店买新鲜的土豆，看到一个饥饿的小男孩盯着一篮子刚刚摘进来的绿豆看。我禁不住听到了米勒先生和那个孩子的对话。overhear“偷听，无意中听到，偶然听到”。

答案：A

2A.hungry　 　B．dirty

C．thirsty　 D．poor

解析：上文提到hungrily，故这里选A项，指看上去饥饿的孩子。dirty“脏的”；thirsty“渴的”；poor“贫穷的”，都不合文意。

答案：A

3A.smelling　 　B．feeling

C．admiring　 D．enjoying

解析：从后文的They look good可知，这里的意思是：我在看这些绿豆，它们看起来很新鲜。smell“闻起来”；feel“摸起来”；enjoy“欣赏，喜欢，享受”，皆不符合上下文。

答案：C

4A.something　 　B．nothing

C．everything　 D．anything

解析：从上下文可知，这句话的意思是：不要了，先生。我没有钱付账。我所有的东西只不过是个玻璃弹子。

答案：B

5A.may　 　B．will　

C．must　 D．can

解析：这里承接上文：我能看出来。问题是我喜欢红色的，而你拿的是蓝色的。你家里还有红色的弹子吗？may“可以”；will“愿意”；must“必须，一定”；can“能，能够”。

答案：D

6A.perhaps　 B．certainly　

C．either　 D．generally

解析：上文米勒先生问小男孩家里是否有红色的弹子，故这句话的意思是：我不敢肯定，或许有吧。perhaps“或许”；certainly“当然”；either“也”；generally“一般地，笼统地”。

答案：A

7A.three　 　B．two　

C．four　 D．many

解析：从上文知，米勒先生让小男孩把绿豆带回家，下次来的时候带上红色的弹子让他看看。故这里米勒太太告诉我：在我们这个社区，还有两个像Barry一样的男孩。文章倒数第二段中也提到三个男孩，故还有两个，选B项。

答案：B

8A.hungry　 B．rich　

C．poor　 　D．dirty

解析：从上文可知Barry家里穷，故选C项。hungry“饥饿”，只能表示一时的状态；dirty“脏的”，文章中没有信息。

答案：C

9A.talk　 　B．sell　

C．trade　 D．bargain

解析：我丈夫喜欢和他们讨价还价，用豆或别的什么农产品换他们的弹子。从这里我们也可以看到米勒先生的善良和良苦用心。bargain“讨价还价”；trade“做生意，做买卖”。

答案：D

10A.red　 　　B．blue　

C．orange　 D．colored

解析：从后面的red可知，这句话的意思是：当他们带着红色的弹子回来后，他又说他不喜欢红色的了。故选A项。

答案：A

11A.in all 　B．after all

C．at all　 D．all at once

解析：after all“毕竟，还是，终究”；in all“总之”；at all“根本”；all at once“突然”。句意：当孩子们带着红色的弹子回来的时候，他又说还是不太喜欢红色的。

答案：B

12A.food　 B．goods　

C．produce　 D．peas

解析：food“食品，食物”；goods“货物，商品”；produce“农产品”；peas“豆”。从上文知这里是农产品，不只是豆，还有别的，故选C项。

答案：C

13A.funeral　 　　B．ceremony

C．gathering　 D．community

解析：从前文知，米勒先生去世了。故选A项。funeral“葬礼”；ceremony“墓地”；gathering“聚会”；community“社区”。句意为：在葬礼上，我们看到了三个年轻人。前面提到的是男孩，这是几年以后的事情，孩子们已经长大了。

答案：A

14A.strong　 　　B．gentle　

C．shaking　 D．warm

解析：每个年轻人都把自己温暖的手放到了米勒先生冰凉而苍白的手上。这里填warm和后文的cold形成对比。

答案：D

15A.wiping　 　B．covering　

C．opening　 D．closing

解析：孩子们哭了。wipe their eyes“擦眼泪”。

答案：A

16A.enjoyed　 　　B．admired

C．appreciated　 D．hated

解析：这三位年轻人就是那三个小男孩。显然他们很感激米勒先生为他们所做的一切。米勒先生用讨价还价的方式保护了孩子们的自尊心，同时又帮助了他们。现在孩子们长大了。appreciate“感激，欣赏”；admire“羡慕”；enjoy“享受，喜欢”。

答案：C

17A.money　 　B．debt　

C．marbles　 D．peas

解析：从上文可知，米勒先生老了，而孩子们也来还债了。debt“债，债务”，可以指金钱，也可以是感情上的。

答案：B

18A.strength　 B．encouragement

C．heart　 　D．gentleness

解析：strength“力量，力气”；encouragement“鼓励，鼓舞”；heart“心”；gentleness“温柔，轻柔”，这里描写的是米勒太太的动作，故选D项。

答案：D

19A.lifeless　 B．big　

C．warm　 D．cold

解析：米勒先生已经死了，当然他的手是没有活力的，故选A项。

答案：A

20A.inside　 B．underneath

C．on　 　D．above

解析：这句话的意思是：轻轻地，米勒太太抬起了她丈夫已经没有了活力的手。在他手的下面放着三颗闪亮的红色弹子。underneath“在下面，在底下”，是副词。

答案：B

1她给他母亲留下了很好的印象。(impression)

________________________________________________________________________

答案：She made a good impression on his mother.

2作者在前一段里提到这件事。(previous)

________________________________________________________________________

答案：The author mentioned it in the previous paragraph.

3他总算在远处看见了那个年轻人穿的浅色外套。(catch sight of)

________________________________________________________________________

答案：Finally he caught sight of the young man's light overcoat in the distance.

4客人都走后，我清扫了房间。(sweep up)

________________________________________________________________________

答案：After all the guests had left，I swept up.

5如果他不快些走，我们一定到不了那里。(speed up)

________________________________________________________________________

答案：We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up.

1Helen always helps her mother even though going to school ______ most of her day.

A．takes up　 B．makes up

C．saves up　 D．puts up

解析：句意：海伦经常帮她妈妈，虽然上学占去了她大部分的时间。take up“占据(时间)”；make up“补足”；save up“储存”；put up“建立”。

答案：A

2Despite their______ of interest，Fleming kept trying to develop the chemical ______ it would be safe and effective.

A．lacking；in order to　 B．lack；so that

C．lack；so as to　 　　　D．lacking；so that

解析：由第一个空格前的their可知，要填名词，所以用lack；第二个空要填连词，才能引导句子。故只有B项符合题意。

答案：B

3Having been praised by the teacher，the little girl ran back home，______.

A．happily and satisfied　

B．eager and excitedly

C．happy and satisfied　

D．anxiously and excitedly

解析：有些形容词或者形容词短语可用作伴随状语，来说明主语的特征或性质。此题中，happy and satisfied是修饰小女孩的，说明小女孩的心理，并不是修饰ran这个动作。

答案：C

4It______ a calm head to find the best solution to such a difficult problem within a short time.

A．costs　 　B．takes

C．spends　 D．needs

解析：此题考查动词辨析。take在此作“需要”讲，It takes sth.to do sth.“做某事需要……”。句意：这么短的时间内解决这么难的问题需要冷静的头脑。

答案：B

5The ______ on his face told me that he was angry.

A.impression　 　B．sight

C．appearance　 D．expression

解析：expression意为“表情”，根据后面“told me”可以推断前面“告诉我们他很生气”的应该是他“脸上的表情”。impression“印象”；sight“视觉”；appearance“外貌”，这三个逻辑上都不对。

答案：D

6Nobody could believe what Chloe says because she is ______ changing her mind.

A．regularly　 B．steadily

C．suddenly　 D．constantly

解析：此题考查副词词义辨析。regularly“有规律地，有规则地，整齐地，匀称地”；steadily“稳定地，有规则地”；suddenly“突然地”；constantly“不断地，经常地，坚持不懈地”。句意：没有人相信Chloe的话，因为她经常改变主意。

答案：D

7The small grocer was at the ______ of the people he owed money to.

A．expense　 B．cost

C．mercy　 　D．sight

解析：at the mercy of“任凭……摆布，受……支配”；at the expense of“有……负担，以……为牺牲”；at the cost of “以……为代价”；at the sight of“一看到……就……”。

答案：C

8I sat until after eleven，______in a book.

A．absorbing　

B．having absorbed

C．absorbed 　

D．having been absorbing

解析：be absorbed in“集中注意力于……”，固定短语。此题中，absorbed的逻辑主语是I，所以用过去分词作伴随状语。

答案：C

9Now I come here at the ______ of Mr.Smith to assist him finishing the work.

A．require　 B．remark

C．demand　 D．request

解析：at the request of sb.或at sb.'s request是固定短语，“应某人的请求”。

答案：D

10Being able to speak another language fluently is a great ______ when you're looking for a job.

A．chance　 　B．importance

C．advantage　 D．assistant

解析：此题考查名词辨析。advantage“优势”。句意：找工作的时候能够流利地讲一门外语是一个很大的优势。chance“机会”；importance“重要性”；assistant“助手”，均不符合句意。

答案：C