17. Being out of work, they found it impossible to_______.　

　　　 A. make ends meet　　　　　　　　　　　 B. come to an end　

　　　 C. end up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make an end　

　　　 答案:A

　　　 解析:本题考查了固定短语make ends meet(使收支平衡)。

16.-Have you moved into the new house?

　　　 -Not yet. The rooms_______.　

　　　 A. are being painted　　　　　　　　　　 B. are painting　

　　　 C. are painted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are being painting

　　　 答案:A

　　　 解析:本题考查了动词的时态和语态。根据语境，动词paint应用现在进行时的被动语态。

15. What would have happened______, as far as the river bank?

　　　 A. Bob had walked farther　

　　　 B. if Bob should walk farther　

　　　 C. had Bob walked farther　

　　　 D. if Bob walked farther　

　　　 答案:C

　　　 解析:本题考查了虚拟条件句的倒装。had Bob walked farther相当于if Bob had walked farther。

14.______, he refused to apologize.　

　　　 A. To make matters worse　

　　　 B. Making matters worse　

　　　 C. To make the matters worse　

　　　 D. Making the matters worse　

　　　 答案:A

　　　 解析:to make matters worse为固定短语，只能用不定式在句中作状语，起评注的作用。注意matters前没有定冠词。也可说to make things/the matter worse。

13. The mice in the room are really hard to______.　

　　　 A. get away with　　　　　　　　　 B. get rid of　

　　　 C. get out of　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. get free from　

　　　 答案:B

　　　 解析:get rid of“去除，消灭”，此处和remove, kill等同义。

12.-Do you think he’ll finish the job before five?

　　　 -He will surely finish it on time______ he’s left to do it in his own way.　

　　　 A. in that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. so long as　

　　　 C. in case　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as far as

　　　 答案:B

　　　 解析:so long as“只要”，符合题意。in that是because的意思。in case表示“以防万一，万一”。as far as表示“达到……程度；就……；尽……”。

　　　 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。　

11. The workers were laid_______ because products of this kind don’t sell well.　

　　　 A. in　　　 B. out　　C. down　　D. off　

　　　 答案:D

　　　 解析:lay sb. off “解雇某人”。

6.Marked with　?7.at a time　8.practiced?9.let,down　?10.gripped

10. I was totally ______ by the story.　

　　　 答案: 1.approved of　2.whereas　3.side by side　4.proceeded to　5.at length?

9. His parents trusted him and he promised not to ______ them ______.