661] Summer in ______ south of France are for _____ most part dry and sunny.

[译文] 在法国南方的夏天绝大部分是干燥和艳阳天。

　 A. / ; a 　 B. the; /

　 C. / ; / 　 D. the; the

[答案及简析] D。 表示方位的短语中必须加定冠词；最高级前得加定冠词。

660] The book-store _____ open until 8 at night every day.

[译文] 这家书店每天开门直到晚上8点钟。

　 A. stays 　 B. starts

　 C. becomes 　 D. turns

[答案及简析] A。 有until 一词，一般构成not …until 结构，主句中的谓语动词应该是瞬间动词，如果是延续性动词，则应该是肯定句。

659] This task is _____ for us. We need ______ people.

[译文] 这个任务对我们来说太重了。我们还需要三个人。

　 A. much too; another 　 B. too much; other three

　 C. much too; more three 　 D. too much; three more

[答案及简析] D。 much too后面一般接形容词或副词；too much过多，在句中可以作宾语，定域，状语或表语；another后面一般跟名词单数，要跟复数名词就得加数词。

658] She wants very much to improve her _______.

[译文] 她很想提高她的英语口语。

　 A. speaking English 　 B. spoken English

　 C. English speaking 　 D. speak English

[答案及简析] B。 spoken English 口语。

657] My parents always let me have my own ______ of living.

[译文] 我的父母让我有自己的生活方式。

　 A. way 　 B. method

　 C. manner 　 D. fashion

[答案及简析] A。 way of living生活方式。

656] _____ New York _______ London are two of the largest cities in the world.

[译文] 纽约和伦敦都是两个世界上最大的城市。

　 A. Either; or 　 B. Both; and

　 C. Neither; nor 　 D. Not only; but also

[答案及简析] B。 根据谓语动词判断，应该是both …and..结构。其它几个都是就近一致原则，该用单数。

655] ______ met, it won’t be easily forgotten.

[译文] 一旦遇上了，就不易忘记。

　 A. If you 　 B. when it

　 C. once 　 D. Once you were

[答案及简析] C。 once引导的条件状语从句，省略了it is。

654] -----They used to be good friends, but now they are like strangers. ----- How _____ this ______?

[译文] --他们过去一直是好朋友，但现在形同路人。　--怎么回事呀？

　 A. were; come about 　 B. did; come about

　 C. were; taken place 　 D. were; happened

[答案及简析] B。 come about, take place, happen都是发生的意思，均无被动语态。

653] We have spent _____ money on English books.

[译文] 我们花了许多钱在买英语书上。

　 A. a great deal of 　 B. a good many

　 C. a plenty of 　 D. a number of

[答案及简析] A。 money是不可数名词，只有a great deal of可以修饰它。

652] People in America speak the same language ______ the British do.

[译文] 美国人讲英国人一样的语言。

　 A. which 　 B. what

　 C. as 　 D. like

[答案及简析] C。 the same as 与….一样的。