5. B　 本题考查考生在语境中灵活运用. 辨析短语用法的能力，此处seldom，if ever是一个短语，是“从不，决不”的意思。

4. D　 本题考查不定代词的本意区别及其与语境综合运用。此处none指的是not any vinegar，也就是说，此处可以这样理解：I'm sorry to say that I didn't put any vinegar in the soup, because I forgot it.

3. A　 本题考查考生运用介词和比较级的能力。For在这里是“就……而言”的意思，而第二个选项要抓住信息词still在此处的妙用，它是用来修饰比较级的，加上上文的cold，在此处就不难选择colder了。

2. A　 考查连词。根据语境用if引导条件状语从句。

1. A　 or else意为“要不然，否则”。

100. By the time you arrive home, I ____, so please don't make any noise when you come in.

A. shall have been sleeping　　 B. shall have slept　　 C. shall sleep　　 D. shall be sleeping

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99. It's a bad practice to ____ children much money as a New Year gift.

A. promise　　 B. permit　　 C. admit　　 D. allow

98. To get as much firsthand information as possible, inspectors will hold workshops and distribute questionnaires, ____?

A. isn't it　　 B. won't it　　 C. aren't they　　 D. won't they

97. ____ the help of experienced career instructors, this type of job-hunting training ____ to be very efficient.

A. By; has proved　　 B. With; has proved　　 C. Under; is proving　　 D. With; is proved

96. --Not getting that job was a big let-down.

　　 --Don't worry. Something better will ____.

A. come along　　 B. take on　　　 C. go by　　 D. fall behind