35. This novel was concerned______ the Second World War, while most teenagers are more concerned______ the heroes’ love story.

A. with; for　　　　　 B. with; with

C. for; about　　　　　 D. about; with

[解析]选A。句意：这本小说讲的是第二次世界大战，然而大部分青少年更加关注英雄们的爱情故事。be concerned with与……有关；be concerned for关心。

34. It’s not me, but Allen and Wendy that______ tired of having one examination after another.

A. is　　　　　　　 B. are　　　　　　 C. am　　　　　　 D. be

[解析]选B。not. . . but连接并列主语时，谓语动词按就近原则，与靠近它的主语一致，故用B。

33. A clean environment can help the city bid for the Olympics, which______ will promote its economic development.

A. in nature　　　　　 B. in return

C. in turn　　　　　　　 D. in fact

[解析]选C。句意：一个清洁的环境会有助于申办奥运，而这反过来又会促进经济的发展。in nature在本质上；in return作为回报；in turn反过来；in fact事实上。

32. Although many measures______ , the world’s economy is still going down.

A. are taken　　　　　 B. were taken

C. will be taken　　　 D. have been taken

[解析]选D。考查时态和语态。句意：尽管采取了许多措施，但是世界经济仍然在下降。现在完成时表示过去发生的事情对现在产生的影响。take measures采取措施，故用被动语态。

31. -You seem to have known all about the accident.

-_______ .

A. So I have　　　　　 B. So I do

C. So have I　　　　　 D. So do I

[解析]选A。So I have表示“我确实已经知道”，而So I do表示“我看上去是这样”。两句主语一致，不用倒装，排除C、D两项。句意为：--你看上去好像已经知道了这次事故的所有情况。--我确实已经知道了。由句意可知应选A。

[讲台挥洒一刻]

(1)“so/neither/nor+be/助动词/情态动词+主语”结构用来表示前面说的话也适用于另一人或物，so与前面的肯定句呼应，neither/nor与前面的否定句呼应。

①My parents send their love to you, and so does Li Ping. 我的父母向你问好，李萍也向你问好。

②Tom didn’t believe a word that she said, neither did the police.

汤姆根本不相信她说的话，警方也不相信。

(2)“so+主语+be/助动词/情态动词”表示赞同，主语指同一人，主谓不倒装。

③-You seem to like dancing. 你好像喜欢跳舞。

-So I do. 是的，我确实(喜欢跳舞)。

(3)“主语+do+so”表示按照别人的要求去做。

④He told me to open the door, and I did so as quietly as possible. 他要我打开门，我便尽量轻地打开了。

30. Don’t worry about him. He is______ a child and he is able to look after himself.

A. no longer　　　　　 B. any longer

C. not more　　　　　 D. any more

[解析]选A。no longer不再，(=not. . . any longer)用来表示一种持续状态的终止，常与持续性动词或be动词连用。

29. The boy said he would buy his mother a present with the_______ on Mother’s Day.

A. 12 dollars remained　　　　　 B. 12 dollars to remain

C. remained 12 dollars　　　　　 D. remaining 12 dollars

[解析]选D。考查remain的用法。remaining adj. 剩余的。在此作定语修饰12 dollars。remain v. 留下；保持。

28. We have every reason to believe that Chinese government will______ its promise to develop peacefully.

A. set aside　　　　　　 B. carry out

C. take in　　　　　　　 D. get through

[解析]选B。考查短语辨析。carry out one’s promise履行诺言。句意为：我们有充分的理由相信中国政府将会履行它和平发展的承诺。

27. Every day the government reports the number of people with H1N1 Virus to keep us_____ of the latest situation.

A. informed　　　　　 B. informing

C. to inform　　　　　 D. being informed

[解析]选A。考查非谓语动词作宾语补足语。句意：政府报告患有H1N1病毒的人数是为了告知我们最新形势。inform sb. of sth. 告知某人某事，inform和us之间是被动关系，故用过去分词作宾语补足语。

[举一反三]

-Here you are!

-I’m so sorry to keep you_______ that long.

A. waited　　　 B. waiting

C. to wait　　　 D. being waited

[解析]选B。you和wait之间是主动关系，故用waiting作宾语补足语。

26._______ late, he also forgot his books.

A. Not only he turned up　　　 B. Not only he turned out

C. Not only did he turn out　 D. Not only did he turn up

[解析]选D。考查倒装。句意：他不仅到得晚而且还忘了带书。not only放在句首时，其所在的句子应使用部分倒装，即将系动词、助动词，情态动词放在主语之前。turn up出现；turn out结果是。