15．Lucy’s new job paid twice as much as she had made ________ in the restaurant.

A．working　 　　　　　B．work 　　　　C．to work　　　 　D．worked

答案　A

解析　working in the restaurant为现在分词短语在句中作状语。

14．I soon found that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else -________ I was wasting time.

A．as a result　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．in the meantime

C．in other words 　　　　　　　　　　　D．for one thing

答案　C

解析　句意为：我正做的工作已有人做了，换句话说，我是在浪费时间。in other words换句话说。

13．I don’t want any reward for my help；I gave it　 ________ out of friendship.

A．properly 　　　　　B．purely　　　 　C．strictly 　　　　D．conversely

答案　B

解析　根据句意，纯碎是为了友谊，故选B项。

12．Mary never dreamed of ________ for her to be sent abroad so soon.

A．being a chance　　　　　　　　　　　 B．there to be a chance

C．there is a chance　　　　　　　　　　 D．there being a chance

答案　D

解析　there being表存在，作介词of的宾语。

11．Customers should learn to ________ advertisements so as not to be misled by them.

A．pick out　 　　　　B．reflect on　　　　 C．make use of 　　D．test out

答案　B

解析　reflect on思考；考虑，符合题意。

10．Opening the window，we saw a high mountain ________ us going up into the sky，just like a skyscraper.

A．against 　　　　　B．across　　　　 　C．opposite　 　　　D．through

答案　C

解析　打开窗户，我们对面就是一座大山。opposite在……对面。