14．You can drop in on me________your convenience.

A．of　 B．in　 C．at　 D．for

答案　C

解析　at one’s convenience在某人方便的时候。

13．The government has time and time again________its position on equal pay for women.

A　 clarified 　　B．made

C．understood　 　D．clarifying

答案　A

解析　句意为：政府一再阐明妇女同工同酬的立场。clarify阐明，澄清。

12．She’s arranged________swimming lessons next month.

A．her son to have　 　　B．for her son to have

C．for her son having　 　D．her son having

答案　B

解析　arrange for sb.to do sth.为某人安排好做某事，

arrange 准备/安排干……。

11．-We should stop here since we have been walking for hours.

-________ I’m a little tired.

A．I beg your pardon?　 　　B．What do you mean?

C．Sorry，I’m not sure.　 D．You are right.

答案　D

解析　考查交际英语。根据上下文可知，第二个人同意第一个人的说法或看法，故选D项。

10．The chairman is ill in hospital now，so we have no idea who will________in the coming conference.

A．take his place 　B．take place

C．take him　 　　　D．take the place of

答案　A

解析　“代替他”通常用take his place。

9．We will try our best to save them out if there seems________any sign of life in the fallen buildings.

A．to have　 　　B．to be

C．have come　 D．coming

答案　B

解析　there seems (seem，seemed) to be sth.好像/似乎有……。

8．It still remains________whether he will be allowed to take part in the Olympics.

A．seeing　 B．see　 C．to see　 D．to be seen

答案　D

解析　remain to be seen拭目以待。

7．Be careful not to________any letter when you spell the word.

A．leave off　 　　B．leave out　　　　 C．pick out　 　　D．take off

答案　B

解析　leave out漏掉；删掉；不包括；leave off停止(做某事)；pick out挑出；挑选；take off脱去(衣服)，飞机(起飞)。

6．I’m sorry，the sales manager is not________.He is on the telephone at the moment.

A．reasonable　 　　B．suitable　　　　 C．valuable　 　D．available

答案　D

解析　句意为：很抱歉，销售部经理正在打电话，他现在没空。available adj.有空的。

5．A terrible earthquake________in Sichuan Province at 2∶28 p．m. on May 12th,2008，causing a great loss of lives and property.

A．broke down　 B．broke up　　　　 C．broke in　 　　D．broke out

答案　D

解析　break down(机器或车)损坏，坏掉；分解，break up打碎，粉碎；断绝(关系)。break in闯入；打断，插嘴；break out爆发，发生，故选D项。