8. A. report　　　　 B. test　　　　　　 C. question　　 D. statement　

7. A. expense　 B. pay　　 　　 C. cost　　　　　 D. take　　　　　

6. A. quickly　　　 B. normally　　 C. secretly　　　 D. properly　　

5. A. pretty　　　　 B. clever　　　　 C. fit　　　 　 D. busy　　　　　

4. A. deal　　　　　 B. talk　　　　　　 C. quarrel　　　　　　　 D. journey

3. A. made　　　　 B. offered　　　 C. regretted　　 D. settled

2. A. chose　 　　 B. married　　　 C. fired　　　　　 D. met　　　　　

1. A. an inclusion 　　 　　B. a conclusion　　　

C. an exception　　　　　　 D. a succession

6. Their diet is also similar to ours – they eat meat and plants – even if they sometimes feast on things we may find disgusting, …

be similar to: like or alike ; of the same kind

eg.

We share the similar opinion; and theirs are similar to ours.

[典型例题]

[例1] You will be late ___ you leave immediately.　

A. unless　 B. until　 C. if　D. or

答案：A

解析：句意：除非你立即走，否则你就会迟到的。可转化为 If you dong leave immediately, you will be late。B、D句意不对，or表转折，句子如为 You leave immediately or you will be late.　

[例2] ____ it with me and I’ll see what I can do.

A. When left　　 B. Leaving　　 C. If you leave　　 D. Leave

答案：D

解析：该题考查祈使句与状语之间的差别。and是连词，应该连两个语法作用相同的句子，而不能连接一个主句一个从句。

[例3] John shut everybody out of the kitchen _____ he could prepare his grand surprise for the party.

A. which　　 B. when　　 C. so that　　 D. as if

答案：C

解析：本题考状语从句关联词的用法。So that引导目的状语从句。

[例4] ____ leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.

A. The person　　 B. No matter who　　 C. Who　　 D. Whoever

答案：D

解析：whoever引导主语从句，兼做先行词和关系词，等于anybody who。No matter who只能引导状语从句，不能引导主语从句。

[例5] The research is so designed that once ____ nothing can be done to change it.

A. begins　　 B. having begun　　 C. beginning　　 D. begun

答案：D

解析：本题中的that从句是结果状语从句。Once begun是once it is begun的省略。

[模拟试题](答题时间：40分钟)

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In this small town there was not a single man of importance who would dare to have a housekeeper younger than sixty, for fear of what people might say about them. I was　 1　 　, however. When I needed a housekeeper I 　2　 a girl called Bridie Casey, a lovely little girl of seventeen from a village up the coast. But I 　3　 my choice carefully. I drove out there one day when she was at home, and I had a look at the cottage and a 　4　 with her mother and a cup of tea, and after that I did not need anyone to say that she was 　5　 . I knew if there was anything Bridie did not do　 6　 her mother would not 　7　 long to correct her. After that, there was only one 　8　 to rise.

“ Have you a 　9　 　, Bridie ? ” said I.

“ No, doctor, I have not , ” said she with a simple expression that did not 　10　 me a bit. As a doctor you soon get used to innocent(无邪的) 11　 .

“ Well, you’d better 　12　 and get one. ” said I , “ 　13　 　.　 I’m not going to take you.”

　 14　 this she laughed.

　 15　 she started working at my house. She proved to be very 　16　 　and efficient (高效率的). Of curse, she was so good-looking that people who came to my house used to pass a 17 　　about us. But that didn’t matter. They did not dare to hire a pretty girl themselves for 　18 　　of what people would say. But I knew as long as a girl had a man of 　19　 to look after she would give me 　20　 .

5. centuries ago, the word “bee-line” was created and today the expression “to make a beeline for someone or something” means to go quickly along a straight course for somebody or something.

make a beeline for: go quickly along a straight direct course for

eg.

The hungry boy made a beeline for his dinner.