8. A. everywhere　　 　　　 B. nowhere　　 　　 C. somewhere　　 D. anywhere

7. A. however　　 　 B. how　　　 　　 C .what　　　 　　 D. whatever

6. A. thoughts　 　　 B. abilities　　　 　 C. limits　　　　 　 D. strength

5. A. for certain 　　　 B. everywhere　　 C. now and then　 D. for a reason

4. A. in thought　 　　 B. in fact　　　　 C. at once　　　　 　　　 D. as usual

3. A. horrible　　 　　 B. surprising　　 C. interesting　　 　　　 D. enjoyable

2. A. in fact　　　 　 B. in an instant　 C. about　　 　　　　　　　 D. of course

1. A. must　　　 　　　 B. should　　　　 C. may　　 　　　　 D. will

6. Servants had little private life or free time of their own, so they were interested in everything that happened “upstairs” and would gossip about the family and their guests.

gossip: talk about other people including rumor and critical comments

eg.

I can’t stand here gossiping with you all the day.

Everyone gossiped about their relationship.

[典型例题]

[例1] This is a world-famous novel._______ can be enjoyed from it until you have finished reading it, though.

A. Nothing　　 B. Much　　 C. Few　　　 D. Something

答案：A

解析：这句话实际上是not… until结构的变形，用nothing来表示否定，只有你读完了才能理解这本书。

[例2] It’s said that there are plenty of hotels in that town. There 　　　be any difficulty for you to find somewhere to stay .　 　

A. wouldn’t　 　　　　　 B. mustn’t 　　　　　　　 C. shouldn’t　 　　　　　 D. needn’t

答案：A

解析：这道题看上去是道简单的情态动词题，实际上，考核了几个情态动词之间细微的差别。

[例3] It is fairly common in Africa for there ______ a group of expert musicians surrounded by others who also join in the performances.　

A. being　　　　　　　　 B. to be　　　　　　　　 C. be　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. is

答案：B

解析：这句话中it是形式主语，真正的主语是there be 结构的不定式there to be.

[例4] The medicine is supposed to cure this disease, but I’m not sure it　　　　 .　　

A. does　　　　　 B. was　　　　　 C. has　　　　　　　 D. is

答案：A

解析：这句话是个省略句，补全了应该是I’m not sure whether it works or not.

[例5] -Are you sure that he is able to do the work well?

　 　　- _______ he could give his mind to it.

A. In case　　　　　　　　　　 B. If only 　　　　　　　　　 C. On condition that　　　 D. Unless

答案：B

解析：If only引导的虚拟语气结构，could do的形式表示对将来的虚拟。

[例6] Let us suppose that you are in 　 position of 　 parent. Would you allow your child to do such a thing?　

A. a; a　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a; the　　　　　　　　 C. the; a　　　　 D. the; the

答案：C

解析：冠词用法中，the表示特指，a加名词表示一类人。

[模拟试题](答题时间：50分钟)

(A)

Sometimes people come into your life and you come to realize that they meant to be there to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people　 1　 be, but when you lock your eyes with them , you know 　2　 　that they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you that may seem 　3　 , painful and unfair at first, but 　4　 　you find that without overcoming those obstacles(障碍)you would have never realized you potential(潜力)，strength, will or heart. Everything happens 　5　 . Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck. Illness, injury, love and success all take place to test the　 　6　 　of your soul. Without these small tests, 　7　 　they may be, life would be like a smooth, straight road to 　8　 . It would be 　9　 , but dull and completely pointless.

　　 The people you meet who 　10 　your life, and the success and the downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. 　11　 the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact they are 　12　 　the most important ones. If someone hurts you or breaks your heart, 　13 　them, for they have 　14　 　you learn about trust and the importance of being careful 　15 　　you open your heart. If someone loves, love them back, 　16　 　because they love you, but because 　17　 , they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things. Make every day 　18 . 　Appreciate every moment and 　19　 　those moments everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Tell yourself you are 　20　 and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you.

5. You may remember that Franklin was suffering from lack of sleep at the time Rachel’s birthday, and had upset Dr Candy with his remarks about doctors.

upset: disrupt a plan; cause sb. worried

eg.

Our arrangements for the weekend were upset by her visit.

The sight of physical suffering always upsets me.