32. _________ different opinions on　the　practical　value　of　the　item.

　A. It had　　　 　B. They were　　　 C. It existed　　　 D. There existed

[答案] D

[解析] 本题考查there be结构。exist替代了be动词.

31. .At the foot of the hill you could hear nothing but the _______of the running water.

A. shout　　　　　 B. noise　　　 C. voice　　　　 D. sound

[答案] D　

[解析] 本题考查名词的用法，用四个近义词来区分。sound指人所听到的、自然界的任何声音，题意为“流水声”，故选D。

30. The weather turned out to be very good,　 ___ was more than we could expect.

A. what　　　 B. which　　　 C. that　　　 D. it

[答案] B

[解析] which可代替句子，用于非限定性定语从句，而what不可。That 不能用于非限定性定语从句，it不为连词，使由逗号连接的两个句子前应加连词and。

29. ---Could I borrow your dictionary?

　---Yes, of course, you____.　

　 A. might　 　B. will　　　 C. can　　　 D. should

　[答案] C

[解析] could表示委婉的语气，并不为时态。答语中of course，表示肯定的语气，允许某人做某事时，用can和 may来表达，不能用could或might。复习： will 与you连用，用来提出要求或下命令。should与you 连用，用来提出劝告。

28. The problem ________ at the meeting next week is of great importance.

　　 A. produced　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. being produced　

C. to be discussed　　　　　　　　　　 D. having been produced

[答案]C

[解析] 本题考查非谓语动词作定语的用法。句中有next week，动词不定式则表将来。该句意思为：“下个星期要在会议上讨论的那个问题非常重要。”

27. His first job is in a big bank, from ____ he learnt a lot of information about financial management.

　　 A. where　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　 D. which

[答案] D

[解析] 本题考查关系代词的用法。which是指代bank的，后面的从句是说he learnt a lot of information about financial management from the bank.

26. 　- Haven't seen you for ages. Let's have a get-together next week.　

　- _________.

A. It's a deal 　B. It's a long story.　　 C. It's nothing.　　 D.　 It's only a matter of time.

[答案] A

[解析] 考查习语用法。A. 一言为定。 B. 真是一言难尽。C. 小事情／不足挂齿。 D.这只是时间问题。

25. She didn't _______ it to the airport, so she missed her flight.

　A. get　　　　　 B. put　　　　　 C. make　　　　 D. mean

[答案] C

[解析] 本题考查动词的区别。make it有 “及时到达”的意思。“她没能及时赶到机场，所以错过了航班。”

24. At a rough estimate. Nigeria is ______ Great Britain.

　 A. three times the size as　　　 B. the size three times as　　　　　　　　

　 C. three times as the size of　　 D. three times the size of

[答案] D

[解析] 本题考查倍数的用法。倍数应放在比较级或表示尺寸等的名词前。

23. The students are studying Unit 3 this week, and this time next week they _______ Unit 4.

　A. are studying　　　 B. are to study　　 C. will study　　　 D. will be studying

[答案] D

[解析] 本题时态的用法。句后”this time next week”是将来进行时的标志。