10．I thought you________be employed by that company because you had________knowledge of French.

A．will；the 　　　　　　　　　B．would；a

C．can；/ 　　　　　　　　　　D．could；/

解析：选B。have a knowledge of French懂法语。

9．The number of college graduates________surprisingly large and a large number of them________unable to find a proper job.

A．is；is 　　　　　　　　　　B．are；are

C．are；is　 　　　　　　　　　D．is；are

解析：选D。“the number of+复数名词”作主语时，谓语动词用单数；“a number of+复数名词”作主语时，谓语动词用复数。

8．As a child，he was so fond of reading that he read every book he could put his________on.

A．hands 　　　　　　　　　　B．arms

C．mind 　　　　　　　　　　D．heart

解析：选A。put one’s hands on找到。

7．The boss instructed the maid to leave everything________；just as she found it.

A．in return 　　　　　　　　　B．in place

C．in turn 　　　　　　　　　　D．in need

解析：选B。根据just as she found it可知老板告诉女仆放回原处。

6．I think it________that she should be knowledgeable about computers for her present job.

A．urgent　 　　　　　　　　　B．normal

C．essential 　　　　　　　　　D．gifted

解析：选C。根据后面宾语从句的结构可以判断出所填的词必须具有能使其后的从句是虚拟语气的功能，四个词中只有essential“必不可少的”有此用法。

5．-Bob，shall we have a dinner out tonight?

-I’m afraid I have not enough money with me.

-Don’t worry.It’s my________.

A．turn 　　　　　　　　B．duty

C．treat 　　　　　　　　D．order

解析：选C。It’s my treat “我请客”；It’s one’s turn to do sth.“轮到某人做某事”；duty “职责”；order “命令”。

4．Fever is a________of many illnesses.So I suggest you take it seriously and see a doctor as soon as possible.

A．message　 　　　　　　B．symptom

C．label 　　　　　　　　D．clue

解析：选B。本题前一句意为“发烧是许多疾病的征兆(symptom)”。

3．I won the first prize and you can imagine how excited I was when the Mayor________me with the raward.

A．provided 　　　　　　　B．supplied

C．presented 　　　　　　　D．charged

解析：选C。present sb.with sth.“把……交给；颁发；授予”。

2．You have to be accurate in this job，because a small mistake can make a big________.

A．difference 　　　　　　　B．difficulty

C．trouble　　　　　　　 　D．change

解析：选A。make a (some，no，etc.)difference “有(一些，没有什么)作用；关系；影响”。