10．The owner of the mine was________to twenty years because he had broken the law to employ children as miners.

A．sentenced　 B．trapped

C．sheltered　 D．buried

解析：选A。be sentenced to...被判处……。句意：这个矿主因为非法雇佣童工被判处二十年的徒刑。

9．As________ matter of fact，________beauty of________nature there made an excellent impression on me.

A．a ；the；不填　 B．a ；the；the

C．the；the；不填　 D．a；不填；the

解析：选A。考查冠词用法。as a matter of fact是固定搭配，意为“实际上”；beauty后边有限定成分要用定冠词表特指，而nature是抽象名词，不表特指时不加冠词，故答案为A。

8．Ms Black is considered a ________lady by her neighbors for she often helps the poor old man next door.

A．generous　 B．hopeful

C．mean 　　D．selfish

解析：选A。结合语境“for she often helps the poor old man”推断出她很“慷慨(generous)”。

7．-I’ve lost in the game again.

-________，you still have more chances.

A．What a pity　 　　　　　B．Don’t lose heart

C．Don’t lose your heart　 　D．I’m sorry for you

解析：选B。由语境可知应用B项来鼓励对方。What a pity“真遗憾”；I’m sorry for you“真为你难过，可惜”，与题意不符。

6.People________a monument to honour those people who devoted their lives to their country.

A．set out　 B．set down

C．set up 　D．set on

解析：选C。set out“开始；出发”；set down“着手”；set up“建立”；set on“攻击；前进”。

5．The old man became very worried，standing at the gate，unable to find a man________ he could turn for help.

A．from whom　 B．at whom

C．into whom 　D．to whom

解析：选D。本题考查“介词+关系代词”引导的定语从句，此处介词的判断很关键，由句意“老人想求助于(turn to)别人”可知介词为to，故选D。正常的语序为“...unable to find a man whom he could turn to for help”。

4．Children in the country should have the right to ask for ________education opportunities as those in the city.

A．equal　 　　B．unfair

C．common　 D．usual

解析：选A。equal“相等的，平等的”。unfair“不公平的”；common“常见的”；usual“通常的，普通的”。

3．Their supporters believe in them so deeply that they are________to go to war in support of them.

A．willing　 　B．afraid

C．anxious 　D．curious

解析：选A。考查词义辨析。be willing to do乐意做某事。句意：他们的支持者非常信任他们，以至于乐意去帮他们作战。