5．The retired workers were invited to the company，________surprise，changes had been so great over the years.

A．whose　 B．who

C．to whom　 D．to whose

解析：选D。考查定语从句。to whose surprise，changes had been so great over the years是非限制性定语从句，补充说明先行词the retired workers；to one’s surprise令人吃惊的是。句意：退休工人被邀请到公司，令他们吃惊的是，公司这些年变化这么大。

4．-Time________.It’s likely that we’ll miss the deadline.

-Don’t worry.We have already got through 80% of the job.

A．is running out　 　　　B．has run out

C．is being running out　 D．has been run out

解析：选A。考查时态和语态。Time is running out意为“时间快用完了”，是现在进行时表示将来。run out是不及物短语动词，不能用于被动语态。

3．Earth Day is a celebration of life and our planet.It is a reminder that we need to________the world we live in and that we should learn to respect life and nature.

A．care about 　　　　B．think of

C．take possession of　 D．refer to

解析：选A。句意：地球日是用来庆祝生命和我们的星球的。它提醒我们要关心我们赖以生存的世界，我们应当学会尊重生命和自然。care about关心，照料；think of想到；take possession of拥有；refer to指的是，涉及到，参考。

2．One of my high school friends________in London ever since she moved there in 1998.

A．lived　 B．is living

C．lives　 D．has been living

解析：选D。考查时态。ever since表示从过去的一个时间点延续至说话时，主句常用现在完成时或现在完成进行时。

1．-Is your father still a smoker?

-No.He was ________to give up smoking one year ago.

A．advised 　B．forbidden

C．changed　 　D．persuaded

解析：选D。考查动词辨析。persuade说服。根据答语中的No，可知“父亲已不再吸烟”，只有用persuaded才符合题意“他在一年前就被说服戒了烟”。advise建议；forbid禁止；change改变。

5．It is one of the funniest things________on the Internet so far this year.

A．finding　 　　　　　　　　　B．being found

C．to find　 　　　　　　　　　D．found

解析：选D。此题考查非谓语动词作定语的用法。根据句意“这是今年迄今为止在网络上被发现的最有趣的事情之一”可知，“发现”与所修饰名词things之间构成被动关系，故可排除A项和C项。being found作定语表示“正在被发现的”，与题意不符。用过去分词作定语表示被动或完成，即“已经被发现”。

4．The international agreement，________encourage children not to smoke and help people kick the habit，was signed on February 27.

A．intending to　 　　　　　　　B．being intended to

C．intended to　 　　　　　　　D．to intend to

解析：选C。“intended to...”是过去分词作定语，意思是“目的是……”，相当于定语从句“which was intended to...”。

3．The old bridge，________300 years ago，was washed away by a heavy flood last summer.

A．building 　　　　　　　　　B．to be built

C．to be building　 　　　　　　　D．built

解析：选D。考查非谓语动词。bridge与build之间为逻辑上的被动关系，再根据300 years ago，可知用build的过去分词built作定语，修饰bridge。to be built表示“将要被建”。

2．Boys and girls，please remain________and keep quiet until the electricity supply returns to normal.

A．seated　 　　　　　　　　　　B．seating

C．to seat 　　　　　　　　　　D．seat

解析：选A。考查非谓语动词。remain在此作系动词，seated作表语，表示主语的状态。

本单元语法--过去分词作定语和表语

1．The policeman are looking for people________the accident which happened last night.

A．referred to 　　　　　　　　　B．related to

C．linking to　 　　　　　　　　　D．connecting to

解析：选B。此题考查动词过去分词作定语的用法。根据语意判断，此处应为“与事故有关的人”。