9. How many students do you consider ______ the meeting?

A. attended　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. being attended

C. to have attended　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. attending

8. His careless driving ______ him his life.

A. spent　　　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　　　　 C. ended　　　　　　　　 D. lost

7. - Do you want to stop and have a rest?

　 -_______, if you insist.

A. Yes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Sure

C. All right　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. That’s right.

6. - I am surprised that you failed to pass the exam again!

　 - If only I _______ your advice. I wasted too much time playing!

A. take　　　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　　 C. had taken 　　　　 D. have taken

5. I _______ my father to give up smoking, but he wouldn’t listen to me.

A. persuaded　　　　　 B. advised　　　　　　 C. suggested　　　　　 D. allowed

4. - Alice, why are you still reading? It’s high time that you _______ to bed.

　 - Yes, Mum. But you know, it’s the fourth time that you _______to my room tonight.

A. went; came　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. go; come

C. went; have come 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have gone; had come

3. -Would you like to go to see the new film tonight?

　 - “The Forest Gump”? I happen _______ it twice.

A. seeing 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to see

C to have seen 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having seen

2. It’s a common ______ to drive on the left in Britain.

A. sense　　　　　　　　 B. practice　　　　　　 C. rule　　　　　　　　　 D. reality

1. There is still ______ who said he was _____to reach the top of the mountain besides these three people.

A. a fourth one; the first 　　　　　　　　　　 B. the fourth one; the first

C. the fourth one, first　　　　 　　　　　 D. fourth one; first

6. Nor is it good news for the fish and wildlife that live in or around the river.

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[例1]In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _____.

A. admitted　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. acknowledged

C. absorbed　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. considered

[易错点悟]考查动词辨析。

[要点精析]considered 考虑：1)consider sth.　 2) consider doing sth.　 3) consider sb. to be / as …

admit 承认：1) admit sth.　　 2) admit doing sth.　 3) admit that …

absorb 吸收：1) absorb sth.　 2) absorb oneself in sth. = be absorbed in

acknowledge： 1)承认, 供认：acknowledge (doing) sth.

2)致谢：acknowledged sth. with sth.

[答案]D

[例2]She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would lose her _____ to Scotland.

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A. ticket　　 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. place

C. seat　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. connection

[易错点悟]考查名词在语境中的使用。

[要点精析]lose one’s connection to 误了到……地方去的 (汽车、火车、轮船的) 联运。

例如：The train was late and I missed my connection.

[答案]D

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