9.The old professor told us that every part of the materials should be made use of　　the station.

A.to build　　　　 　B.building

C.build　　　　　 　D.built

解析：make use of为固定搭配，意为“利用，使用”，该题中把make use of的宾语提前，不定式在句中充当目的状语。

答案：A

8.(2009·江苏盐城中学模拟)-The flags of every independent country are　　just colorful pieces of cloth and thread sewn together.

-Exactly.A flag often symbolizes the origin beliefs and culture.

A.rather than 　　　　　B.less than

C.more than　 　　　　　D.other than

解析：考查than的相关短语。rather than而不是；less than 少于；more than多于，

不仅仅是；other than除了。由句意可知C项正确。

答案：C

7.(2008·陕西高考)The moment I got home，I found I　　my jacket on the playground.

A.had left 　　　　　　B.left

C.have left　 　　　　　D.was leaving

解析：本题考查动词时态的用法。found为一般过去时态，而leave发生在find之前，故leave须用过去完成时态。

答案：A

6.Most of us know we should cut down on fat，but knowing such things isn't much help when it 　　 shopping and eating.

A.refers to　 　　　　　　　　B.speaks of

C.focuses on　 　　　　　　　　es to

解析：when it comes to...当涉及到……，当谈到……。

答案：D

5.Visitors　　not to touch the exhibits.

A.will request　 　　　　　　　　　B.request

C.are requesting　 　　　　　　　　D.are requested

解析：考查request sb.(not) to do sth.意为：要求某人去(不去)做某事。由于主语和request之间构成被动关系，故选D。

答案：D

4.He was late not only 　　 his illness but also　　he missed the train.

A.because；for　 　　　　　　　B.because of；because

C.for；because of 　　　　　　　D.because of；because of

解析：考查because和because of的区别。because是连词，其后应接句子；because of是介词短语，其后应接名词，v.­ing形式或名词性短语。

答案：B

3. I was surprised by her words，which made me recognize　　 silly mistakes I had made.

A.what 　　　　　　　B.that

C.how　　　　　　 　D.which

解析：考查感叹句的结构。“what+adj.+名词+其他部分”是常见感叹句结构，故A项正确。

答案：A

2.Jerry didn't　　his primary school classmate Mary until he listened to her self­introduction.

A.know 　　　　　　　　　　　B.acquire

C.recognize　 　　　　　　　　　D.realize

解析：know知道，了解；acquire获得；recognize辨认出；realize意识到，实现。由句意可知C项正确。

答案：C

1.The prison sentence he received　　 on the number of crimes he had committed.

A.based　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B.was based

C.had been based　 　　　　　　　　　D.was basing

解析：考查动词短语搭配。句意：一个人所获的刑罚与他所犯罪的数量有关。be based on以……为基础。

答案：B