24. He ran as fast as he could _____ to catch the bus.　

　A. hope　　 B. to hope　　 C. hoping　 D. hoped

解析：此题的最佳答案不是B，而是C，其中的现在分词短语hoping to catch the bus用做伴随状语，即一边跑一边希望能赶上汽车。但是，如果选B，将to hope to catch the bus视为目的状语行不行呢？不行。因为“他拼命地跑”目的是“为了赶上公共汽车”，而不是“为了希望赶上公共汽车”，换句话说，将“希望”作为“目的”不妥。因为同样的原因，

答案：C

拓展：下面一题也应选hoping：He studied as hard as he could _____ to enter a good college.　

　A. hope　 B. to hope　 C. hoping　 D. hoped　

23. I’d try even if I may fail _____ sit there worrying in time of trouble.

　　 A. rather than　　 B. other than　　　 C. more than　　 D. less than

解析：考查than短语。rather than：而不是。

答案：A

22. -Ms Lin looks rather a kind lady.　 -But in fact she is cold and hard on us. You ____believe it!

A. shouldn’t　 B. wouldn’t　 C. mustn’t　　 D.needn’t

解析：本题主要考查情态动词的意义和用法。选项A表示建议；选项B表示推测；选项C表示禁止；选项D表示需求。根据句子的意思，本题正确答案为B。

答案B

21. I have no dreams ____ to have a happy life.

A. rather than　 B. more than　 C. other than　　 D. less than

解析：other than的意思是除了而rather than的意思是而不是

答案C

20.-What do you think of the concert?　 -I really enjoy it. I didn’t expect it was ____ wonderful.

A. as　　 B. more　　 C. most　　 D.very

解析：这是一个省略句，承接上文，省略了as I had thought。

答案：A

19. He was sentenced to death ______ what he has stolen from the bank.

A. that　　 B. since　 C. because　　 D. because of

解析：what he has stolen from the bank是名词性从句，所以应该用介词because of

答案：D

18. ______ nice，the food was all eaten up soon.

A. Tasting　 B. Taste 　C. Tasted　　 D. To taste

解析：taste是系动词,没有被动语态

答案：A(表示原因)

拓展：对比：

____ nice, the food should be made by adding more sugar. 此题应选D，表示条件。

17. - How long have you been here？ - ______ the end of last month，

A. In　　 B. By　　 C. At　　 D. Since

解析：since引导的介词短语和现在完成时连用

答案：D

16. I like swimming，while what my brother enjoys ______.

A. cooking　 B. to cook　 C. is cooking　 　D. cook

解析：what my brother enjoys是名词性从句做主语

答案：C

15. We’ll be free tomorrow，so I suggest ______ to the history museum.

A. to visit　 B. visiting　 C. we should visit　 D. a visit

解析：suggest的句式为：

suggest sb (should) do sth是虚拟语气

suggest doing sth

suggest sth to sb

答案：D