14．She was supposed ________ at home，but her mother found her in the park.

A．to be reading　 B．reading　 C．read　 D．have read

解析：be supposed to do sth.应该……。句意：她本应正在家读书。

答案：A

13．Generally speaking，solids expand as the temperature increases and ________ when they are cooled.

A．contract　 B．decrease　 C．reduce　 D．dissolve

解析：contract意为“收缩”；decrease意为“减少”；reduce意为“减少”；dissolve意为“溶解；分解；分离”。根据句意：一般来说，固体热胀冷缩，可知答案为A。

答案：A

12．It was difficult to guess what your parents’ ________ would be to your failure in the examination.

A．impression　 B．reaction　 C．comprehension　 D．opinion

解析：reaction意为“反应；意见”，与介词to搭配；impression意为“印象；感想”，与介词of搭配；comprehension意为“理解”，多与介词of搭配；opinion意为“意见；看法”，多与介词of或on搭配。根据句中的介词to，可知答案为B。

答案：B

11．With the help of the foreign experts，our factory produced ________ cars in 2006 as the year before.

A．more than twice　 　　B．as twice as many

C．twice as many as　 　　D．more than twice as many

解析：根据句中的as可知本题考查“倍数+as...as”结构。more than为一个修饰词，应置于倍数词前面。句意：在外国专家的帮助下，我们厂2006年生产的小汽车是前一年的两倍多。

答案：D

10．-May I use your bike after school?

-________.I’m not using it anyhow.

A．Sure，go ahead　 B．It’s your turn　 C．That depends　 D．You’ve got it

解析：“放学后我能用你的自行车吗”根据答语后一句可知表示同意，因此用Sure，go ahead，“当然，用吧”。

答案：A

9．The mother kept warning her son to ________ trouble，but today he broke the window of their neighbour again.

A．keep out of 　　　　B．break away from

C．hold back from 　　D．get rid of

解析：keep out of置身……之外，不卷入；break away from脱离；hold back from犹豫不定，控制；get rid of摆脱，除去。根据句意：妈妈一直告诉她儿子不要惹上麻烦，但是他今天又把邻居家的玻璃打碎了，可知答案为A。

答案：A

8．The interview will give you a chance ________ an impression of the company.

A．to form　 B．form　 C．forming　 D．having formed

解析：句意：面试将给你们提供一次机会，让你们对公司形成个印象。form形成，在句中不定式短语作后置定语。chance to do sth.表示“……的机会”。

答案：A

7．Letterboxes are much more ________ in the UK than in the US，where most people have a mailbox instead.

A．common　 B．normal　 C．ordinary　 D．usual

解析：句意：与美国相比，英国的信箱更常见，在美国大多数人都有邮箱。common常见的，与rare“罕见的，珍稀的”相反；normal与norms(规范、标准)同源，意为“符合标准的”；ordinary一般的(与special“特殊的”相反)；usual：customary符合风俗的。综上所述，A为正确答案。

答案：A

6．You should ________ yourself out of their quarrels.

A．prevent　 B．keep　 C．put　 D．take

解析：keep...out of表示“不让……进入；使……不介入”。

答案：B

5．We have ________ the conclusion that he is honest.Which is WRONG?

A．reached　 B．drawn　 C．arrived at　 D．came

解析：come为不及物动词，“得出结论”可以用come to the conclusion。

答案：D