1051] Population in that area has increased _____ 10 per cent this year.

[译文] 那个地区的人口今年增长了百分之十。

　 A. with 　 B. for

　 C. by 　 D. of

[答案及简析] C。 increase by 增长了；increase to增长到。

1050] She suggested a skilled worker _____ to get the machine _____.

[译文] 她建议请一位有技术的工人来修理这台机器。

　 A. send for; repair 　 B. be sent for; repaired

　 C. sending for; repairing 　 D. be sent for; to repair

[答案及简析] B。 suggest 后面的宾语从句中表示"建议"时，要用虚拟语气。

1049] Do you think this food will _____ us seven days?

[译文] 你认为这些食物能使我们坚持七天吗？

　 A. dine 　 B. make

　 C. last 　 D. eat

[答案及简析] C。 表示"维持"一般用动词last来表示。

1048] They grow many beatiful flowers, _____ will be sold in big cities in spring.

[译文] 他们种植了很多美丽的鲜花，这些花春天将在大城市里销售。

　 A. and they 　 B. but they

　 C. they 　 D. that

[答案及简析] A。 并列句用that引导。

1047] Have you heard the news _____ she’s failed the English exam again?

[译文] 你听到这个消息没有？她英语考试又没及格。

　 A. which 　 B. that

　 C. if 　 D. whether

[答案及简析] B。 在同位语从句中如果不差成分用that引导。

1046] Although Linda tried hard in the exam, she did _____ than her brother.

[译文] 尽管Linda在考试中尽了最大努力，她还是比哥哥差得多。

　 A. more badly 　 B. much better

　 C. much badly 　 D. much worse

[答案及简析] D。 根据题意该用比较级，much修饰比较级。

1045] The manuscript(手稿) ______ the 8th century.

[译文] 这部手稿追溯到公元八世纪。

　 A. date from　　 B. is dated from

　 C. dates back to 　 D. go back in time to

[答案及简析] C。 date from = date back to 追溯到，一般不用被动语态，谈论的是客观事物多用一般现在时。

1044] He prefers _____ indoors _____ out this afternoon.

[译文] 他今天下午喜欢呆在屋内而不喜欢到外面去。

　 A. to stay; to go 　 B. staying; to going

　 C. staying; to go 　 D. to stay; to going

[答案及简析] B。 prefer doing sth. to doing sth. "比较喜欢做什么，而不太喜欢做什么。"

1043] The building _____ north dates from 1884.

[译文] 朝北的那个建筑物始建于1884年。

　 A. faces 　 B. to face

　 C. facing 　 D. faced

[答案及简析] C。 现在分词短语作定语，表示状态，伴随等。

1042] He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of _____ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.

[译文] 他付给这小孩十美元擦窗子，大部分至少一年没擦了。

　 A. which 　 B. these

　 C. those 　 D. that

[答案及简析] A。 非限制性的定语从句，用which引导。