1211] He decided that only burying the money could he _____ it safe.

[译文] 他认为只有把钱埋起来才能保障它的安全。

　 A. keep 　 B. kept

　 C. keeping 　 D. to keep

[答案及简析] A。 only 引导的状语在句首，句子要部分倒装。

1210] Joan’s advice is _____ to me.

[译文] Joan的建议对我很有用处。

　 A. of much useful 　 B. much uses

　 C. of much use 　 D. for much use

[答案及简析] C。 be of great/ little/ some/ no/ much +抽象名词　= be + 相应的形容词。

1209] _____ it’s raining, we’d better stay at home.

[译文] 既然在下雨，我们最好呆在家里。

　 A. Since 　 B. Because

　 C. For 　 D. As

[答案及简析] A。 众所周知的原因，用since，意为"既然"。

1208] It’s a pity I _____ think of it earlier.

[译文] 真遗憾，我该早点想到这事。

　 A. don’t 　 B. won’t

　 C. can’t 　 D. didn’t

[答案及简析] D。 很明显此处表示遗憾，该早点想到。

1207] _____ she came, she brought the boy some candies to eat.

[译文] 无论她什么时候来，她总是给孩子们带点糖果来。

　 A. Whatever 　 B. Whenever

　 C. Not matter when 　 D. While

[答案及简析] B。 whenever = no mater when

1206] Excuse me _____.

[译文] 原谅我迟到了。

　 A. to be late 　 B. to being late

　 C. for be late 　 D. for being late

[答案及简析] D。 excuse sb. for ding sth. 因什么而原谅某人。

1205] The boy went out _____ something to eat.

[译文] 男孩出去找些东西吃。

　 A. to search　　 B. in search for

　 C. in search of 　 D. in the search of

[答案及简析] C。 in search of = looking for；　当它是动词时才有search for的结构。

1204] Helen _____ important part in the play.

[译文] Helen在这部戏中扮演了一个重要的角色。

　 A. act 　 B. acts

　 C. act an 　 D. acts an

[答案及简析] D。 act a part 扮演一个角色。

1203] We _____ her to ring back.

[译文] 我们等她打电话回来。

　 A. hope 　 B. expect

　 C. suggest　　 D. wants

[答案及简析] B。 hope ,suggest 不能跟不定式作宾补；wants时态不对。

1202] They set off _____ a trip _____ London.

[译文] 他们出发到伦敦去旅行。

　 A. on; on 　 B. on; to

　 C. for; to 　 D. for; for

[答案及简析] B。 on a trip 旅行；set off 出发，动身去；on与for都表示目的地，但for最常见。