616] Tom studies harder this term. _______, he has made great progress in his lessons.

[译文] Tom这期学习很努力，结果，在学习上他取得了长足的进步。

　 A. As a result 　 B. After all

　 C. By the way　　 D. Instead

[答案及简析] A。 as a result结果，因此；after all毕竟；by the way顺便说一下；instead代替。

615] ----- _______ school were you at last year? ----- Centre School.

[译文] --去年你在哪所学校读书？　－－－－－中心校。

　 A. What 　 B. Which

　 C. That 　 D. Where

[答案及简析] B。 问那一所学校，应该用which。

614] Don’t have horse ______ too fast, it will get tired soon.

[译文] 不要让马一直这样快的跑着，它很快就会累倒的。

　 A. ran 　 B. to run

　 C. runs 　 D. running

[答案及简析] D。 have sb./sth. doing sth.让一直做某事，或者让某物一直处于某种状态。

613] We had to read ______ the light of a candle because the light went out.

[译文] 我们的借助蜡烛看书，因为电灯熄了。

　 A. by 　 B. in

　 C. with 　 D. on

[答案及简析] A。 by …the light of　借助的光亮。

612] Young Lee learned some English when she stayed in America, and last year she ____ herself Japanese.

[译文] Young Lee当她在美国住的时候学了一点英语，去年她又自学了日语。

　 A. kept on teaching 　 B. went on teaching

　 C. kept on to teach 　 D. went on to teach

[答案及简析] D。 Go on to do sth. 继续做另外一件事；go on doing sth.=go on with sth.继续做某事(接着原来的做)。

611] _______ my opinion, you shouldn’t go there by yourself.

[译文] 在我看来，你不应该独自去那儿。

　 A. On 　 B. To

　 C. In 　 D. At

[答案及简析] C。 in one’s opinion 介词短语，"在某人看来"，常放在句首或句末。

610] ______ the beginning of the meeting, we heard a report by Mr Li.

[译文] 在会议之初，我们听了李先生的报告。

　 A. By 　 B. In

　 C. At 　 D. On

[答案及简析] C。 at the beginning of 在…之初。

609] It’s getting late. We must "be off" now. Which of the following can’t replace the underlined part?

[译文] 下面的词语中那个不能替换句中的划线部分？

　 A. begin 　 B. be leaving

　 C. start 　 D. go

[答案及简析] A。 be off 出发。

608] ----- The flower is beautiful. ----- _________.

[译文] --花很漂亮。　　--确实很漂亮。

　 A. So is it 　 B. So it is

　 C. It is so 　 D. So it is

[答案及简析] B。 So it is. 表示对前面的说法的认同；　而So is it则表示…也是这样。

607] ----- Are you going there with them? -----If you go, ________.

[译文] --你和他们一道去哪儿吗？　　--如果你去，我也去。

　 A. I also go 　 B. so do I

　 C. so I will 　 D. so will I

[答案及简析] D。 If 从句中是现在时态，主句应该是将来时态。