2．The kind of tiger has completely died out in this country.

5．他可能还没有完成那项工作。(may not have)

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答案：1.The work is too much for the boy.

4．我正要走的时候，电话铃响了。(on the point of)

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3．当你到一个新的国家时，你必须使自己适应新的风俗习惯。(adapt)

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2．这种老虎在这个国家已经绝迹了。(die out)

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1．对于这个男子来说，这活儿太难做了。(too much)

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8．________no point in beating around the bush.Let’s________.

A．It’s；come straight to the point　 　　B．There’s；come to the point

C．This is；get to the point　 　　　　　D．That is；reach the point

解析：There is no point that...是“……没必要”；come to the point“切中主题”。

答案：B

7．The article attacked the government________its policy________education.

A．on；for　 B．for；on　 C．with；of　 D．of；with

解析：句意：“文章攻击政府的教育政策。”答案是B，两题均考查attack(vt.)，意思是“用言论攻击……”。

答案：B

6．The newcomers found it impossible to________themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.

A．suit　 B．adapt　 C．fit　 D．match

解析：句意：“新来的人们发现使他们自己完全适应这儿的气候，在这个新的国家长期住下是不可能的。”考查词义辨析；suit强调“合乎口味，性格，颜色，款式”；fit强调“尺寸，型号”；match强调“相配，相称。”答案B，最合句意。

答案：B

5．Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night，no matter what we____

during the day.

A．may be doing　 B．could have done　 C．must have done　 D．might have done

解析：句意：“研究调查结果表明，我们每天晚上花费大约两小时作梦，不管我们白天做过什么。”no matter what...是让步状语从句，用“must have done”一定……(判断)和“could have done”“本可，本能”(没做)，不合句意，答案是D(“might have done”“也许”)。

答案：D