15. A. notice was　 　　　in order to remind the students of the changed lecture time.

A. sent up　　 B. given up　　 C. set up　　 D. put up

[答案]D

[解析]考查动词短语辨析。send up：发射；give up：放弃，传上去；set up：提出，提议；竖起，升起；put up：张贴。题干意思是：一个通知被张贴出来，以便告知学生们演讲的新时间。选D。

14. -My mother is preparing my favorite dishes. Go with me and have a taste, okay?

-- 　　. And I’ll be glad to meet your parents.　　　

A. I think so　　 B. I’d love to　　 C. I’m sure　　 D. I hope so

[答案]B

[解析]考查情景对话。前文问句表示提出建议，根据应答句的后一分句可知应答句选B，意思是：我乐意。

13. My parents don’t mind what job I do 　　　I am happy.

A. even though　　　 B. as soon as　　　　 C. as long as　　 D. as though

[答案]C

[解析]考查状语从句。根据题干意思可知此处是条件状语从句，引导词意思是：只要，选C。even though引导让步状语从句，意思是：即使；as soon as引导时间状语从句，意思是：一……就……；as though引导方式状语从句，意思是：仿佛，好象。

12. I still remember 　　　to the Famen Temple and what I saw there.

A. to take　　 B. to be taken　　 C. taking　　　 D. being taken

[答案]D

[解析]考查非谓语动词。此处非谓语动词做remember的宾语，而remember后用非谓语动词做宾语时，可以用v-ing形式，v-ing表示的动作已经完成，也可用动词不定式，表示的动作还未发生，根据后文的saw可知此处非谓语动词动作已经完成，且与逻辑主语是被动关系，用v-ing的被动式，选D。

11. Gun control is a subject 　　　Americans have argued for a long time.

A. of which　　　 B. with which　　 C. about which　　　 D. into which

[答案]C

[解析]考查定语从句，先行词是Gun control，指物，关系词在从句中做介词的宾语，介词前置，介词与从句动词构成搭配argue about sth，选C。

10. Jane was asked a lot of questions, but she didn’t answer 　　　of them.

A. other　　　 B. any　　 C. none　　　 D. some

[答案]B

[解析]考查不定代词。所填词与not构成全部否定，四个选项中只有any与not可以构成not any，等于none，表全部否定，故选B。

9. This is the first time went 　　　a film in the cinema together as a family.

A. see　　　 B. had seen　　 C. saw　　　 D. have seen

[答案]D

[解析]考查动词时态。the+序数词+time引导的时间状语从句中动词时态用完成时，有参照动词is可知此处用现在完成时，选D。

8. He invited me to a dance after the show 　　　　Christmas Eve.

A. at　　　 　B. on　　　　 C. in　　　　 D. by

[答案]B

[解析]考查介词。此处介词位于日期前，用on，选B。

7. Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters, 　　visit Beijing this summer.

A. is going to　　 B. are going to　　 C. was going to　　 D. were going to

[答案]A

[解析]考查动词时态和主谓一致。主语中心词是Dr. Smith，表单数，谓语动词用单数形式；时间状语是this summer，表计划性的将来，故时态用一般将来时，选A。

6. What 　　pity that you couldn’t be there to receive 　　　prize!

A. a; a　　 B. the; a　　　 C. a; the　　 D. the; the

[答案]C

[解析]考查冠词。第一空所填冠词与上下文构成固定句型what a pity that…，用不定冠词a；第二空后名词表示表特指，用定冠词the，选C。