48] The Beatles (一乐队名)，________ many of you are old enough to remember，came from Liverpool.

[译文] Beatles乐队，正如你们能记住的那样，来自利物浦。

　 A. for 　 B. though

　 C. As 　 D. since

[答案及简析] C。 D两项，C项suggest不能接不定式。

47] He ____ me to keep away from cigarette and take more exercise.

[译文] 他答应我不抽烟并且参加锻炼。

　 A. agreed 　 B. suggested

　 C. promised 　 D. hoped

[答案及简析] C。 promise sb. to do sth.的用法。还可根据句义排除A

46] Canada，Australia and New Zealand are all ____ countries.

[译文] 加拿大，澳大利亚和新西兰都是讲英语的国家。

　 A. spoken?English 　 B. English?spoken

　 C. speaking?English 　 D. English?speaking

[答案及简析] D。 spoken?English的意思是：口头英语。English?speaking countries：讲英语的国家。

45] -Did your uncle fly to Paris directly?　-No，he travelled from Hong Kong _____ London.

[译文] --你叔叔直接飞巴黎去了？　　　--不，他从香港出发取道伦敦飞抵巴黎。

　 A. through 　 B. by way of

　 C. across 　 D. on way of

[答案及简析] B。 by way of意为"途经"；"经由"；"取道"。

44] -My mathematics is very poor.　-Don’t worry. I’ll help you ______ I can.

[译文] --我的数学很差。　--不要着急。我将尽力帮助你。

　 A. as far as 　 B. as soon as

　 C. as quickly as 　 D. as possible as

[答案及简析] A。 as far as："就……"；"到……程度",表范围。D项应为"as…as possible"。

43] -You couldn’t have chosen any gift better for me.　-______.

[译文] --你再不能选出比这更好的礼物了。--_______.

　 A. Oh，I’d choose a better one for you next time.　 B. You’ve had a gift for music，haven’t you?

　 C. I’m glad that you like it so much. 　 D. Sorry，but don’t blame me，dear.

[答案及简析] C。 本句意为"你再不能选出比这更好的礼物了。"意即"这是最好的礼物。"

42] -If you have time tonight，I’d like to invite you to a ball.　-That’s very nice of you，but are you ____?

[译文] --如果你今晚有时间，我想邀你去跳舞。　--太好了，是真的吗？

　 A. free 　 B. careful

　 C. serious 　 D. true

[答案及简析] C。 serious：严肃的；认真的。"你是当真吗?"

41] -Has Tommy finished his homework yet?-I have no idea; he ____ it this morning.

[译文] --汤米完成了他的作业了吗？　--　我不知道，今天上午他在做呢。

　 A. was doing 　 B. had been doing

　 C. has done 　 D. did

[答案及简析] A。 表示今天上午一直在做作业。

40] Mrs. Brown was much disappointed to see the washing machine she had _____ went wrong again.

[译文] 布朗太太看她修好的洗衣机又坏了很失望。

　 A. it repaired 　 B. to be repaired

　 C. to repair 　 D. repaired

[答案及简析] D。 考查"have sth. done"结构,原句含定语从句"…the washing machine that s he had repaired…"

39] How pleased the detective was _____ what his customer told him!

[译文] 侦探听到他的客户所讲的事很是高兴！

　 A. hearing 　 B. heard

　 C. to hearing 　 D. to hear

[答案及简析] D。 "be pleased to do sth."为固定结构,不定式表原因。此感叹句的陈述句形式为： The detective was pleased to hear what his customer told him.