1338] _____ they keep the water clean. ____ they make the tank look much prettier.

[译文] 首先他们使水保持清洁，其次他们使水箱更好看些。

　 A. For; And 　 B. For one thing; And

　 C. For; Also 　 D. For one thing; Also

[答案及简析] D。 for one thing….also….常用句型，"一则…再则…；首先…其次…"

1337] ----- Tom was bron in the USA but studied in England; now he worksin China. 　----- ______.

[译文] --Tom出生在美国，学习在英国，现在工作在中国。　--John也是如此。

　 A. So was John 　 B. So did John

　 C. So John did 　 D. So it is with John

[答案及简析] D。 so it is with sb. / sth. 表示某人也是如此。该句够专门用于不同类型的动词。

1336] They arrived early _____ as to get a good seat.

[译文] 他们到得很早，想找个好位子。

　 A. such 　 B. so

　 C. too 　 D. very

[答案及简析] B。 so as to do sth. 不定式短语表示目的。

1335] My sister _____ here by now, for she took the early train.

[译文] 我姐姐现在理应该到了，她赶的早班火车。

　 A. could have arrived 　 B. must have arrived

　 C. ought to arrive 　 D. ought to have arrived

[答案及简析] D。 情态动词加上完成时态，表示对过去的推测。

1334] The girl was so _____ that she let out a _____ cry.

[译文] 这个姑娘吓坏了，发出了一声令人害怕的叫声。

　 A. frightening; frightened 　 B. frightened; frightened

　 C. frightening; frightening 　 D. frightened; frightening

[答案及简析] D。 过去分词表示状态；现在分词表示特征。

1333] The boy went gambling today. _____, he ran _____all his money.

[译文] 今天这个男孩出去赌博，更糟糕的是，他输光了他所有的钱。

　 A. Bad still; out 　 B. Worse still; out of

　 C. Still bad; out 　 D. Worse still; of

[答案及简析] B。 Worse still 更糟糕；ruan out of用光…

1332] Let’s _____ the problem at this moment; we’ll come back to it later.

[译文] 此刻不谈这个问题，稍候回头再谈。

　 A. settle 　 B. stop

　 C. put 　 D. leave

[答案及简析] D。 leave这儿是放过的意思。

1331] It was necessary that he _____ here every Sunday.

[译文] 他有必要每周星期天到这来。

　 A. came 　 B. come

　 C. comes 　 D. must come

[答案及简析] B。 在该句型中，从句里要用虚拟语气。

1330] The plane is just ______.

[译文] 飞机马上就要起飞了。

　 A. to start 　 B. about to start

　 C. for start 　 D. to starting

[答案及简析] B。 be just about to do sth.马上就要做什么。

1329] The students are listening to the teacher with their books _____.

[译文] 学生们在听老师讲课，他们的书关着的。

　 A. closed 　 B. close

　 C. opening 　 D. being opened

[答案及简析] A。 复合结构，closed过去分词，表示状态。