1508] ----- How do you like the recorder? ----- It cannot help _____ my spoken English and I can’t help _____ it away.

[译文] --你认为这个录音机如何？　--它不能帮助我练习口语，我忍不住要扔掉它。

　 A. improving; threw 　 B. to improve; throw

　 C. improve; throwing 　 D. improving; throwing

[答案及简析] C。 cannot help doing sth忍不住要…；can’t help (to) do sth.对…没有帮助。

1507] She hoped to earn _____ living by selling drinks.

[译文] 她希望靠卖饮料谋生。

　 A. the 　 B. /

　 C. her 　 D. an

[答案及简析] C。 earn / make one’s living = earn / make a living谋生。　

1506] The patient was warned _____ oily food after the operation.

[译文] 病人被告之手术后不要吃油腻的东西。

　 A. to eat not 　 B. eating not

　 C. not to eat 　 D. not eating

[答案及简析] C。 warn sb. not to do sth. 警告某人不要做某事。

1505] The slaves here _____ from Africa loved their music.

[译文] 从非洲带来的奴隶喜欢他们自己的音乐。

　 A. came 　 B. taken

　 C. brought 　 D. fetched

[答案及简析] C。 从什么地方带来，动词要用bring。

1504] He prefers _____ books at home rather than _____ TV.

[译文] 他宁愿在家里看书也不愿看电视。

　 A. to read; to watch 　 B. reading; watching

　 C. to read; watch 　 D. reading; to watch

[答案及简析] C。 prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. 句型，"宁愿…而不愿…"。

1503] I _____ go out tonight, if you don’t mind.

[译文] 如果你不介意的话，我不愿今晚出去。

　 A. would not rather 　 B. would rather not

　 C. would not rather to 　 D. would rather not to

[答案及简析] B。 would rather的否定形式是将否定词放在后面。

1502] They stood there talking with each other for half an hour, and then _____.

[译文] 他们站在那儿谈了半个小时，然后分别了。

　 A. parting 　 B. to part

　 C. parted 　 D. divided

[答案及简析] C。 此句是一个并列句，该用并列的谓语动词作谓语。

1501] I like to hear the songs _____ by Micheal Jackson.

[译文] 我喜欢听Micheal Jackson唱的这首歌。

　 A. sing 　 B. sang

　 C. sung 　 D. singing

[答案及简析] C。 过去分词作宾补，表示被动。

1500] His _____ debts are $1,000.

[译文] 他的债务总共1,000美元。

　 A. total 　 B. totals

　 C. totalled 　 D. to total

[答案及简析] A total是形容词，修饰后面的名词debts。

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1499] I expect my workmate _____ easier _____.

[译文] 我期望和我的同事一起工作轻松一些。

　 A. fairly; to work with 　 B. a bit; to work

　 C. rather; to work with 　 D. even; to be worked with

[答案及简析] C。 rather, a bit都可以修饰第一空后的形容词；to work with和一道工作。