1888] I don’t think _____ of the young couple was pleased to see us. They had gone away when we reached their house.

[译文] 我认为这对年轻夫妇不高兴见我们。我们一到他们家他们就走了。

　 A. none 　 B. either

　 C. neither 　 D. any

[答案及简析] B。 not… either = neither.

1887] The medical treatment is developing fast in the countryside. In many villages there is _____ one clinic today.

[译文] 医疗卫生在农村发展很快。在许多村庄现在至少有一个医疗所。

　 A. no more than 　 B. at most

　 C. less than 　 D. at least

[答案及简析] D。 at least 至少；at most 最多；less than 不到；no more than 仅仅。

1886] We didn’t finish the work on time. That got us _____ al kinds of difficulties.

[译文] 我们没有按时完成工作，　是我们陷入各种各样的困难。

　 A. / 　 B. into

　 C. out of 　 D. off

[答案及简析] B。 et sb. into …. 使某人陷入….。

1885] -----Why did the lady walking on her tiptoe?　　　-----She was afriad ______ her baby.

[译文] --为什么这位太太点着脚尖走路呀？　　--她怕弄醒了她的婴儿。

　 A. to wake 　 B. of waking

　 C. that she would wake 　 D. in waking

[答案及简析] B。 be afraid of doing sth. 害怕，担心….。be afraid to do sth.不敢…。

1884] Bad habits, _____ formed, are diffficult to give up.

[译文] 坏习惯一旦形成，就很难戒掉。

　 A. and 　 B. once

　 C. for 　 D. but

[答案及简析] B。 once副词，意思是“一旦”。

1883] The truck will sooner or later_____.

[译文] 这辆卡车迟早会没燃料的。

　 A. come about 　 B. turn out

　 C. come out 　 D. give out

[答案及简析] D。 give out 不及物的短语，指能量耗尽，精力用完。

1882] The tower of London, _____ a lecture is to be given tomorrow, is one of the world’s great historic buidling.

[译文] 伦敦塔是世界上最具有历史意义的建筑物，明天的讲座就是关于此塔。

　 A. in which 　 B. what

　 C. about which 　 D. which

[答案及简析] C。 考查非限制性的定语从句，把从句补充完整就是，A lecture about the tower of London is to be given tomorrow.

1881] She is older than _____ three years .

[译文] 她比我大三岁。

　 A. me for 　 B. I am by

　 C. I for 　 D. me by

[答案及简析] B。 She is older than I am by three years = She is three years older than I am.

1880] The policeman ran after the man and _____ him by the arm.

[译文] 警察追赶那人，抓住了他的手臂．

　 A. stopped 　 B. reached

　 C. shot 　 D. caught

[答案及简析] D。 catch sb. by the arm 抓住某人的手臂，固定表达法．

1879] _____ the loud noise, I can’t go to sleep again.

[译文] 由于这么大的噪音，我不能入睡．

　 A. With 　 B. Because

　 C. Because of 　 D. For

[答案及简析] C。 with 表示伴随；because 他只能引导原因状语从句；because of 引导的短语表示原因；for引导的短语表示目的．