2178] He went to the boy, and _____ him on the shoulder, took him away.

[译文] 他走向那个男孩，拍着他的肩膀，把他带走了。

　 A. pat 　 B. patting

　 C. patted 　 D. to pat

[答案及简析] B。 patting on the should 是现在分词短语表示伴随，and是连接went, took两个动作。

2177] He _____ 20 dollars for his old bike the other day and bought a new one.

[译文] 前些天他把旧自行车卖了20美元，然后买了一辆新的。

　 A. paid 　 B. cost

　 C. took 　 D. spent

[答案及简析] C。 pay $ for sth.是花钱买什么；cost 是物作主语；spend $ on sth.与此句结构不对；take $ for sth.是表示“从…得到多少钱”。

2176] We sent letter thanks to _____ had helped us.

[译文] 我们写信感谢那些曾经帮助过我们的人。

　 A. who 　 B. whom

　 C. whoever 　 D. no matter who

[答案及简析] A。 根据首选原则，答案应该在A, C中选择，但此句的意思是感谢那些已经帮助过我们的人，故只能选A。

2175] They began to think about what use could be _____ such materials.

[译文] 他们开始考虑，这样的材料有什么可以利用的。

　 A. made up 　 B. made from

　 C. made of 　 D. made out

[答案及简析] C。 多字动词的考查。make use of 利用。

2174] _____ food are stored in the tunnel in winter.

[译文] 冬天大量的食物储藏在坑道里。

　 A. Large quantities of 　 B. A great many

　 C. A large number of 　 D. Quite a few

[答案及简析] A。 large quantities of后面既可跟可数名词的复数又可跟不可数名词。

2173] Are you planning to stay there all _____ the summer?

[译文] 你打算整个夏天都呆在那儿呀？

　 A. over 　 B. along

　 C. through 　 D. around

[答案及简析] C。 all through the summer整个夏天。

2172] I shall be in china for three weeks. Can you make some suggestions _____ what I should see?

[译文] 我将在中国呆三周。你能给我一些建议我应该看些什么？

　 A. or else 　 B. as to

　 C. so as to 　 D. up to

[答案及简析] B。 短语辨析。or else 否则；up to直到；so as to 为了； as to 关于，常引导一个从句或短语。

2171] He is _____ a teacher. He also can write novels and draw beautiful pictures.

[译文] 他不只是一个老师，他还是一个作家和画家。

　 A. more than 　 B. no more than

　 C. not more than 　 D. only than

[答案及简析] A。 more than 不只是； no more than仅仅；not more than不多于。

2170] He is always picking up very heavy things just to _____ his strength.

[译文] 他老是搬起很重的东西来炫耀他的力量。

　 A. show around 　 B. show off

　 C. use up 　 D. train

[答案及简析] B。 show off炫耀。

2169] The young mother was _____ that her baby would be _____.

[译文] 年轻的母亲担心他的孩子会成为病人。

　 A. afriad; an ill man 　 B. fear; a sick man

　 C. fearful; a man sick 　 D. afraid; a man ill

[答案及简析] D。 a sick man = a man ill 病人；an ill man 坏人。