1. It would be _____ a risk to let the child go to school by himself.
A. following B. passing C. running D. carrying

[答案]C. running.
[注释]run(take) a risk 冒风险：You are running a big risk in trusting him.(你信任他是冒极大的风险。) by oneself(=alone)单独，独立地。

2. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become _____.
A. hurt B. spoiled C. damaged D. harmed

[答案]B. spoiled.
[注释]spoil(=make a child selfish from having too much attention or praise)宠坏，惯坏；Spare the rod, spoil the child.(省下了棍子，惯坏了孩子。)这是英国谚语，意为“棒头上出孝子”。

3. Paper making began in China and from there it _____ to North Africa and Europe.
A. sprang B. spilled C. carried D. spread

[答案]D. spread.
[注释]spread vt./vi. 此处意指“传播”，如：1)The news spread quickly. 2)Files spread disease.(苍蝇传播疾病。)carry 是及物动词，意为把某人从一处带到他处，故也有“传送”的含义，如：He carried the news to everyone in the village. 当carry vt. 在本句中与句子的语法结构不符。Carry 作vi.用时，指“（发射物、声音等）能射到，能传到”，如：His voice carries far. (他的声音能传得很远。)

4. When the entire class worked together they finished the project _____.
A. in no way B. in no time C. on no account D. in no case

[答案]B. in no time.
[注释]in no time (=in a very little time, soon, quickly)立即，马上：The bus filled with students in no time. (这辆公共汽车很快就被学生挤满了。)

5. The _____ of his clothes indicated too clearly that he had been playing football.
A. state B. condition C. occasion D. situation

[答案]A. state.
[注释]state n. 状况，状态。例如：She is in a poor state of health. Situation 处境，形势，局面，情况，工作：He was in a hopeless ituation.condition 情况（多用复数）： Economic conditions were bad. occasion 场合，时机。