[1] The research is so designed that once ______ nothing can be done to change it.

A. begins 　 B. having begun

C. beginning 　 D. begun

[答案] D。 once begun是once引导的条件状语从句的省略形式。= Once it is begun

[2] One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain _____ good knowledge of basic word formation.

A. / 　 B. the

C. a 　 D. one

[答案] C。 have / gain a knowledge of 是一个固定搭配，"掌握"的意思。

[3] Luckily, the bullet narrow missed the captain ______ an inch.

A. by 　 B. at

C. to 　 D. from

[答案] A。 by an inch 相隔一英寸。固定表达法。

[4] I feel it is your husband who _____ for the spoiled child.

A. is to blame 　 B. is going to blame

C. is to be blamed 　 D. should blame

[答案] A。 责备，抱怨某人，用主动形式不用被动。Sb. is to blame for sth.

[5] Mrs. Black doesn’t believe her son is able to design a digital camera, ________?

A. is he 　 B. isn’t he

C. doesn’t she 　 D. does she

[答案] D。 复合句的反意疑问句的附加疑问部分一般说来与主句一致。

[6] We thought of selling this old furniture, but we’ve decided to _____ it. It might be valuable.

A. hold on to 　 B. keep up with

C. turn to 　 D. look after

[答案] A。 hold on to保留;keep up with保持联系;turn to求助于;look after照料。

[7] There is a feeling _____ me______ we’ll never know what a UFO is --- not ever.

A. in; that 　 B. on; which

C. for; for which 　 D. by; what

[答案] A。 在某人身上介词用in;此句中有一个同位语从句。

[8] Perseverance is a kind of quality--- and that is _____ it takes to do anything well.

A. what 　 B. that

C. which 　 D. why

[答案] A。 此句是it take sth. to do sth.句型。perseverance做take的宾语。

[9] He was about to tell me the secret_____ someone patted him on the shoulder.

A. as 　 B. until

C. while 　 D. when

[答案] D。 在主句是be about to do sth.的情况下，从句用when引导。

[10] _____ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

A. Exposed 　 B. having exposed

C. Being exposed 　 D. After being exposed

[答案] C。 动名词短语做主语，用系表结构表示状态。

[11] _____ she was afraid at that time, she would say no to the plan.

A. But for 　 B. If

C. But that 　 D. When

[答案] C。 but that　"要不是"，引导一个从句。

[12] --What’s the matter? You really look down. -- _______. --Well, better luck next time.

A. Why, I always look up to you 　 B. I failed an important test

C. I have a bad cold 　 D. Me? I never look down upon anybody

[答案] B。 look down意为"情绪低落"，下句"望你下一次走好运"与"考试不及格"相吻合。

[13] So loudly_______ that everyone of the class could hear him.

A. did he speak 　 B. did he spoke

C. spoke he 　 D. he spoke

[答案] A。 "So 形容词"，"So 副词"放于句首时，构成倒装句，句中要加助动词。

[14] --May I have a talk with one of your sports reporters?　--Sorry, but all of them are out to______the main events of the day.

A. get 　 B. find

C. cover 　 D. search

[答案] C。 get the information得到信息，find找到，cover the events采访事件，search the house搜查这所房子。

[15] --Did you write to Mary last month? --No, but I’ll_______her over Christmas Day.

A. be seen 　 B. be seeing

C. have seen 　 D. have been seeing

[答案] B。 将来进行时will/shall be doing sth.。可用于表达预计即将发生或势必要发生的动作，在一般情况下可和一般将来时换用，用将来进行时则显得更加委婉。

[16] --What do you think of the Prime Minister’s address to the nation? --I like________of what he said.

A. more 　 B. many

C. few 　 D. much

[答案] D。 address(讲话)是整体名词，表示整体的一大部分不可数，该用much代替。

[17] Dark glasses are sometimes worn to ________the eyes from strong sunlight.

A. prevent 　 B. care

C. defend 　 D. protect

[答案] D。 protect...from意为"保护……不受伤害";prevent...from意为"阻止……发生"。

[18] Hillen used to be very shy, but she has grown________it now.

A. without 　 B. over

C. away 　 D. out of

[答案] D。 grow out of在此表示"因年岁增大而改掉"的意思。

[19] My command of Chinese is not________yours.

A. as half as 　 B. so half good as

C. good as half as 　 D. half so good as

[答案] D。 表示倍数的词应放在so 形容词 as或as 形容词 as结构的前面，so 形容词 as用于否定句。

[20] Miss Smith is a friend of________.

A. Mary’s mother’s 　 B. Mary’s mother

C. Mary mother’s 　 D. mother’s of Mary

[答案] A。 a friend of Mary’s mother’s玛丽妈妈的一位朋友，在of后要加名词所有格，应注意英语这种双重所属的用法。

[21] The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he______in the mud all morning.

A. has played 　 B. is playing

C. has been playing 　 D. was playing

[答案] C。 从is dirty from head to foot和all morning判断应用一直在玩。现在完成时态和现在完成进行时态都是说明动作由过去开始，该动作延续到现在。

[22] I remember______this used to be a quiet village.

A. when 　 B. how

C. where 　 D. what

[答案] A。 when引导宾语从句，表示""。village已有quiet修饰，不能再用how引导从句，C

[23] Anne looks______in red while green clothes are nice ______Helen.

A. good; on 　 B. well; in

C. good; at 　 D. well; for

[答案] A。 D不合题意。

[24] I advised that he ______to the hospital at once, but he insisted that he quite well then.

A. be sent; was feeling 　 B. was sent; felt

C. be sent; feel 　 D. should be sent; should feel

[答案] A。 taste,sound,feel,look,smell与形容词连用表示某人或某物的一种状态

[25] All the students went to see ______ with her.

A. what the matter was 　 B. what was the matter

C. what wrong was 　 D. what was the wrong

[答案] B。 性质。这五个动词是系动词，故这几个动词没有被动语态形式，只用于一般现在时和一般过去时。

[26] --You’ve made great progress in your studies of English, haven’t you? --Yes, but much ______.

A. remains to do 　 B. is remained to do

C. remains to be done 　 D. is remained to be done

[答案] C。 remain作系动词用，本身不用于被动语态，有时与不定式的被动结构构成合成谓语，意为"尚待"。

[27] --Why didn’t you tell Ann the truth?--______ .

A. Yes, I was afraid to be scolded by her 　 B. No, but I wanted to

C. But I did 　 D. I always hate telling lies

[答案] C。 特殊疑问句，答句不能用Yes或No开头。

[28] Hardly ______ when the bus suddenly pulled away.

A. they had got to the bus stop 　 B. they got to the bus stop

C. did they get to the bus stop 　 D. had they got to the bus stop

[答案] D。 否定副词hardly放于句首构成倒装句。Hardly had 主语 done when...did...是固定的句式。选项A

[29] He is always______fault with other people though he doesn’t do his own work properly.

A. seeking 　 B. looking

C. finding 　 D. putting

[答案] C。 B应用倒装语序

[30] --Do you know anyone in Paris?--No, I’ll make friends once______ .

A. I’m settled 　 B. I have settled

C. I’ll be settled 　 D. I’m settling

[答案] A。 seek探寻，look看(不及物动词，不加宾语)，find找到，put放。