5. Charging prices like that is nothing ______ of robbery. A. less B. more C. short D. far
参考答案： C
TIP：nothing short of 为一固定词组，意为“简直是”。
6. I'd rather you ______ anything about the garden until the weather improves. A. don't make B. didn't do C. don't do D. didn't make
参考答案： B
TIP：would rather 后跟从句时，从句中的谓语动词需用过去时。make things“制造物品”，根据题义选择 do things“做事情”。
7. Under the circumstances it ______ be best to wait for a few weeks. A. seemed B. ought C. might D. should
参考答案： C
TIP：might be best / better为固定搭配，表示“如此做最好/较好”。
8. The doctor insisted his patient ______. A. not work too hard for three months B. relaxing for three months C. takes it easy for three months
D. to take some vacations for three months
参考答案： A
TIP：insist后使用be-虚拟式，not要放在be-虚拟式动词词组最前面。
9. The man who ______ my daughter ______ to be quick-thinking.
A. marries ... needs B. marries ... will need C. will marry ... will need D. will marry ... needs
参考答案： B
TIP：在主句中须用will表示将来时间，而在关系分句中则可用一般现在时表示将来。
10. ______ income tax and the cost of repairs to the house, Mr. Corder has saved quite a lot of money this year. A. In contrast to B. In excess of C. In spite of D. What with
参考答案： C
TIP：what with是表示原因的多词介词，常与导致恶果的几个表原因的名词词组连用。
11. Which of the following is CORRECT? A. Do you mind if I opened the window? B. Would you mind if I opened the window? C. Do you mind me to open the window? D. Would you mind me to open the window?
参考答案： B
TIP：表示客气的请求可以使用would或do引导的疑问句，但是would you mind后的if从句中要用虚拟式，而 do you mind后的if从句中则使用直陈式，如 Do you mind if I open the window?另外，mind后可跟-ing，而不可跟不定式。
12. ______, the chairman closed the meeting. A. There to be no more business B. There being no more business C. There be no more business D. There is no more business
参考答案： B
TIP：这是there be的-ing分词形式，在句中作独立主格结构。
13. ______ arrived undamaged. A. The merchandise has
B. The merchandise have C. The merchandises has D. The merchandises have
参考答案： A
TIP：merchandise是作单数用的集体名词。
14. The idea of traveling through ______ space to other planets interests many people today. A. a B. the C. / D. one
参考答案： C
TIP：space作“外层空间”解时为不可数名词。
15. The physician has made a discovery, ______ of great importance to the progress of science and technology. A. I think which is B. that I think is C. which I think is D. which I think it is
参考答案： C
TIP：I think 为插入成分，which is of great importance ... 为关系分句。
16. The first time he spoke in public he was ______ with nerves. A. overcome B. inhibited C. numbed D. frozen
参考答案： A
TIP：be overcome with nerves 意为“极为紧张”，inhibit“禁止，抑制”，numb“麻木”，freeze“使感到极冷”。
17. After the theft of his car he put in an insurance ______ for $6,000. A. account B. invoice C. assessment
D. claim
参考答案： D
TIP：claim“索赔”，account“账”，invoice“发票”，assessment“估计”。
18. The children ______ at the ease with which the circus acrobats performed their routine. A. amazed B. marvelled C. surprised D. baffled
参考答案： B
TIP：marvel at“感到惊奇”，其他三个词要用被动形式，即 be amazed / surprised / baffled at something。
19. When he examined the gun the detective's suspicion turned into ______. A. certainty B. confirmation C. reality D. conclusion
参考答案： A
TIP：certainty与suspicion相对。
20. $50? $70? Let's ______ the difference and say $60. A. avoid B. split C. agree D. decrease
参考答案： B
TIP：split the difference为一固定词组，意为“各让一半，通过折中解决分歧”。
21. The black clouds and lightning show that a storm is ______. A. immediate B. immune C. immense D. imminent
参考答案： D
TIP：imminent“即将来临的”，immediate“立即的，当前的”，immune“免疫的”，immense“巨大的”。
22. The company has given him a car with a driver at his ______. A. usage B. disposal C. pleasure D. disposition
参考答案： B
TIP：at someone's disposal为一固定词组，意为“供某人使用”。
23. His bank had never been ______ of his change of address. A. contacted B. notified C. acquainted D. communicated
参考答案： B
TIP：notify somebody of something“通知某人某事”；acquaint要跟介词with: acquaint somebody with something“使某人熟悉某事”；contact“取得联系”，communicate“通讯交流”。
24. As he made no ______ to our quarrel, I assumed he had forgiven me. A. statement B. mention C. reference D. comment
参考答案： C
TIP：make reference to something“提及”，make statement / mention要跟介词of, make comment 要跟介词on 。
25. She pointed out that her wages ______ no relation to the amount of work she did. A. held B. yielded C. offered D. bore
参考答案： D