9. Happy birthday, Alice! So you have _____ twenty-one already!

A. become 　　　　　　　 B. turned 　　　　　　 C. grown 　　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

8. I do every single bit of housework _____ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.

A. since 　　　　　　　　　 B. while 　　　　　　　　　　 C. when 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

7. When we plan our vacation, mother often offers _____ suggestions.

A. careful 　　　　　　　　 B. practical 　　　　　 C. effective 　　　　　　　　 D. acceptable

6. To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train _____ travel by air.

A. as 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to 　　　　　　　　　 C. than 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

5. They’ve _____ us 150,000 dollars for the house. Shall we take it?

A. provided 　　　　　　 B. Supplied 　　　　　 C. shown 　　　　　　　　　　 D. offered

4. Everyone was on time for the meeting _____ Chris, who’s usually ten minutes late for everything.

A. but 　　　　　　　　　　 B. only 　　　　　　　　 C. even 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. yet

3. You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is _____ I disagree.

A. why 　　　　　　　　　 B. where 　　　　　　　 C. what 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. how

2. _____ I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person.

A. While 　　　　　　　　 B. Since 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Before 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Unless

例1、There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we ____ gave up.

　　 　A. eventually 　　 B. unfortunately　　　　　　 C. generously　　　　 D. purposefully

答案為A.

[解析] eventually 最終；unfortunately不幸地；generously慷慨地；purposefully故意地�！�

例2、The company is starting a new advertising campaign to ____ new customers to its stores.

A. join　 　　　　　 B. attract　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stick　　　　　　　　 D. transfer

答案為B。

[解析] attract sb. to…把某人吸引到………地方來。

例3、What he has done is far from ________.

A. satisfying　　　　 B. satisfied　　　 C. satisfaction　　　 D. satisfy

答案為C。

[解析]句中from是介詞，后接名詞。譯文：他所做的事離滿意還差得遠(yuǎn)。satisfactory是形容詞，意思是“令人滿意的”；satisfied是過去分詞，可作為形容詞使用，意思是“感到滿意的”；satisfy是動(dòng)詞，意思是“使……滿意”。

例4、As we joined the big crowd I got_________ from my friends.

A. separated　　　　 B. spared　　　　 C. lost　　　　 D. missed

答案為A。

[解析]get separated from sb.“與某人分開”；get lost“迷路”；get spared和get missed搭配不合理。譯文：由于擁入了一大堆人群中，我和我的朋友被分開了。

例5、We didn't plan our art exhibition like that but it_________ very well.

A. worked out　　　　 B. tried out　　　　 C. went on　　　　 D. carried on

答案為A。

[解析]先排除B和D，因?yàn)閠ry out(實(shí)驗(yàn))，carry on(實(shí)行)與exhibition之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系；而go on雖有“進(jìn)行，進(jìn)展”之意，但這里強(qiáng)調(diào)的是計(jì)劃和結(jié)果的關(guān)系，work out=turn out"(最后)顯得"。譯文：我們沒有那樣計(jì)劃我們的藝術(shù)展覽，但結(jié)果卻很好。此題應(yīng)為一表結(jié)果的短語。

例6、-Do you think the Stars 　will beat the 　Bulls?

-Yes. They have better players, so I ________them to win.

A. hope　　　 B. prefer　　　　 C. expect　　　　 D. want

答案為C。

[解析]expect“期望”，此處意思是“我希望他們贏”。hope雖然有“希望”的意思，但后面不接動(dòng)詞不定式作賓補(bǔ)。want的意思是“想”，表示個(gè)人的欲望；prefer的意思是“寧愿；更喜歡”，常構(gòu)成prefer to do sth.; prefer doing sth. to doing sth.; prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.等短語。I prefer them to win.的意思是“我寧愿他們贏�！�

例7、Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does ________ his boss.

A. serves　　 　B. satisfies　　　　 C. promises　　　 D. supports

答案為B。

[解析]satisfy sb.的意思是“使某人滿意”。根據(jù)句意可知，Nick所做的一切都不能使他的老板滿意�！�

例8、-When shall we start?

-Let's ________ it at 8∶30.Is that all right?

A. set　　　 B. meet　　　　 C. make　　　 D. take

答案為C。

[解析] “make it+時(shí)間”的意思是“就定為什么時(shí)間吧”。此題譯為“把出發(fā)的時(shí)間定在八點(diǎn)半。set意為“對(duì)時(shí)間，調(diào)時(shí)間”。

例9、His mother had thought it would be good for his character to ________ from home and earn some money on his own.

A. run away　　　 B. take away　　 C. keep away　　　 D. get away

答案為D。

[解析]on one's own“獨(dú)立地”；run away from“逃跑”；take way“拿走”。get away from home的意思是“離開家”。譯文：他母親原本認(rèn)為他離開家自己賺錢對(duì)鍛煉他的性格有好處。

例10、-Mummy, can I put the peaches in the cupboard?

-No,dear. They don't ________ well. Put them in the fridge instead.

A. keep　　　 B. fit　　　 C. get　　　 D. last

答案為A。

[解析]根據(jù)句子中兩個(gè)表示地點(diǎn)的名詞cupboard 和fridge 可以看出，是要把peaches保存好，所以要選keep“保存”。fit的意思是“安裝”；get的意思是“得到；獲得”；last的意思是“持續(xù)”，后常接表示時(shí)間的詞，如：last two hours持續(xù)了兩小時(shí)等。

第三節(jié) 鞏固練習(xí)

Direction: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer that completes the sentence.

1. I work in a business _____ almost everyone is waiting for a great chance.

A. how 　　　　　　　　　 B. which 　　　　　　　 C. where 　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

3、　 平時(shí)學(xué)習(xí)中要多讀文章，提高在語境中領(lǐng)悟詞語的能力。