998] He seems to know everything so he _____ at this time.

[译文] 看来他知道一切，没有必要此时给他讲。

　 A. needn’t to be told 　 B. doesn’t need to be told

　 C. doesn’t need to tell　　 D. needn’t tell

[答案及简析] B。 need 如果是情态动词，后面直接跟动词原形，是实意动词则跟不定式作宾语，而且多用于否定句；tell跟双宾语或复合宾语。

997] It is said that this old building has _____ for more than three hundred years.

[译文] 据说这座古老的建筑有三百多年的历史了。

　 A. existed 　 B. appeared

　 C. been buildt 　 D. come into being

[答案及简析] A。 appear, build ,come into being 都不能跟表示一段时间的状语。

996] I’m sorry to have given you _______ trouble.

[译文] 对不起，给你添了这么多麻烦。

　 A. a great number of 　 B. such a lot

　 C. such much　　 D. so much

[答案及简析] D。 trouble 是不可数名词，此句中只能用so much修饰。

995] The bikes in the other shop will be _____, but _____.

[译文] 其他商店的自行车会便宜些，但没有这些好。

　 A. cheaper; notas better 　 B. more cheap; not as better

　 C. cheaper; not as good 　 D. more cheap; not as good

[答案及简析] C。 cheap 的比较级是cheaper，同等比较中的形容词应该是原级。

994] Tom was disapointed that most of the guests _____ when he _____ at the party.

[译文] 汤姆很失望，大部分客人在他到来之前就离开了。

　 A. left; had arrived 　 B. let; arrived

　 C. had left; had arrived　　 D. had left; arrived

[答案及简析] D。 此题是时态题，客人离开的动作发生在他到来之前，应该用过去完成时态。

993] I heard a soft ______ at the door. When I looked up, I found it was Mary.

[译文] 我听到了轻轻的敲门声，我抬起头一看，发现是玛莉。

　 A. cry 　 B. voice

　 C. sound 　 D. noise

[答案及简析] C。 cry 哭声；voice 说话或唱歌的声音；sound 只所有声音；noise噪声。

992] As a result of the invention of paper, much _____ about Chinea.

[译文] 由于发明了造纸术，对于中国就知道的更多了。

　 A. is known 　 B. are known

　 C. was known 　 D. were known

[答案及简析] A。 much 作主语，谓语动词用单数，就该句意思来看应该是说的现在，故选现在时态。

991] But later, people developed a way of printing, ______ rocks.

[译文] 后来，　人们有了利用岩石作画的方法。

　 A. used 　 B. to be used

　 C. using 　 D. being used

[答案及简析] C。 现在分词短语作状语，表示伴随或方式。

990] As the shoes I bought yesterday did not fit me well, I took them back and changed for _____.

[译文] 由于我昨天买的鞋不合脚，我拿回去换了一双。

　 A. another shoes 　 B. other shoes

　 C. the other pair 　 D. another pair

[答案及简析] D。 鞋是以双而论的。

989] Houses in the country are _____ than those in the city.

[译文] 农村的房屋比城市的房屋便宜得多。

　 A. much less expensive 　 B. more expensive

　 C. much more cheaper 　 D. more cheaper

[答案及简析] A。 much 可以修饰比较级。